SEPTEMBER CONFERENCE: Saturday September 18th, 2021 9:00AM-12:30PM
**Pre-Registration is required. Registration closes on Thursday 9/16 at 5pm**
This conference will be virtual, using Zoom. Please register for more information on how to attend.
3.0 Continuing Education Credits (Cross-Cultural). Attendance will be verified through Zoom.
“Sometimes people hold a core belief that is very strong. When they are presented with evidence that works against that belief, the new evidence cannot be accepted. It would create a feeling that is extremely uncomfortable, called cognitive dissonance. And because it is so important to protect the core belief, they will rationalize, ignore and even deny anything that doesn’t fit in with the core belief.”
Frantz Fanon, Black Skin, White Masks
The relevance of Fanon’s concept of cognitive dissonance considering the trial of Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd makes clear that as a society we are experiencing the deeply embedded structural effects of racism and white supremacy. This is further evidenced by a rise in anti-Asian violence and the side effects of the insurrectionary damage that threatens to unravel democracy and undermine a fragile consensus to protect America’s experiment in racial and gender justice. We are living in times that have contributed to a sense of disconnectedness for many individuals; and the issues needing to be dealt with are challenging and complex (e.g.. Covid-19 racial health disparities; overt racist and white supremacist activity at local & national levels; national economic recession). Many BIPOC individuals (clients/patients and staff) have experienced not only violence and discrimination, but also live with symptoms of trauma and have an increased likelihood of developing health related problems because of this exposure. Physical violence or the threat of violence leads to trauma, which leads to poor health outcomes.
This workshop will focus on an analysis of racism from structural, (social) psychological, and applied perspectives. Utilizing critical race theory and intersectionality, participants will come to understand the reasoning for this emphasis. An analysis of intersectional oppressions will be examined in relationship to sociopolitical and economic factors, and historical themes evident in today’s society.
Objectives:
1. Describe one’s own attitudes and beliefs regarding stereotyping, bias, and power-imbalances on the client system.
2. List the impact of inequities, diversity, difference, and systems of oppression upon life experiences and the provision of services.
3. Apply the skills associated with cultural humility and knowledge of social inequities at all systems levels.
4. Identify and apply anti-racist clinical interventions
5. Demonstrate an understanding of the ways that systems of oppression impact the service delivery system and the provision of services to clients/patients.
References:
Isabel Wilkerson, Caste: The Origin of Our Discontents (Virtual Talk) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvYzyqUdUfY
Robin DiAngelo and Resmaa Menakem: In Conversation On Being with Krista Tippett https://www.breaker.audio/on-being-studios/e/67342362
AUDRE LORDE, “THE USES OF ANGER: WOMEN RESPONDING TO RACISM (1981,2012)
https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/speeches-african-american-history/1981-audre-lorde-uses-anger-women-responding-racism/
Brené Brown with Ibram X. Kendi on How to Be an Antiracist https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/unlocking-us-with-bren%C3%A9-brown/id1494350511?i=1000476611079
American Psychiatric Association Turns Inward, Recognizes Nearly 2 Centuries of Racism In Profession https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2021/05/05/apa-racism-report
Adichie, C.N. (2009 July). The danger of a single story. TED Global 2009. Oxford, England. Retrieved from: https://www.ted.com/talks/chimamanda_adichie_the_danger_of_a_single_story
Tippett, K. (Host). (2015). How trauma and resilience cross generations with Rachel Yehuda. K. Tippett. (Executive Producer), On Being. Retrieved from: https://onbeing.org/programs/rachel-yehuda-how-trauma-and-resilience-cross-generations/
Tourse, R., Hamilton-Mason, J., & Wewiorski, N., (2018). Institutional Legalization of Racism: Exploitation of the Core Groups. In R. Tourse., J. Hamilton-Mason, & N. Wewiorski, Systemic Racism in America - Its Perpetuation through Scaffolding, (pp. 39-60).
Jacob Bor, SD † Atheendar S Venkataramani, MD † Prof David R Williams, PhD Alexander C Tsai, MD. The Lancet Published:June 21, 2018. Police killings and their spillover effects on the mental health of black Americans: a population-based, quasi-experimental study. retrieved https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(18)31130-9/fulltext