Engaged Mindfulness: Building Capacity for Antiracist Advocacy and Action

Course Description

In this introductory-level course, participants explore ways to utilize mindfulness to build capacity for antiracist advocacy and action based on the seminal work, The Inner Work of Racial Justice by Rhonda Magee.

In session one, participants explore ways to connect antiracism to the practice of mindfulness.. In addition, participants identify and utilize organizational tools to create the group structure and process for their antiracist mindful practice as a group, including intentionally creating the group culture, community agreements, strategies for managing conflict, and self-care. They also engage in mindfulness practice during the session as hands-on practice of the concept being studied.

In session 2, participants utilize Magee’s text, alongside other mindfulness approaches, to elucidate ways to further understand and engage in mindfulness as a skill for antiracist counseling education and practice. Participants engage in self-awareness activities to deepen their understanding of their social and cultural positions in relation to this practice, alongside experiential group activities. Embracing the uncomfortable learning that is inherent in this work, mindfulness tools will be utilized throughout the course and required in between sessions to help build capacity and confidence for participants. This workshop is facilitated and cosponsored by Culture Ally and the International Network for Antiracist Teaching in Counseling (NARTIC).

Course Length

4.5 Hours

Continuing Education Units

4 CEUs. Please participate in both sessions to earn the CEUs (not available as individual sessions).

Dates

Session 1: January, 26, 2024 | 9-10:30 am PT | Live via Zoom

Session 2: February 23, 2024 | 8:30-11:30 am PT | Live via Zoom

Educational Goals

1. Understand the intersection of mindfulness practice and antiracist work
2. Practice mindfulness as a tool for antiracist advocacy and action in the counseling field.
   

Learning Objectives 

1. Participate in mindfulness practice as a here-and-now technique to increase capacity to self-regulate during intense intercultural interactions.
2. Identify two tools that can be used to manage conflict during intercultural interactions.
3. Explore 3 strategies for developing resilience to manage the difficulties of antiracist practice..
4. Engage in a mindful practice to explore and communicate to others about racialized experiences.
5. Utilize a mindfulness metta practice to increase capacity to bring compassion and perspective to a practice of antiracism.