What is intersectional self-reflexivity?

Intersectional thinking guides us to embrace an understanding of the world in terms of entanglements rather than separations. As art therapists, intersectional self-reflexive practice can enhance our work with clients, trainees, and colleagues.

What you will learn

Over two months, this course will encourage you to explore: unconscious motives and biases that may prevent thinking about uncomfortable issues of identity unconscious responses to perceived or real power, privilege, and prejudices; and colonising uses of the visual realm. This will be done in a supportive way where shame will be explicitly named and challenged.

On completing the course you will:

• understand anti-oppressive practice and intersectionality
• engage in ongoing art-based self-reflexive practice
• further understand art therapy practice in relation to diverse client groups, teams, and organisations.

How you will learn

Following the half-day introductory session, participants will be given structured take-away learning exercises in the form of a course workbook.

Reflections and embodied responses can then be shared during the fortnightly evening sessions leading up to a final half-day session.

This format aims to give participants time to reflect, meaningfully embed learning, and engage in a process of unlearning and challenging potentially problematic practices.

Tutors

Corrina Eastwood and Sejal Chad