Understanding Power in Therapeutic Practice - Lucia Sarmiento

Questions of power dynamics are more prevalent in philosophical scholarship than in therapeutic thinking. However, impact of personal and social power on mental health and on relationships cannot be understated. When therapists avoid learning and reflecting on power, important aspects of a client’s experience may be missed, or, at worst, it can allow for harm to happen within the therapeutic relationship.

This introductory session is an attempt to translate what philosophy tells us about power in our lives in a way that is directly applicable to therapeutic work. It will provide invitations for therapists to reflect on this issue in ways that can enhance their practice.

Learning Objective Participants Can Expect From This Event

• Understanding how personal and structural power may impact on people's mental health.
• Examining power dynamics within the therapeutic relationship.
• Exploring how we can start addressing these issues as therapists.

Who is This Workshop Appropriate For?

• Therapists and helpers who support others through their work, and those working with marginalised or vulnerable people.

How May This Workshop Impact Your Practice?

• This event will help participants develop their capacity to support vulnerable clients and mitigate risk of harm.

RECORDING 

This event will be recorded and you can use the ticket function to pre-purchase the recording before the event. This will be useful for colleagues who are not able to attend the event live and also for those who attend the event live and want to watch it again.

ZOOM 

This event will be hosted on the Zoom meeting platform where we will use our cameras and microphones to interact with each other as a group.

SELF-SELECT FEE

The self-select fee is a radical inclusion policy to open learning for all colleagues. The guide price for this event is £20.00, however, we appreciate that income varies greatly in different locations and circumstances. Please contribute what you can to help us maintain inclusive professional training.

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Lucia Sarmiento

Lucia Sarmiento Verano is a humanistic psychotherapist in private practice in Oxford and online. With a background in Sociology and Political Science, she has worked as an anti-racism trainer and consultant with mental health organisations. She has experience delivering training and facilitating reflective discussions around topics of anti-racism and decolonial thinking in mental health. Lucia is now undertaking research on the topics of coloniality and resistance as a Ph.D. student at the Birkbeck University of London.

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