BAATN Practitioner Event
Anti-Racist Psychotherapy
Revolutionary Joy, Racial Trauma Recovery, And Predicting Better Futures
Date: Tuesday 29th September 2026
Time: 7.00 – 9.00pm
Venue: Online via Zoom
Outline
David Archer will explain the rationale and definition of Anti-Racist Psychotherapy due to our current socio-political context. He will also explain how he came to develop Rhythm and Processing (RAP) Strategies to address the mental health impacts of complex/racial trauma. RAP is an approach based on a predictive processing framework and memory reconsolidation theory.
Complex racial trauma will be explained, and the RAP technique will be demonstrated using a short video from a therapy session. The goal will be to develop our common understanding of complex racial trauma survivors and demonstrate a novel method for helping those who have been impacted by systemic anti-Black racism as well as immigration/refugee stress.
The first hour and 15 minutes of the presentation will include a didactic portion, a guided meditation, and a video of a live session. The remaining time will focus on a discussion and Q&A about the use of RAP in psychotherapy and everyday life.
Aims of the Seminar
The goals of the event will be to introduce Anti-Racist Psychotherapy and the rationale for creating transformative approaches to mental wellbeing.
Archer will introduce the Rhythm and Processing (RAP) Strategies, explaining how it evolved from EMDR therapy and how it can be used on its own and as an adjunct for approaches that are concerned with racial trauma.
RAP was originally developed to address the mental health concerns of complex racial trauma. Clinical experience has since seen it used for anxiety, depression, dissociative symptoms, limiting beliefs about change, and a range of other applications.
The concept of revolutionary joy will be examined in the context of racial trauma recovery and through the lens of the predictive processing framework.
The goal is to increase interest in anti-racist interventions, demystify mental health, and encourage more racially diverse, culturally-responsive, and critical thinkers to the field.
The goal is to provide new perspectives and cultivate an international community of anti-racist practitioners for the next generation of psychotherapists, social workers, counsellors, and helpers from all walks of life.
Facilitator
Venue
Online via Zoom
Programme
Tuesday 29th September 2026
7.00 – 9.00pm
Cost
Free to Members and Non-members
BOOKING CONDITIONS
- Bookings can be made upto Tuesday 29th September 2026.
- If you have difficulty booking, email the events administrator