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Meet Our Speakers
Dietra D. Hawkins, PsyD
is a licensed Clinical
Psychologist who works nationally and internationally
with state and local government organizations, public and
private schools and behavioral health agencies as the
owner and lead consultant with Both And Partners, Inc.
Dr. Hawkins provides coaching and consultation to
individuals and organizations based on their unique
strengths and assets. She has over 10 years experience
consulting with healthcare providers, community
stakeholders and large health care systems to enhance
their cultural and linguistic approaches as a means of
eliminating racial and ethnic health disparities. She is a
published author and frequent speaker for communities
and organizations seeking Appreciative approaches
toward sustainable change; Recovery Oriented Systems of
Care, Enhanced C.L.A.S., Asset Based Community Development and Inclusion, and the
Healing of Racism. Dr. Hawkins holds a faculty appointment as an Assistant Clinical
Professor at Yale University, School of Medicine, Program for Recovery and Community
Health (PRCH). Her primary interests and areas of expertise address racial and ethnic
health care disparities; cultural competence, community engagement; organizational
systems change, leadership, and transformation; and qualitative methodology and
community based participatory research. Dr. Hawkins developed Beyond the Surface:
Making Cultural Competence Real. Organizational Cultural Competence Two Day
Training Curriculum for Asian Pacific Islander American Health Forum; and coǦauthored
an 80 hour Certification 9 course curriculum for PROCEED, Inc., National Center for
Training Support, & Technical Assistance titled EMBRACING PEOPLE IN
COMMUNITIES (EPIC) PROGRAM For Organizational Cultural Competence. She has
worked as a consultant with a number of organizations such as Coffee County’s School
system Douglas, GA; the Archdiocese of Houston Galveston, Texas School System; the
Georgia Recovery Initiative, DBHDD’s Office of Recovery Transformation, the Georgia
Council on Substance Abuse, Georgia Mental Health Consumer Network, SAMSHA, and
the EPA. Dr. Hawkins is highly regarded for her positive energy and personable approach
toward difficult conversations.
Dietra D. Hawkins, PsyD
Consultant
Booth And Partners
Contact: 678.905.9111
Email:
Dr.dietrahawkins@gmail.com55