Affinity Group for White identified clinicians inclusive of clinical concerns, and personal identity work with attention to DEI and anti-racism practices.
Learning Objectives:
- Identify the value of relationship with ourselves and others when practicing anti-racism work.
- Identify phases of White Identity Development and how we move through in a non-linear fashion.
- Identify what activation happens in our bodies when doing anti-racism work.
- Learn ways to center yourself through mindfulness and the use of these practices in regulating your body when doing anti-racism work.
- Identify white supremacy structures that maintain our professional and personal practices.
- Practice inviting other group members into conversations that entail de-centering whiteness, dominance, and oppression.
- Practice concepts learned in group and through readings/podcasts/videos in everyday work and personal interactions.
About the presenter:
Michele D. Ribeiro completed her doctorate degree in counseling psychology in 2005 from Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, with an emphasis in multicultural counseling and education. As a result, she has had a strong commitment to social and racial justice work, including examining dominance and dismantling systems of oppression. She is a licensed psychologist and group psychotherapist at Oregon State University’s Counseling Center, has a small private practice, and is an adjunct instructor at George Fox University, where she teaches a group psychotherapy course for their PsyD program. She also previously was a national trainer for PESI, Inc., a continuing education company for mental health trainings, where she presented on utilizing mindfulness and yoga within clinical practice. She is board certified in psychology, a fellow with AGPA, past board member for AGPA and currently serves on the boards for APA (specifically Div 49-Group Psychology and Group Psychotherapy and Div 52-International Psychology). She has published two (co)edited books entitled: The College Counselor’s Guide to Group Psychotherapy (2018) and Examining Social Identities and Diversity Issues in Group Therapy: Knocking at the Boundaries (2020) through Routledge Press.
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Refund Policy
Full refund (minus Eventbrite fees) up to 1 day prior to the event.After that the registration fee cannot be refunded but can be credited towards a future event (minus Eventbrite fees). To request a credit please email: lindsay.ncgps@gmail.com
CE information:
NCGPS is approved by the California Psychological Association to provide continuing education for Psychologists, which also satisfies the requirements of the BBS as a provider of continuing education for LCSW’s, LMFT’s, LPCC’s, and LEP’s. NCGPS satisfies the CE requirements for the Nursing Board. NCGPS maintains responsibility for this program and its content. Full attendance is required to receive credit.