Microaggressions and Repair: CPR for Racial Harm, Lexx Brown-James, PhD, LMFT, CSE, CSES 3 CEs Approved

This workshop will cover overt and covert racial microaggressions through didactic educational process and equip users with a reparative response system when microaggressions take place. Dr. Lexx Brown-James {She|Her|Dr} is an Amazon Best Selling Author, a licensed marriage and family therapist, and sexologist. Dr. Lexx loves LOVE and is especially fond of ensuring Black Love lasts. As the #CouplesClinician, she works to ensure folks build and maintain fulfilling intimate relationships. At The Institute, Dr. Lexx believes Healing Does Happen and works to take care of the relationship between lovers versus the ego of lovers. She also merges education and therapy using her skillset training professionals within and outside human sexuality. In professional development, Dr. Lexx works to support organizations in de-centralizing harmful oppressive practices with their clientele. In classrooms and training, Dr. Lexx utilizes experiential pedagogy coupled with affective based learning to challenge attitudes and support learners in being able to apply knowledge and skills. Learning Objectives: 1. List one covert and one overt form of racism. 2. Identify the 3 steps of the CPR model. 3. Utilize 1 strategy from CPR practice. Bibliography: Gadson, C. A., & Lewis, J. A. (2022). Devalued, overdisciplined, and stereotyped: An exploration of gendered racial microaggressions among Black adolescent girls. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 69(1), 14–26. https://doi.org/10.1037/cou0000571 Owen, J., Tao, K. W., Drinane, J. M., Hook, J., Davis, D. E., & Kune, N. F. (2016). Client perceptions of therapists’ multicultural orientation: Cultural (missed) opportunities and cultural humility. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 47(1), 30. Yeo, E., & Torres-Harding, S. R. (2021). Rupture resolution strategies and the impact of rupture on the working alliance after racial microaggressions in therapy. Psychotherapy, 58(4), 460–471. Schedule: 9-9.30 – Introduction 9.30-10.00 – Covert vs. Overt Racism 10.00-10.15 – Microaggressions what they are and are not 10.15-10.45 –processing Microaggressions 10.45-11.00- Small groups 11.00-11.15 – Share out from small groups 11.15-11.45 – CPR Model 11.45-11.55- Practice and questions 11.55-12.00 – Check out