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Deepening the race conversation in therapeutic practice

A space for trainers, course leaders and qualified therapists of all heritages and theoretical backgrounds

These spaces are closed for now

A space for trainers, course leaders and qualified therapists of all heritages and theoretical backgrounds to explore and reflect on the experiences of BME students, supervisees and clients as well as share good practice in how we facilitate the race conversation on euro-centric courses and in therapy. The forums aims are to encourage dialogue rather than silence around the impact of race in identity and metal health and work with the uncomfortable feelings that arise when into this area.

When we enter into the race conversation we are entering the area of generational trauma. For many people race presents a specific unresolved and hidden hurt. This hurt compounds the hurt accumulated by personal experiences in families and the stresses of life in general and is to do with living lives that are highly influenced by living under the umbrella of the race construct. For healing to take place this hurt needs to be addressed and witnessed for what it is. It’s not only the identity wounding and liberation of people of black or brown skins but also people of white skins and people with white skins that feel black on the inside and people with black skins who feel white on the inside. There is work for everyone to do.

You are invited to bring scenarios real or imagined in training, supervision and client work where race is a feature. We will then explore these scenarios to extract some learning and deepen our understanding.

There are two separate forums; one for trainers and one for therapists/supervisors. Our hosts again this year are Place2Be in London. There are also Forums taking place in Birmingham. The Forums will be held by Eugene Ellis and Arike.

Trainers’ Forum

This is a forum trainers of all backgrounds to support them and their institutions with the question of how to make therapy training more accessible and more able to meet the therapeutic needs of students from Black and Asian backgrounds, and to support all trainees, both Black and White to have the confidence to work with this client group in their practice.

Note: Please do not attend this forum unless you are a trainer, course leader or practitioner supervising students – you will unfortunately be asked to leave if you are not.

 

Therapists’ Forum

This is a forum for Supervisors and therapists of all backgrounds as a response to those who are grappling with the question of how to make therapy, supervision and therapy provision more accessible and more able to meet the therapeutic needs of clients from Black and Asian backgrounds.

Note: Please do not attend this forum unless you are a qualified therapist or supervisor – you will unfortunately be asked to leave if you are not.

Saturdays:

No dates are in the diary

 

Time: 10:30-16:00
Venues: Place2Be, 175 St John Street, Clerkenwell, London, EC1V 4LW

Bookings: Please book by the day before the event on Friday 5pm latest. Any registrations after this time will not be accepted.

Cost: Free for members and £20 for non-members (The Forum in Birmingham is £20 for members and £35 for non members. This is reflect the cost for the facilitators travel)

Comments from members

“Thank you. I’ve been waiting for a network like this for 16 years.”

“The time is right for us to take this forward!”

“Thank you! This has been a rare opportunity to think with others about my own identity and my feelings about that in relation to others.”

“I feel excited and hopeful and want to be a part of these discussions to make the most of the wealth of experience in the room.”

“Very optimistic. Hope we can keep going. Big thanks.”

“I found this forum very helpful and nourishing. Great to be able to have open discussions about race issues within counselling”

“Thank you for the opportunity to explore the landscape of race in the context of trainer/facilitator lived experience and practice.” – Kenyah Nyameche

“Highly recommended for all trainers,” – Stephen

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