Today, America is becoming more inclusive than it has ever been. In order to make room for diversity and inclusion, we must continue to restructure ourselves in order to adapt to a multiculturally focused environment. Author Micaiah Warren discusses perspectives and strategies that the practice of psychoanalysis and the psychological community at large can adopt to that end.
NOVEMBER 6, 2021 | 10am CST
This live supervision seminar was presented in partnership with The Kedzie Center. This online seminar provided a live view of how two psychoanalysts from two different countries and with different racial identities think and learn about race in the clinical setting. This discussion between Dionne Powell, a Black American clinician, and Amanda Kottler, a White South African Clinician was moderated by Huey Hawkins, Jr., a Black American clinician from St. Louis.
The shooting of Adam Toledo brings to debate the living conditions of people of Color, Latino origin, and other minorities in the city of Chicago, and the poor response by the authorities to address and improve conditions in these areas. We urge meaningful actions that would save lives.
El tiroteo de Adam Toledo trae a debate las condiciones de vida de personas de color, de origen latino, y otras minorías en la ciudad de Chicago, y la pobre respuesta por parte de las autoridades para atender y mejorar las condiciones en estas areas. Exhortamos por qué se realicen acciones que salven vidas.
Since the start of the pandemic, Asians have seen a rise in bullying, harassment, and hate crimes, often targeted toward the most vulnerable members of the community. The latest deadly hate crime in Atlanta is yet another culmination of racism, xenophobia, and misogyny. We stand in solidarity with the Asian community and remain steadfast in denouncing all forms of white supremacy.
JUNE 4, 2021 | 6:00–7:30pm CST
Depth Counseling’s first live supervision seminar was presented in partnership with the Society of Fellows in the Liberal Arts at the University of Chicago, and Yellowbrick Consultation and Treatment Center as part of the 2021 Weissbourd Dialogues. This seminar explored the emotional world of a first-generation Indian American as he struggles with cultural expectations of personhood that differ from the normative American conceptions of individuality. Case presented by Sean M. Dowdy, PhD, with clinical supervision by Usha Tummala-Narra, PhD.
As members of the mental health community we stand in solidarity with Anjanette Young, and call for restorative justice from CPD and Mayor Lori Lightfoot. We affirm our commitment to BIPOC and commit to building an organization that strives for justice, equity, diversity and inclusion. Depth Counseling denounces all forms of systemic oppression. We are re-envisioning group practice so that we can dismantle oppressive systems and practices in psychoanalysis and in our community more broadly.
Flora Lazar, PhD LCSW
Psychoanalysis, Self and Context
Volume 15, 2020 – Issue 2
Flora Lazar discusses what self psychology can learn from the field of literary criticism about addressing the experience of political and social otherness. Using the debates arising from the 2017 Brisbane Literary Festival, it explores how social, political, and cultural identities might affect our ability to understand the lives of those whose identities we do not share.
Anancia Stafford, EdD completed her masters and doctoral work at Governor’s State University, where she studied the relationship between race, identity and college attrition among African American male college students. She currently works with individuals and adults in the Loop and in Hyde Park, Chicago.
I recently sat down with Dr. Stafford to explore how race and identity can play into the therapeutic process.
