Description:
OPD Points: 5
Key Learning Objectives / Outcomes:
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
Understand the significance of addressing race and racial identity in therapeutic encounters.
Recognize the avoidance mechanisms that hinder discussions about race in therapy.
Apply a relational psychoanalytic framework to explore racial dynamics between therapist and client.
Identify ethical considerations related to race in clinical practice.
Reflect on personal and professional experiences to enhance cultural competency.
Assessment:
Presenter / Provider:
Yvette Esprey
Presenter Qualifications:
Clinical Psychologist
Yvette has Masters degrees in both Clinical and Industrial Psychology. She has lectured at Wits University, Rhodes and UCT and is also part of the faculty as a guest lecturer on trauma and race and psychotherapy at Smith College, Northhampton MA, USA. Yvette has worked as the head psychologist on the Psychotherapy unit at Tara Hospital and has been a consultant to the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls.She is currently in private practice in Johannesburg and is a member of the Discovery Health expert panel for Psychological services. She has specific interests in psychoanalytic theory, borderline personality disorders, trauma, and the intersection of race and psychotherapy.Yvette is currently working on her PHD on issues of race, racism and racialised identities in the South African therapeutic context.
