a psychoanalysis conference (re)centering the experiences and needs of BIPOC and/or LGBTQIA2S+ mental health practitioners.
4 March 2023
The majority of diversity related trainings for mental health practitioners are either explicitly or implicitly geared toward helping majority identified practitioners expand their capacity to work with minority identified patients and contexts.
There is a gap in supporting psychoanalysts and psychotherapists of marginalized identities (LGBTQIA2S+, BIPOC, immigrant, etc) navigate relationships with those in the majority and experiences associated with discrimination, bias and micro-aggressions in their clinical work and professional interactions.
We want this conference to be one step forward in closing that gap.
Proceeds will be donated to the BIPOC Scholarship Fund of the Institute of Contemporary Psychoanalysis (ICP, Los Angeles).
WHAT
A curated environment meant to center the experience of people who identify as part of the LGBTQIA2S+ and/or BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and People of Color) community — dedicated to generating a space for BIPOC and LGBTQIA2S+ individuals to engage with each other and psychoanalysis in ways that are authentic to them.
We invited our speakers to share, in their own way (e.g. a formal paper, share a story, case discussion), about their experiences, thoughts, stories, etc. of navigating majority spaces.
WHO
All people who self identify as LGBTQIA2S+ and/or BIPOC are specifically invited to attend. Though no one will be turned away, it is encouraged that folks outside of these communities find other spaces to be allies!
WHY
Re-Centering seeks to be intentional about providing space for underrepresented and marginalized communities to feel welcome and free. We are hoping this will be an environment that provides a relational home for the experiences of underrepresented and marginalized practitioners.