Deepening Clinical Practice Conference 2023: Decentering Whiteness and Celebrating Intersectionality

June 23, 2023, 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

In person

Smith College Campus Center

100 Elm Street, Northampton, MA 01060

Vaccination Requirements for Visitors

Lunch provided.
Social workers participating in this conference will receive up to 5.5 CEs.

Content Level: Intermediate for all sessions

Registration closes: June 10th, 2023

Is it possible to decolonize social work? Are there steps we can take to revolutionize the field? America is at a critical juncture. We are called to think critically about our multiple identities in the context of coloniality. People who have been historically and systematically excluded continue to experience high rates of oppression and violence. The safety and rights of LGBTQIA+ individuals are threatened daily. As social workers and clinicians, we know the importance of holding the lived experiences and complexities of our own and our clients’ identities. We hold hope for change and recognize that we play a vital role in fostering hope and fighting for equity for the people we serve and ourselves. Through our direct relationships with individuals, families and communities we can advance and mobilize social change as we strive to decenter whiteness in our work with clients and systems.

The 2023 Deepening Clinical Practice Conference seeks to promote knowledge and skills to foster respect for multiple worldviews, encourage clinicians to practice with cultural humility and to advance social change. Join us on June 23, 2023 to explore how we can identify and resist the insidious effects of white supremacy, colonialism, and systems of oppression and how we can recognize when these systems are unintentionally replicated or perpetuated in our clinical work and our agencies.

Be part of the conversation.