WORKSHOPS
BUILDING ANTI-RACIST PRACTICE
Current Offerings
New workshops coming soon
Past workshops
February 20, 27, March 5, 12, 19, April 2, 9, 16th 2024
7:00-8:30 pm
Doing Our Work: an Anti-Racist Affinity Space for White Parents to Build Skills and Accountability
Alison Gerig, LCSW and Sarah Halley
This 8 week course will focus on doing our own racial identity work to become more effective in addressing racism as white people and parents. We believe that the more we unlearn our own racism, the better we will be at raising anti-racist children and be in service to building more anti-racist schools and communities.
The training will offer a combination of didactic and experiential experiences. There will be opportunities for self-reflection and exploration through personal sharing, body practices, small group work, and journaling. We will include resources in between sessions to read, watch, and reflect in order to prepare us for our time together. We will invite somatic/body awareness throughout our meetings to further build the muscle to stay present in the work.
Workshop Goals & Outcomes:
Fee:
$240 – $320 ($30-$40 a session)
Co-parent discount: $450 to $550 for 2 parents/caregivers
Full payment due up front (or in two installments if needed) – check or VENMO @alisongerig
We will be donating a portion of the proceeds to support the racial reparations work being done locally by Greene Street Friends Meeting in Germantown, PA.
Expectations:
Ideally attend all sessions, miss one if needed (other than sickness)
Facilitators:
Sarah Halley & Alison Gerig have offered workshops and training around anti-racism and White racial identity for several decades. They have also worked extensively as parents and with faculty at Greene Street Friends School for over 7 years. To learn more about them you can go to: whitepeopleconfrontingracism.org/facilitators and alisongerig.com
2023
Clinical Responsibility in Racial Equity and Cultural Inclusivity: An Advanced Immersive Learning Experience
Are you wondering how to do more as a therapist around fighting racism and racial violence? I invite you to join Laura and I on a journey to learn how to divest from White supremacy in ourselves and in the clinical field.
You will:
Alison Gerig, LCSW and Laura Hinds, MSW, LCSW of Hindsight Consulting
Hosted virtually by The Center for Professional Development at Bryn Mawr College.
2021
Clinical Responsibility in Racial Equity and Cultural Inclusivity : An Immersive Learning Experience
This series will provide clinical study of the impact of racism and white supremacy on psychotherapy work.
Alison Gerig, LCSW and Laura Hinds, MSW, LCSW of Hindsight Consulting
Hosted virtually by The Center for Professional Development at Bryn Mawr College.
2019 & 2020
It’s Always in the Field: Race and White Fragility as a White Therapist
Alison Gerig, LCSW and Laura Hinds, MSW, LSW
An intensive one day workshop for White therapists wanting to address race and explore how white fragility shows up in their therapy work.
2019
Ethical Considerations In The Field: A Gestalt Therapy Approach To Discussing Race
Alison Gerig, LCSW and Jennifer C Jones, PhD, LCSW
2019
The Relationship is Everything: Social Location and the Therapy Relationship
Alison Gerig, LCSW and Jennifer C Jones, PhD, LCSW
Hosted by the Philadelphia Trans-Wellness Conference
2016, 2018, 2019
How to move from Gatekeeper to Ally: Letter Writing and advocacy around gender transition
Alison Gerig, LCSW, Michele Angello, PhD, and Lane DiFlavis, LCSW
Hosted by the Philadelphia Trans-Wellness Conference
2015
From Pathology to Celebration: Social Work’s Connection to Gender Liberation
Keynote Presentation by Alison Gerig, LCSW
Hosted by the Pennsylvania Society of Clinical Social Workers
Alison and Laura embodied and transmitted an integrity of feeling, vision, and action to which I aspire. The workshop challenged me in ways that were clear, grounded, and connected enough that I could hear what was being said, and it has motivated me to keep applying that insight right at the edge of where I’m most uncomfortable and scared.