Considering Race Dilemmas of Speaking/Dilemmas of Silence Fee: $15.00 US Length: 1 hr Credits: 1 Presenter: Ken Hardy PhD

Ken Hardy offers both a personal and theoretical discussion on the
importance of considering race within the process of therapy. He
discusses the dilemmas of speaking up to our negative expereince or remaining silence, while considering that silence is very different than being silenced. He deftly points out that the emotional fall out of this dilemma supports experiences of depression, anxiety and rage.

Objectives

1) A discussion of the dillemas affecting clients decision to speak or
not speak about their issues of life that effect them.
2) Considering the difference between the act of silence and the action surrounding being silenced.
3) A discussion on hoe being silenced can create problems od fepression, rage and anxiety.
4) A look at those populations in our culture are silenced by the
majority.

Ken Hardy PhD is the Director of the Center for Children and Families at Risk at the Ackerman Institute for the Family, and senior clinical supervisor in the MFT program at Syracuse University.His ongoing theoretical and practice work pushes the boundaries of the dominant world of psychology to consider race and internalized racism as a major influence within the therapeutic process. He is a former Professor at the University of Syracuse, and presently works for the prestigious Ackerman Institute in NYC.