Exploring Racism: Understanding Whiteness
WorkshopWinter 2021|#4271
Mar 5, 2021
18 yrs +, Mixed
General Social Work
Activity locationOnline via Zoom
Description
Exploring Racism: Understanding Whiteness and the Clinical Implications
Course Description:
This training will focus on exploring racism and understanding its driving force, whiteness. The trainer will focus on what whiteness is and the history surrounding this concept, but most importantly how it shows up in the therapy room. Clinicians will be asked to explore how racism and whiteness have impacted the field of therapy and the clients who are served. The clinicians will begin the reflective self of the therapist process around the ways in which Whiteness has impacted them, and how that is brought into the therapy room. Clinicians will leave with tools on how to engage clients of color and also how to think about whiteness. This training will include group discussion, exercises, and videos to best facilitate clinician growth and exploration.
Learning Objectives:
- Clinicians will leave with a working knowledge of Whiteness, its history, and how its connected to racism
- Clinicians will be able to identify how whiteness impacts the therapeutic process
- Clinicians will leave with tools on engaging clients of color around race and Whiteness
- Clinicians will engage in self of the therapist work around Whiteness
Activity meeting dates
Mar 5, 2021
Fri10:00 AM - Noon
Instructor
Brianna Totty
More Information
SupervisorMolly Allwein
Number of sessions1
DepartmentSocial Work - Continuing Education
Education Unit2
$35.00
Retired