Janice Boafo (She/Her) is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Coach, Facilitator and Curriculum Developer whose professional life is informed by her lived experiences as well as over 25 years in human services. She believes in engaging the whole person, liberatory practices and the importance of being authentically seen and heard. In all spaces, Ms. Boafo is dedicated to culturally responsive practice, communal healing and exploring the intersections of creativity, culture & the behavioral health recovery model.
Janice graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Public Health Education from California State University, Northridge (CSUN) and a Master of Social Work from the University of Southern California (USC). Her interests include educational equity, pedagogy as activism and the transformational power of story sharing. When she is not teaching, Janice is a “boy mom”, nature lover, volunteer and writer who sees beauty in struggle and finds power in community.