SFCP Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (DEI) Conversations
In recent years, there have been multiple requests for a dedicated, judgment-free space for SFCP members to:
- learn about and discuss topics in the current DEI discourse.
- share our challenges and anxieties in addressing these issues in teaching and clinical settings.
- create psychoanalytic frameworks for working across differences within our learning groups.
As a first step toward these goals, SFCP is offering a series of online DEI Conversations, divided into four modules, as described below.
Purpose:
To support SFCP members and learning groups in talking with each other about DEI issues.
Content/Structure:
- Focused on discussing concepts in current DEI discourse which will allow us to think further about what this means for SFCP.
- Sessions will be dialogic and highly participatory.
- Participants will drive the discussions.
Logistical Overview:
2-hour online modules. There will be four modules, each offered multiple times during this academic year. It is recommended to take the modules sequentially, as the concepts will build on each other.
Facilitators:
David Luna, SFCP’s DEI Consultant and volunteers from the DEI Steering Committee, the Strategic Direction “Promoting an Inclusive & Reflective Organization” Team, and other members.
Note on all modules:
As the Module 1 sessions took place, it became apparent that some participants had been expecting to take part in fuller conversations on DEI issues and challenges at SFCP. This expectation was understandable given the title of the series, “DEI Conversations,” and our failure to make more explicit that this series is just a first step towards such conversations.
Please know that the purpose of the series is to provide opportunities for the SFCP community to acquire a shared baseline familiarity with the concepts and terms common to DEI discourse and thereby be able to talk more effectively with each other about DEI issues going forward.
While session participants do have mini-conversations on the concepts and terms covered—and while these mini-conversations have often been quite powerful and have sometimes brought in the SFCP context—they are not intended to be the larger conversations that some have been expecting. We apologize for any confusion.
Module 2
Building on the concepts and terms discussed in Module 1 (power, race, white supremacy), Module 2 will focus on bias, racism, and the impact of systemic racism. Please select the date that best fits your schedule, as each session will be identical.
Thursday, January 23, 2025 | 7:00pm – 9:00pm
Sunday, January 26, 2025 | 10:00am – 12:00pm
Monday, February 3, 2025 | 7:00pm – 9:00pm
Thursday, February 13, 2025 | 7:00pm – 9:00pm
Cost: FREE
2 CE/CME credits available for $30 (FREE for SFCP members)
Accreditation Statement for CME/CE Sponsorship and Disclosure Statement
Educational Objectives:
Upon completion of this activity, the learners will be able to:
- describe the effects of explicit and implicit power differentials on dynamics within learning groups, organizations, and society as well as the clinical setting.
- describe ‘Race’ as a construct, including its historical origins and its usage in maintaining existing power dynamics in groups and society, as well as how this construct can operate in a clinical setting.
- define and describe the concept of ‘White Supremacy’, including its historical origins as well as past and present manifestations of this ideology in institutional, societal, and clinical practices.
ACCME Accreditation Statement
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of American Psychoanalytic Association and San Francisco Center for Psychoanalysis. The American Psychoanalytic Association is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
AMA Credit Designation Statement
The American Psychoanalytic Association designates this live activity for a maximum of 2 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Disclosure Statement
The APsA CE Committee has reviewed the materials for accredited continuing education and has determined that this activity is not related to the product line of ineligible companies and therefore, the activity meets the exception outlined in Standard 3: ACCME’s identification, mitigation and disclosure of relevant financial relationship. This activity does not have any known commercial support.
PSYCHOLOGISTS: The San Francisco Center for Psychoanalysis is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The San Francisco Center for Psychoanalysis maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
Psychologists attending SFCP events approved for CE credits may report AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ toward their CE requirements. Psychologists self-certify the number of hours they have completed on their renewal form (whether online or paper).
LCSWs/MFTs: The San Francisco Center for Psychoanalysis is a continuing education provider that has been approved by the American Psychological Association, a California Board of Behavioral Sciences recognized approval agency
Psychologists, Social Workers, and Marriage and Family Therapists will be awarded AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ on an hour for hour basis; see the program description for the maximum of credits awarded for each program.
Commercial Support: None