The Justice Project: Antiracism through the Works of Ibram Kendi and Ava DuVernay presented by Shawan M. Worsley, PhD, LMFT, LPCC
Friday, October 6, 2023
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Zoom, 3.0 CEs
This event is offered "live" on Zoom only. It will not be recorded.
Course Description
This introductory-level workshop examines the concept of antiracism through the book How to be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi and the documentary 13th by Ava DuVernay.
In this workshop, participants practice mindfulness and somatic strategies that can help manage the discomfort that can emerge during discussions about racial inequality. Participants explore the concepts of racism, antiracism, and the criminal justice system and discuss their own personal experiences and beliefs about these concepts, and their own experiences of and beliefs about racism and antiracism. Participants utilize the Multicultural and Social Justice Counseling Competencies framework to analyze how racism and antiracism impact their clinical practice and try an Implicit Association Test to explore their unconscious biases.
Educational Goals
The goals for this presentation are for participants to:
- Reflect upon the impact of racism and antiracism on one’s clinical practice.
- Increase counselor self-awareness of their assumptions, biases and beliefs about the criminal justice system.
Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this presentation, participants will be able to:
- Practice one strategy for managing discomfort experienced when exploring emotionally challenging social justice topics.
- Explore definitions of racism and antiracism
- Consider how antiracism impacts your clinical practice.
- Discuss 13th’s central ideas about the criminal justice system.
- Utilize an Implicit Association Test to explore your biases about race and weapons.
- Utilize AMCD’s Multicultural and Social Justice framework to explore anitracism and the criminal justice system in relation to your clinical practice.
Registration
RSVP here. Please note that once you have RSVPd for this event you will receive a link to register for the Zoom Meeting. You must complete this second Zoom-registration step to gain access to the event link.
The book How to Be an Antiracist is often available at the library or you might consider purchasing it from a BIPOC-owned bookstore.
Haven't seen "13th" yet?
(1 hr and 40 minutes)
It's on NetFlix, or you can watch it for free on YouTube!
Training Schedule
Please note, this is a 3.0-CE training, which includes three hours of training with a 15-minute break plus time for RECAMFT announcements. You must be logged on at the beginning of the training and stay on for the full duration of the training, to end at 12:30pm, in order to earn the CEs.
About Our Speaker Shawan Worsley, PhD, LMFT, LPCC
Shawan Worsley (she/her) is the Founder and Executive Director at Culture Ally. Dr. Worsley is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor. She holds a Ph.D. in American Studies, an M.A. in Counseling Psychology, and B.As. in African American Studies and International Relations. In her former role as an Assistant Professor, she taught college courses, conducted scholarly research, presented her work at conferences throughout the country, and published an academic book with Routledge Press. As a therapist, Dr. Worsley has worked extensively in communities of color, providing therapy and case management to adults and children in virtually every clinical setting. In addition, she has created and delivered culturally responsive clinical training and consultation to therapists throughout the country. Dr. Worsley’s vocational goal is to help eradicate mental health disparities that impair the health and well-being of communities of color as she continues to provide therapy services through her private practice in Northern California.
Location
Zoom Meeting. Requires pre-registration with Zoom; please make sure you register with Zoom with the link provided in your RECAMFT confirmation email.
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Redwood Empire Chapter CAMFT (Provider #57173) is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists to sponsor continuing education for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, and/or LEPs. Redwood Empire Chapter CAMFT maintains responsibility for this program/course and its content.
- Disability Accommodation: To request an accommodation for a disability, please email therapy@recamft.org.
- Refunds: Refunds may be requested up to 7 days before the event by contacting therapy@recamft.org. No refunds are given beginning 7 days prior to the event. If a member cannot attend the event due to a mandatory evacuation or Public Safety Power Shut-off the day of the event, they can request and receive a refund with verification of address.
- CE Certificate: You must attend the entire presentation and complete a post test and an evaluation to receive your CE credit certificate. At the conclusion of this educational event, after confirming attendance, an email with a link to the test and evaluation form will be sent to all attendees who attended the online event. Once you complete and submit your evaluation, you will have immediate access and be able to print or save your CE Certificate. This course meets the qualifications for 3.0 hrs of continuing education (CE) credit for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, and/or LEPs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences.
- Notice of Recording: Whenever possible, our CE events are recorded or filmed and may appear on our website. Due to presenter request, there are however no plans to record this training.
- Grievances: Direct grievances to therapy@recamft.org, and/or the chapter president at recamftpresident@gmail.com.
