Date: 9/14/2021, 9:15 am—4:30 pm
County: -Training Offerings
Location: DISTANCE LEARNING
Sponsor: A Better Way, Inc.
Phone: 510-601-0203
Website: http://www.abetterwayinc.net
How we begin to form and shape our understanding of ourselves, our surroundings, our values and our beliefs are influenced heavily by the people who predominantly raised us, the institutions we attended and the kind of media we were exposed to. This cycle of socialization can be applied to how we think of our gender, our race/ethnicity, culture, etc and the intersectionality of many identities. This course provides participants with a thorough examination of how we have been socialized in terms of race and dissect what has been socially constructed. Participants will do self-reflective explorations around their own personal racial identities, reflecting on their socialization about what was taught directly or indirectly to them.
We will explore 5 modern oppression behaviors and 5 internalized oppression behaviors (from VISIONS, Inc.), and their alternative behaviors to better understand how to disrupt unconscious internalized behaviors. This process of liberating our consciousness is deeply personal work, and we will dig into how each of us has to go through a process of unlearning what has been considered the norm or the way things are. It is a lifelong journey and has implications on how people approach their work, their relationships with others, and their purpose in this world. Understanding the full context of what clients and colleagues are going through in the child welfare system through the lens of race is critical for social workers and providers to be on this journey to heal themselves and support their clients and families.