About this event
The Stockwell Centre Symposium will be an exploration of diversity in current therapeutic settings.
Presentations will be given by therapists with particular experience in the area.
Voices of the Other by Dr Dwight Turner
Abstract
In understanding issues of difference and diversity and otherness and privilege, it has become increasingly important to see these as a phenomenon within which we are all embedded. This part of this symposium will look to the range of methods and methodologies which could be used in order to understand and explore the voices of the other and present some creative examples through the work of sand play, drawing and dream work of the internalised experience of both privilege and otherness.
Biography
Dr Dwight Turner is Course Leader on the Humanistic Counselling and Psychotherapy Course at the University of Brighton, a PhD Supervisor at their Doctoral College, a psychotherapist and supervisor in private practice. His latest book Intersections of Privilege and Otherness in Counselling and Psychotherapy was released in February 2021 and is published by Routledge. An activist, writer and public speaker on issues of race, difference and intersectionality in counselling and psychotherapy.
Cross-culturally responsive psychotherapy: Addressing the intrapsychic alongside the interpersonal dynamics by Dr Zack Eleftheriadou
Abstract
The talk will begin by exploring the notion of the “individualistic self”, alongside the concepts culture, ethnicity and ‘race’. The speaker will identify some of the most common cross-cultural barriers, which if not addressed, can create serious misunderstandings in the therapeutic setting and create ruptures. The talk aims to focus on the key themes in clinical work; for example, how we might build a good-enough working alliance and how to take into account pre-transference, transference and countertransference ‘racial’ and cross-cultural dynamics. Furthermore, the speaker will discuss the complex process of migration/dislocation and its long-lasting impact on a person’s/family’s psycho-social identity.
Biography
Dr Zack Eleftheriadou is a Chartered Counselling Psychologist and a Fellow of the British Psychological Society. She has trained as an adult, child and parent infant psychoanalytic psychotherapist. Since 1990, she has provided training and has published extensively in the following areas: developmental issues, cross-cultural work and trauma, including the text ‘Psychotherapy and Culture’. She has previously worked at Nafsiyat, The Intercultural Therapy Centre and the Medical Foundation for the Care of Victims of Torture. She teaches at The Institute of Arts in Therapy and Education (IATE) as an infant observation tutor and clinical supervisor and also works in private practice in North London providing psychotherapy and supervision. She is a member of The Bowlby Centre, London. She is a visiting external examiner for Doctoral level university students and a member of the UKCP Child Faculty subcommittee, ‘Infant-parent psychotherapy’.
Cultural perspectives on bereavement by Dr Nileema A. Conlon Vaswani, PhD, Reg. MBACP (Accred.)
Abstract
‘Cultural perspectives on bereavement’ considers the varied treatment of death and grief across cultures and how these diversities might present in the therapeutic space. Cultural awareness of practice and ritual will provide a context within which individual client experiences can be explored.
Biography
Nileema’s experience includes counselling, teaching, supervision, and training, as well as managing counselling and other frontline services in the charity and Higher Education sectors. Nileema has an academic background in Ethics. Through her work in the charity sector, Nileema developed a professional interest in bereavement support, particularly for parents who have experienced the death of a baby.
Supporting GSRD/LGBTQ People in the Community and the Counselling Room by Neil Loffhagen
Topics of the presentation will cover:
GSRD instead of LGBTQ?
What do we mean by “Non-binary thinking”?
Differences in Gender, Gender expression, Sex and Sexuality
Differences in being LGTBQ+ compared to identifying as LGTBQ+
Trans Umbrella
Memorandum of Understanding, version 2
Biography:
Neil Loffhagen is a Pink Therapy qualified Gender, Sexuality, Sex and Relationship Diversity (GSRD) therapist. He has been counselling for over 10 years. As well as seeing clients privately, he volunteers at an LGBTQ+ charity, SupportU, serving the Thames Valley area. He is genderqueer. His aim in therapy is to help people explore all aspects of their gender, sexuality, sexual desires and relationships. He works primarily with lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and queer (LGBTQ+) people.
Further information
Parking
The Symposium will coincide with a university open day, so the venue will be busy. We recommend arriving early to secure parking. Parking is free on the day and the University have suggested using the North side carparks.
Accessible parking is available onsite. Under podia parking is available by pre-arrangement with the university.
Finding your way
We strongly recommend using the university website and app findyourway to find the Senate Room from the locations you have parked. (https://findyourway.essex.ac.uk/)
This is the location of the Senate room (https://findyourway.essex.ac.uk:8080/share/e46f4e20ead6799ec875e4f1a7f82152)
Food and refreshments
Refreshments are not provided at the event, however there are many outlets where food and drink can be purchased. These are open all day. There are also squares and open parkland where packed lunches may be eaten.