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Understanding the Intersectionality of Our Identities: How Personal Bias Influences Interactions with Clients
As practitioners, we uphold the ethical standards of our professional organization. In addition, we bring to our work our own identities which include cultural and spiritual worldviews, political views, gender, race, etc. The intersectionality of our identities are important aspects of our view of the world, other people and cultures. Our identities influence how we speak to others; how our professional offices are designed; how we hold and lean into conversations- which includes code switching; and how we interact with others especially those who are ‘not like us’. Therefore, as we work with our clients/patients/students our personality, identity and viewpoints may be a welcoming moment for some or an uncomfortable moment for others. This workshop will lean into challenging conversations about how we can be intentional and more aware of the impact of our individual identity, and recognize the intersectionality of our identity that may bring unexpected explicit and implicit bias into our interactions with others.
This sessions is eligible for 1.5 CEs.
Break
Enjoy a fifteen minute brain break.
Check-In
Please join us for check-in and networking.
Unshakeable Hope in Action: Our Enduring Tradition of Caring
In his work, “September 1, 1939”, poet W.H. Auden began with, “All I have is a voice” and went on to reflect upon the power of that voice in disrupting divisive narratives spun. The divided world that we collectively occupy does not feel far away from the urgency embedded in Auden’s reflection. This divided context has a unique effect on helping professionals across all practice and service spaces – whose collective calling is intrinsically linked to community, beneficence, and connection. This makes it all the more essential helping professionals to reflect upon our expansive tradition of caring and the ways in which that tradition remains both unshakable and a mechanism to enact change during critical moments in human history. This keynote will reflect upon our collective traditions of social and political action and will explore the transformative and essential power of what it means to courageous care in the face of division.
This sessions is eligible for 1.0 CEs.
Stretch Break
Thirty minute break for coffee, stretching, brain breaks.
Panel - Being Bold
Panel of local professionals and community members reflecting on action and advocacy in creating real change in our community to foster inclusive spaces.
Break
Enjoy a fifteen minute brain break.
The Current Needs of LGBTQIA+ Youth: Best Practices for Family Care and Affirmation
This session will provide an overview of the latest research around the mental health and school experiences of LGBTQIA+ youth. Additionally, we’ll discuss the importance of family acceptance and the significant impact of family rejection. Attendees will learn best approaches for building family affirmation and support LGBTQIA+ youth.
This session is eligible for 1.5 CEs.
Choose 1 of 3 afternoon break-outs.