Yvonne Osafo and Anna Godfrey
December 4th 2021
9.30am-12.00pm
A Zoom link will be sent in advance of the day.
£35
In the wake of the Black Lives Matter protests, this seminar provides an opportunity to identify unconscious bias and reflect on how it may be present in our therapeutic practice. Yvonne and Anna will offer their perspective of culturally sensitive practice so that participants can meaningfully apply the learning to their own work with parents, infants and young children.
The seminar will focus on:
- Recognising and addressing unconscious bias in communications with parents and families
- Enhancing relationships with culturally-supportive approaches
- Engaging in culturally-informed thinking and its application to practice
Yvonne is a Parent Infant, Child, Adolescent & Adult Psychotherapist.
Yvonne takes a lead in early intervention at West London Action for Children, which is a charity that has provided free counselling and psychotherapy for low income, high risk families since 1916. She completed her doctorate in psychoanalytic parent-infant psychotherapy at the University of Essex and teaches parent-infant psychotherapy and baby observation in several London-based trainings. Yvonne gained her registration as a Parent Infant Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist following her training at the School of Infant Mental Health.
Anna is a Child Psychotherapist & Parent Infant Psychotherapist.
Anna has been working in Croydon’s Early Intervention Services as an infant parent psychotherapist for the last 5 years. She has worked with a culturally diverse range of clients of different ages in a variety of South London settings. Her community-based therapeutic work seeks to recognise diversity, identify barriers and empower minority infant parent relationships. Anna is developing a research interest in intergenerational racialized trauma. Anna has taught at the School of Infant Mental Health.
For more information or to book a place, please email enquiries@infantmentalhealth.com
This is one of several online activities offered by the Parent Infant Centre and School of Infant Mental Health. Please visit www.infantmentalhealth.com for more details.