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SUMMARY:South Dialogues: Class as proximity to harm
DESCRIPTION:Exploring perspectives of class as proximity to harm and what mental health professionals might need to know to better support people. \n\n\n\nSouth Dialogues is an event series hosted by South of Therapy in which topics relating to justice\, anti-oppressive and decolonial practice\, and mental health are explored. During these events\, Lucia will be in conversation with different practitioners invited to share their knowledge and perspectives. After the first half\, the space will be open for all participants to interact\, ask questions\, offer reflections\, in an open forum.[South Dialogues are free for South of Therapy Community Members\, who will also get unlimited access to all event recordings: joins us here] \n\n\n\nFor our third South Dialogues we will be in conversation with Nell Ash\, psychotherapist and writer who explores working-class experiences in the mental health field. We will be exploring perspectives of class as proximity to harm as well as its intersections with other forms of oppression. We will also be discussing what mental health professionals might need to know to better support people. Join us for a rich dialogue! \n\n\n\nThis event can be helpful for both\, mental health profesionnals and helpers working with migrants\, and for anyone wanting a space for reflection and exploration of their own experiences.[Ticket holders will have access to the live AND to the recording for two weeks after the event\, if they can’t attend on the day] \n\n\n\nAbout the Speakers:\n\n\n\nNell Ash is a psychotherapist\, writer and founder of Class Therapy. Her work explores the relationship between class\, mental health\, care\, humour and power\, with a particular focus on bringing working-class lives into therapeutic practice. Alongside her private practice\, she writes about the social\, cultural and relational forces that shape our lives\, braiding together psychology\, sociology\, philosophy\, lived experience and collective care. Her first book will be published next year. \n\n\n\nLucia Sarmiento Verano (she/her) is a humanistic psychotherapist in private practice online. With a background in Sociology and Political Science\, she has worked as an anti-racism trainer and consultant with mental health organisations. She has experience delivering training and facilitating reflective discussions around topics of anti-racism and decolonial thinking in mental health. Lucia is now undertaking research on the topics of coloniality and resistance as a Ph.D. student at the Birkbeck University of London.
URL:https://southoftherapy.com/event/south-dialogues-class-as-proximity-to-harm/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Webinar/Talk
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SUMMARY:Community Reading Group
DESCRIPTION:The South of Therapy Community of Practice comes together every few months to discuss readings and other resources provided in the monthly newsletter. \n\n\n\nWe will be diving into a topic relating to justice\, liberation\, anti-oppressive practice and coloniality. We’ll do so with members of our closed group\, a supporting and gently challending environment to learn and unlearn together.More information on our community here.
URL:https://southoftherapy.com/event/community-reading-group-4/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Community discussion
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SUMMARY:Challenging whiteness in therapy
DESCRIPTION:A workshop for therapists who want to start recognising and challenging whiteness and its harms from a relational and embodied perspective. \n\n\n\n2h \n\n\n\nThis reflective workshop follows the webinar on ‘Whiteness in Therapy’ and provides an opportunity to dive deeper into the topic. Building on the invitations issued during the webinar\, we will gather as a small group to reflect on how whiteness may impact our work. \n\n\n\nThe space will be used to gently challenge ourselves to explore how we experience the whiteness and coloniality of therapeutic practice\, how we might be invited to assimilate in order to be deemed ‘fit to practice’ and how we want to start dismantling it in our work. With particular attention to the relational and embodied aspects of our identity as therapists\, we will also start exploring embodied ways to stay committed to anti-oppressive alternatives. \n\n\n\nAfter a brief check-in\, the facilitated discussion will cover the following topics: \n\n\n\n\nEmbodied experiences of whiteness\n\n\n\nRelational experiences of whiteness in the therapy room\n\n\n\nMoves towards innocence and defensiveness – working with our need to be ‘good’\n\n\n\nVulnerability and challenging the inner white therapist\n\n\n\nLearning to ground ourselves in alternative ways of being and practicing\n\n\n\n\nSome reflective prompts will be provided to start the discussions\, but the space will remain open to what participants bring and to how the discussion unfolds. \n\n\n\nParticipants are encouraged to watch the webinar recording if they haven’t attended the event on the 7th of September\, although this is not a prerequisite to attend this workshop. \n\n\n\nThe session will last 2 hours with a short break in the middle. \n\n\n\nThis workshop is aimed at mental health professionals\, helpers and everyone interested in the links between social inequalities\, power and mental health. \n\n\n\n(This is a live event that will be most beneficial for participants who engage with the material and discussions. It will not be recorded\, and a certificate of attendance will be provided.) \n\n\n\nAbout the facilitator/speaker:\n\n\n\nLucia Sarmiento Verano is a humanistic psychotherapist in private practice online. With a background in Sociology and Political Science\, she has worked as an anti-racism trainer and consultant with mental health organisations. She has experience delivering training and facilitating reflective discussions around topics of anti-racism and decolonial thinking in mental health. Lucia is now undertaking research on the topics of coloniality and resistance as a Ph.D. student at the Birkbeck University of London. \n\n\n\nTicketing options:\n\n\n\nDifferent prices have been offered to cater to varying financial situations. Please choose the ticket that corresponds to your current circumstances. \n\n\n\nNo one will be turned down due to financial reasons. A small number of tickets have been reserved for trainees\, people in financial hardship\, or people living and working in the Global South. Please contact me directly using the link in my profile (you can also find it below) to let me know you need access to these tickets and I will be happy to arrange it. \n\n\n\nWhat people have said about Lucia’s training events:\n\n\n\n” I would recommend\, it is an accessible way to gain valuable insight on topics that are essential for counsellors (but sadly not included within most training)” (Addam) \n\n\n\n” I found it very interesting as well as thought provoking\, It feels like Lucia put a lot of thought and consideration in her work. I did not feel ailenated in this workshop which has been my experience in some workshops/presentation. “ \n\n\n\n” I would highly recommend. Lucia’s presentation was paced perfectly\, she was easy to listen to and understand and therefore I felt engaged and learnt some new things without feeling overwhelmed.” (Julie) \n\n\n\n” Appreciation for the sensitivity brought to social/cultural/historical power in the real world and how this is present in clinical interactions.” (Kartika) \n\n\n\n” A well thought out\, engaging event from someone with clear knowledge and sensitivity.”
URL:https://southoftherapy.com/event/challenging-whiteness-in-therapy/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Training/Workshop
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SUMMARY:Community Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The South of Therapy Community of Practice comes together regularly to check-in\, discuss topics of justice and liberation\, and to overall offer each other gentle challenge and support in this journey. \n\n\n\nThis is a closed and confidential group for community members. We are practitioners who are on a journey to learn/unlearn\, and develop our own anti-oppressive praxis\, in life and work. \n\n\n\nLearn more about the community and how to join.
URL:https://southoftherapy.com/event/community-meeting-5/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
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