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Kynai Johnson
Caldwell Hall Auditorium
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Friday February 17
9am to noon 3 CE credits

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Regular Registration Rate: $60
Current NCSSS Field Instructor Rate: $45
Current NCSSS Student Rate: $25

Dimensions of Difference: Fostering Positive Identity Formation in Social Work Practice

In this workshop, participants will have the opportunity to reflect upon their individual relationship to privilege and oppression. As such, they can consider how the various dimensions of their own unique identities are celebrated, discouraged, or ignored within various contexts. Moreover, by recognizing the implications of our sphere of influence, participants will recognize their opportunities to foster positive identity formation on the micro, mezzo and macro scale within our communities.

Participants will be able to:

Reflect upon their own sociopolitical relationship to privilege and oppression.
Recognize institutionalized oppression within agency settings.
Define concrete examples of sphere of influence, including abilities to promote safe and affirming spaces within an agency context.

Kynai Johnson is the Program Manager for the Educational Enrichment Department, as well as a Positive Youth Development trainer, and LGBTQ Ally trainer for the Latin American Youth Center. Kynai has a BA from Washington and Lee University in Spanish and Communications, and an MSW from Catholic University. She is currently working on a PhD from Catholic University with a focus on the Intersectionality of Dimensions of Difference - specifically regarding SOGI (Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity and Expression), Race, and Ethnicity. To date, Kynai has traveled to over 30 countries exploring identity formation in this regard, and looks forward to applying these experiences to her research.