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Mind, Body and Resilience in Ramadan
April 24, 2021 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm EDT
Dr. Nahla
is an aspiring psychiatrist, passionate about mental health and has recently started using social media platforms to share her experiences as a Muslim woman in medicine. From topics such as navigating clinical exams while wearing a hijab to creating conversations around mental health, Nahla has been using her platforms to educate and create an accepting environment for her viewers.
Dr. Tayyab Rashid,C. Psych
Dr. Tayyab Rashid is a licensed clinical and school psychologist at the Health & Wellness Centre, University of Toronto Scarborough (UTSC). For more than 15 years, Dr. Rashid has worked with individuals experiencing complex mental health issues, especially with young adults from diverse cultural backgrounds and with trauma survivors. Using a culturally contextualized strengths-based approach, Dr. Rashid has also worked with survivors of natural disasters, mass shootings, refugee families, and journalists reporting from the front lines. Recipient of the Outstanding Practitioner Award from the International Positive Psychology Association (IPPA), Dr. Rashid has trained professionals internationally. Co-chair of Campus Mental Health, a Canadian Community of Practice and Director of Practice, IPPA, Dr. Rashid’s work has been published in textbooks of psychiatry and psychotherapy. His book, Positive Psychotherapy, with Dr. Martin Seligman, has been translated into several languages.