DPA - Delaware Psychological Association

Two Trains Running: Whiteness and Racism in Psychotherapy

  • September 09, 2022
  • 1:00 PM - 4:15 PM
  • UofD Audion Room on the Star Campus, 100 Discovery Blvd., Newark, DE 19713 or Zoom

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Please join us at our upcoming webinar:

Two Trains Running: Whiteness and Racism in Psychotherapy

Presented by Carlton Green, Ph.D.

Friday, September 9th, 2022, 1PM-4:15PM (one 15 minute break)

UofD Audion Room on the Star Campus, 100 Discovery Blvd., Newark, DE 19713

This workshop is also offered virtually. It will be recorded and available for home study purchase.

Three (3) Continuing Education Credits

Please see the Program Brochure for full details.

Registration closed September 8th. If you are interested in registering please email delpsychology@gmail.com

This workshop will meet the criteria for the newly mandated equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) licensing requirement. 

Program Description

Addressing race and racism in mental health practice likely triggers racial anxiety (Bradley et al, 2019, Godsil & Richardson, 2017) for clinicians of all backgrounds. Because practitioners often receive minimal training for treating race-related stress and harm (Hemmings & Evans, 2018), many may believe that it is not in their purview to meaningfully conceptualize racial factors as pertinent to psychological distress or well-being. Yet, scholars have reported that racism costs all of us at the individual (e.g., Hargons et al., 2022; Mosley et al, 2021;  Poteat & Spanierman, 2008; Spanierman et al, 2008)  and societal levels (Jones, 2002; McGhee, 2021), even in the helping professions (e.g., Grzanka, Gonzalez, & Spanierman, 2019).

Of course, the psychotherapist has responsibility for providing racially-responsive treatment that addresses the racial harm experienced by their clients. Additionally, the therapist is equally responsible for monitoring and mitigating the impact of Whiteness on treatment (Hardy, 2022). Yet, practitioners may be more likely to attune to racism without being accountable to the impact of Whiteness on the counseling relationship and the counselor. This session will offer opportunities to understand how Whiteness and White racial identity development (Helms, 1984, 1995) inform the counseling experience for clinicians, which is pertinent to all clinicians given that training occurs in a White racialized context (Cabrera, Franklin, & Watson, 2016; Liu, Liu, & Shin, 2022). Additionally, participants will be invited to begin identifying strategies for managing Whiteness in order to promote healing.


Workshop Objectives

Participants will be able to:
1. Describe concepts pertinent to Whiteness in psychotherapy.
2. List thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that are consistent with racial identity development schemas.
3. Apply strategies for fostering racially-responsive treatment relationships.

About the Presenter

Carlton Green Biography and Description

Target Audience:

The DPA plans and promotes programs serving the continuing educational needs of psychologists and professionals across a variety of disciplines. Through the provision of high quality programming, the DPA hopes to support psychologists and other mental health professionals in their commitment to provide ethical, culturally sensitive and competent services to our community 

Please Take Note:

"Two Trains Running: Whiteness and Racism in Psychotherapy" is sponsored by the Delaware Psychological Association, has been approved for 3 CE credits. The Delaware Psychological Association is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Delaware Psychological Association maintains responsibility for this program and its contents.

IMPORTANT NOTICE:
THOSE WHO ATTEND THE WORKSHOP AND COMPLETE THE APA EVALUATION WILL RECEIVE THREE ETHICS CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS.  PLEASE NOTE THAT APA CE RULES REQUIRE THAT WE ONLY GIVE CREDIT TO THOSE WHO ATTEND THE ENTIRE WORKSHOP.  THOSE SIGNING IN TO THIS WORKSHOP MORE THAN 15 MINUTES AFTER THE SCHEDULED START TIME OR LEAVING BEFORE THE WORKSHOP IS COMPLETED WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE CE CREDITS.

Cancellation Policy

Cancellations received by September 1, 2022 will be refunded in full, less a $25 administrative fee. No refunds will be granted after September 2, 2022.
     
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