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RacialLiteracyGroupForHelpingProfessionals
TheRacialLiteracyGroup#4isaprocessgroupthatengageshelpingprofessionstobecomemoreattunedtocomplexracialdynamics.Racismisastructuralarrangementintendedtomaintainthepowerofwhitesupremacy.Itisreinforcedbyinterpersonalandintrapsychicracistideologythatwehaveallinternalizedtosomedegree.Internalizedracialoppression,radicalizedsexualfantasies,racialidentityconcerns,colorism,andprivilegecorruptourinterpersonalconnections.
WestandontheshouldersoforganizersgroundedintheprinciplesofthePeoplesInstituteforSurvivalandBeyond.,theAnti-RacistAlliance,andTheGrassrootsReparationsCampaign.WeincorporateourlearningexperiencesfromtheseorganizationsandfromourRacialLiteracyConsultationGroupsandWhitenessLearningGroupstoprovidehelpingprofessionalsopportunitiestoexaminehowwecolludewithorresistracisminourworkandourlives.Wewillshare,experience,anddissectracialdilemmasinordertobecomemoreskillfulatinterruptingbiasandwhite-centeredness.TheRacialLiteracyGroup#4isanopen-endedgroupthatwillmeetbi-weeklyforeightmonthseachyearandcontinuethefollowingyearonFridaysfrom2-3:30pm
Datesfor2020-2021:Sept18;Oct2,16,30;Nov13,27;Dec11,18;Jan8,22;Feb5,19;Mar5,19;April2,16,30;May14
Where:onZoom
Fee:$85/sessionwhite-identi^iedparticipants$50/sessionblack-identi^iedandotherpeopleofcolor
Ourdifferentiatedfeesre^lectourcommitmenttoaddresshistoricalracialinequityforservices. Partialscholarshipsareavailable.
Forfurtherinformation:ChristineSchmidt,[email protected]
RudyLucas,[email protected]
ChristineSchmidtLCSW,CGPisapsychotherapistinprivatepracticeinBrooklyn,NewYork,amediator,andaneducationalconsultant.Shehaspublishedaboutpsychologicaldynamicsracismwithparticularfocusontheimpactofwhiteness.
RudyLucas,LCSW,CASACisaliberationpsychotherapistinprivatepracticeinGreenwichVillage.Hehasofferedextensivetrainingtoprofessionalorganizationsaboutracialdynamicsinpsychotherapywithparticularfocusoncolorism.