Alicia J. Powers, MSW, LICSW (she/her/hers)

Clinical Professor
University of St. Thomas
St. Paul, MN, United States

Heñ navoc (“Hello” in O’odham)! Professor Alicia Powers has specialized training in mind body medicine, In Touch Again multi-sensory play therapy, narrative exposure therapy, trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy, and crisis intervention. She spent five years as a student affairs professional at UC San Diego prior to 2017, before she began providing psychotherapy in integrated community health settings across the Twin Cities in Minnesota. She is an awardee of the Minnesota Department of Health's Mental Health Cultural Community Continuing Education Grant program to advance mental health practice within the BIPOC community through supervisory practice. Her professional interests include somatic therapy, relational-cultural therapy, resiliency in Native American and Queer communities, and spirituality as a protective factor. Sape (“Thanks” in O’odham)!

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Presentation(s):

• We Want to Speak: Participatory Research With BIPOC Students to Inform Anti-Oppressive Curriculum Redesign

  Saturday, October 26, 2024
  4:15 PM – 4:45 PM CT