Black Women Therapists: Challenging the ‘Strong Black Woman’ Archetype
Back by popular demand – the workshop that inspired the first ever Black first Women Therapists UK One-Day Online Conference (1st June 2024). Who’s in the room? Black Women Therapists: Challenging the ‘Strong Black Woman’ Archetype offers a reflexive online space in which to explore the influence of the ‘Strong Black Woman’ Archetype on the psyche and clinical practice of Black/BIPOC women therapists. Using prompts for discussion, we will consider how the ‘Strong Black Woman’ Archetype impacts identity, choice of training or modality and, ultimately, the therapeutic relationship.
Learning Objective Participants Can Expect From This Event
- An introduction to the ‘Strong Black Woman’ Archetype.
- Identifying the configurations of the ‘Strong Black Woman’ Archetype in the therapeutic relationship.
- Understanding the influence of the ‘Strong Black Woman’ Archetype on the identity formation and choice of modality for Black/BIPOC women practitioners.
Who is This Workshop Appropriate For?
- Suitable for qualified Black/BIPOC women therapists, trainee therapists, supervisors, mentors, tutors, coaches, service providers and their supporters.
How May This Workshop Impact Your Practice?
- Participants will be encouraged to reflect on the impact of the ‘Strong Black Woman’ archetype within their training and on the therapeutic relationship.
ZOOM
This workshop will be hosted on the Zoom meeting platform where we will use our cameras and microphones to interact with each other as a group. Please note: this is an experiential, CAMERAS ON, workshop. Each session is unique and former participants may benefit from attending more than one session.
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All the colleagues at ONLINEVENTS and the presenters we collaborate with are committed to working in a manner consistent with the BACP Ethical Framework, which can be accessed on the link below. When registering for this event you are agreeing to be present and interact in a manner that is consistent with this Framework.
Mary Pascall
Mary Pascall (she her) is a qualified and experienced psychotherapeutic counsellor, group facilitator, trainer and mentor in private practice, and she is founder of the Black Women Therapists UK One-Day Online Conference.
Based in Norwich, Norfolk, UK, Mary offers one-to-one counselling for adults, mentoring for counselling trainees and, as a group facilitator, a tailored programme of online and in-person workshops focusing on the significance of race, culture and heritage in therapy and other helping settings. Mary’s approach is relational, racial justice allied and social justice allied. Her workshops are interactive and experiential, suitable for counselling practitioners, counselling training organisations and other helping professionals. From introductory training to individual and group process, Mary aims to offer an enabling space, where participants can explore the impact of race and culture on well-being in the current climate, within the context of their work, training or supervision.
A registered member of the British Association For Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and the Black African and Asian Therapy Network (BAATN), Mary holds a BACP accredited Post-graduate Diploma in counselling from The Norwich Centre, Norfolk. She specialises in transcultural issues in therapeutic and training contexts.
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