The Chair Is Care
The Care in the Chair™ Summit, a half-day gathering for beauty professionals during the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation's 2027 Annual Legislative Conference, known as CBC Week, in Washington, DC.
Beauty, Behavioral Health & Community Care
Clients tell their stylists, barbers and estheticians things they tell no one else. This summit is for the pros who hear it. Spend a half-day with DV leaders, fellow pros and the creators of Care in the Chair™, and leave knowing how to respond with care, connect clients to real help, and stay inside your role. Registration details coming soon.
What you’ll experience
- A keynote from a domestic violence leader
- A panel called “The Professionals Who See First,” on what estheticians, barbers and stylists notice in the chair
- A live, hands-on taste of the Care in the Chair™ training
- A conversation on where beauty licensing is headed
- A resource fair with local support organizations
In our pilot, 17 beauty pros participated. From pre-workshop to post-workshop, confidence recognizing DV rose from 2.9 → 4.4 out of 5, and comfort starting a conversation rose from 27% → 77%. After the workshop, 100% said they would recommend the training.
Creators
Co-created by Rica Elysee, founder of BeautyLynk®, and Dr. Charmain F. Jackman, Ph.D., of InnoPsych.
Speakers
To be announced. Apply to speak
Speak at the summit
The stage belongs to the people who see first. We're looking for beauty pros, salon and school leaders, advocates, clinicians and policy voices for a half-day in Washington, DC during CBC Week 2027. Sessions are 10 to 45 minutes. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis.