Do you want to assess your core competence for RACE, culture & antidiscrimination? Available to individuals and institutes. Currently for therapists but a version will also be made available for anyone wishing to understand their level of awareness based on our researched based competency model. No need for unconscious bias testing. This service is now … Continue reading Race assessment/feedback service →

Pleased to say we've started collecting contact details of therapists and helping professionals who have been through our race, culture and antiracism competence training. Please point clients & institutes to this directory who are looking for someone (regardless of heritage) who has awareness of working with RACE & culture and antiracism advocacy. Race Aware Directory … Continue reading Race aware directory →

Courtesy of Lucia Sarmiento Verano Fondly remembering that time where I was visiting glorious Puno and I joined a group to go see Sillustani and Uros two different days. There was this older white Argentinian couple who mentioned they had flown directly from home to Puno which sits almost at 4000m altitude. I asked if … Continue reading A Metaphor for Cultural Humility →

Our introduction training is now National Counselling Society Quality Checked. It shall be available to all NCS members from June 2021. For details of this custom training see here. Introduction to Race, Culture & Antidiscrimination – The Anti-Discrimination Foundation (#TADF) (empoweringyourtherapy.com)

Next RACE, Culture, & Anti-Discrimination Training: Book here  Discussions about race and racism can be uncomfortable, but open dialogue is crucial for change. UKCP psychotherapist Mamood Ahmad shares prompts for self-reflection and advice for therapists on respectfully participating in conversations about race and racism, staying with discomfort, and working with ruptures. Silence is powerful. It can … Continue reading How to stop being silent about race →

It’s easy to inadvertently discriminate without realising it. Start by answering the following, “do I, my practice or organisation provide an equitable service that is adaptable to all?” especially minority groups such as based on age, sexual and gender diversity, culture, neurodiversity, disability and socioeconomic status and secondly, “are those groups represented in both my … Continue reading Discrimination blindspots →