Framed within the ethical consideration of anti-oppressive practice and anti-racism, this event offers fresh perspectives from subject-matter experts that supports therapists to further develop knowledge and skills in working with racial difference in their practice.

This event builds on themes of anti-racism, and anti-oppressive counselling practice explored in a round-table discussion by therapists and service leaders in response to racist violence in towns and cities in England and Northern Ireland in the summer of 2024.

Presentations offer opportunities to explore racial identity and difference, to gain understanding of the concept of ‘cultural attunement’, and the role of white allyship in supporting ethically grounded anti-oppressive practice.

Event aims

This main aims of this event are to:

  • further develop abilities to engage with, and relate to, racial differences in their counselling practice
  • be introduced to Myira Khan’s concept of ‘cultural attunement’ and its application to practice, as a progression from cultural competence
  • understand the ethical value of cultural attunement as an enabler of anti-oppressive counselling practice
  • gain insights from research exploring the impact of whiteness within anti-racist counselling practice
  • be encouraged to further explore race, racism and anti-racism in the context of their counselling practice

Event learning outcomes

  • the value of empathically considering alternative racial perspectives in support of ethical, anti-oppressive counselling practice
  • to connect and reflect on personal racial identity and how to work with their own personal barriers to establishing and maintaining interracial relationships
  • to differentiate between cultural competency and cultural attunement
  • strategies for incorporating cultural attunement into counselling processes grounded in an ethical, anti-oppressive approach
  • consideration of white awareness in developing an ethical and anti-racist approach to counselling practice

Programme

The event will begin at 9:30am and finish around 1:00pm.

The event programme will be added soon.

Key information

What’s included

Your booking includes:

  • approximately three hours of CPD presentations
  • a CPD certificate download
  • selected presentation slides
  • access to the on-demand service

Event information

The event will take place online on Thursday 8 May 2025.

Joining instructions and the event link will be sent to the email linked to your BACP account 48 hours before the event.

On-demand

Access to the on-demand service, for three months after the event, is included in your booking. The service can be accessed an unlimited number of times, 24 hours a day.

The on-demand service will be available from Thursday 8 May 2025 until Friday 8 August 2025.

Event sponsorship

To find out about sponsoring this event and other opportunities, please contact events@bacp.co.uk