The intersection of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and anti-racist professional development represents a critically important area for behavior analysts. As Katelyn Kendrick articulates, white participation in anti-racist discussion and demonstrable commitment to action is imperative for progress.
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Join Free →White participation in anti-racist discussion, as well as a demonstratable commitment to action, is imperative for progress. However, white individuals often run from this type of work - why? Because it is uncomfortable, painful, and often requires committed perspective taking. Using ACT as a framework, we will explore and discuss how to use psychological flexibility to increase work around anti-racism, internalized racism, and discomfort when it comes to discussing race, racism, and particularly, the role of white individuals. Participants in this discussion will walk away with a further developed understanding of the role of psychological flexibility and anti-racist work.
| Certification Body | Credits | Type |
|---|---|---|
| BACB® | 1 | Ethics |
Katelyn E. Kendrick (they/them) is a white, allistic, non-binary, millennial who is a member of the LGBTQIA2S+ community. They have lived a life of middle class/white/colonizer/suburban privilege. Katelyn is descended from settler colonizers and enslavers, as well as Eastern European immigrants. They are also a neurodiversity-affirming Board Certified Behavior Analyst and Clinical Supervisor for early-intervention-age Autistic children in the north Denver-Metro region. In 2015, they received a B.A. in History with a concentration in US History and a minor in Education (with an emphasis in Special Education) from The University of California, Riverside. In 2017, she graduated with a M.Ed. in Behavior Analysis from the University of Cincinnati. Katelyn has worked consistently in the field of applied behavior analysis since 2013. Katelyn has also been actively involved in political and advocacy movements, first inspired by marriage equality and the passage of Prop 8 in California. Since then, she has become involved with DEI related endeavors with various behavior analytic professional organizations and community theatre organizations in the Denver-metro region. Katelyn lives their life at the intersection of multiple identities including being neurodivergent, disabled, a sex assault survivor, bisexual, and a non-binary femme.
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