course »Overcoming Emotional and Racial Reactivity in Work with Youth & Families

Date: 12/18/2024, 9:30 am—12:30 pm
County: -Training Offerings
CEUs: N/A
Location: -DISTANCE LEARNING
Sponsor: Seneca Family of Agencies
Phone: 510-654-4004
During racial interactions, especially those that are cross-racial, racial reactivity and defensiveness are often major deterrents to having meaningful conversations and constructive interactions. Emotional explosiveness, distancing, disengagement, and toxic interactions laced with rigid expressions of (self) righteousness are merely a few examples of the types of racially based reactivity and defensiveness that often undermine the helping process and overall effectiveness.