READING GROUP:
The Role of Racism in Who Gets To Be a Child: Clinical and cultural reflections
Who gets to be a child? How does race play a role in how we view who a child is? Join us in thinking about these questions and more in a review of "The role of racism in who gets to be a child: Clinical and cultural reflections" with author David Cushman, PsyD, to analyze issues around adultification bias and white infantilization. Through case vignettes, participants will reflect and discuss how our treatments are fundamentally embedded within a particular cultural, historical, and political apparatus and that our understanding of our clients, our theory, and ourselves is inevitably impacted in these socio-cultural-political surrounds we are rooted in.
NCSPP is aware that historically psychoanalysis has either excluded or pathologized groups outside of the dominant population in terms of age, race, ethnicity, nationality, language, gender, religion, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, disability, and size. As an organization, we are committed to bringing awareness to matters of anti-oppression, inequity, inequality, diversity, and inclusion as they pertain to our educational offerings, our theoretical orientation, our community, and the broader world we all inhabit.
Presenters Response:
This reading group will seek to examine our own biases in how we view others based on race and determine treatment interventions as a result. By looking at how our personal experiences and worldview influence how we see individuals, this discussion hopes to make us more aware of how race impacts our perceptions so we can adjust our approaches more equitably.
David Cushman, Psy.D., is a licensed clinical psychologist. He is a core faculty member of the PsyD program at CIIS and has a private practice in Oakland where he sees children, teens, adults and couples. He worked in community settings for several years and has written and published on community mental health from a psychoanalytic perspective.
This introductory to intermediate course is appropriate for all mental health professionals and graduate students.
Enrollees who cancel at least SEVEN DAYS prior to the event date will receive a refund minus a $35 administrative charge. No refunds will be allowed after this time.
For program related questions contact Katherine Eng, Ph.D. at keng@ncspp.org.
For questions related to enrollment, locations, CE credit, special needs, course availability and other administrative issues contact Niki Clay at info@ncspp.org or 415-496-9949.