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SPCL 7922 Multicultural Counseling & Consultation (Elizalde-Utnick): Session 4 - Module 4: Race & Racial Identity Development

Fall 2023

TASK LIST TO PREPARE FOR CLASS SESSION

Please complete the following PRIOR to our class session on October 2:

1. Readings

READ the assigned articles and take notes

Sue

Helms: Phase 1

Helms: Phase 2

Supplemental (Optional) Reading: DiAngelo

2. Online Reflection Activity (ORA) #4 Blackboard Journal

Go to Blackboard to the Journal link and post to the "Exploring Whiteness & Racism" journal.

3. Prepare for Quiz (RAT#4)

The 5-question multiple-choice quiz will be on the assigned readings.

SUMMARY

In this session we will explore the construct of race and discuss several models of racial identity development. We will also discuss strategies for developing an antiracist racial identity. 

SUPPLEMENTAL PODCAST: THE USE OF POC

Should we keep using the term POC? Listen to the following podcast:

https://www.npr.org/2020/09/29/918418825/is-it-time-to-say-r-i-p-to-p-o-c

BLACKBOARD JOURNAL ACTIVITY

If you are White, reflect and respond to the following questions and statements:

  • What does being white mean to you?
  • What do you feel in your body as you reflect on this?
  • Imagine being called out by a Person of Color for something you said (i.e., a microaggression, even if that wasn't your intention). There is a lot of emotion carried in our bodies and this influences our behaviors.
  • How have your intersecting identities (e.g., gender identity, dis/ability, religion, class, etc.) as a White person impacted your understanding and awareness of racism in general and Anti-Black racism, more specifically?

If you are Black, reflect and respond to the following questions and statements:

  • What does being white mean to you?
  • What do you feel in your body as you reflect on this?
  • Imagine calling out a White person for something they said (i.e., a microaggression). There is a lot of emotion carried in our bodies and this influences our behaviors.
  • How have your intersecting identities (e.g., gender identity, dis/ability, religion, class, etc.) as a Black person impacted your understanding and awareness of racism in general and Anti-Black racism, more specifically?

If you are a Non-Black Person of Color, reflect and respond to the following questions and statements:

  • What does being white mean to you?
  • What do you feel in your body as you reflect on this?
  • Imagine calling out a White person for something they said (i.e., a microaggression). There is a lot of emotion carried in our bodies and this influences our behaviors.
  • Now imagine you being called out by a Black person for something you said. Again, there is a lot of emotion carried in our bodies and this influences our behaviors.
  • How have your intersecting identities (e.g., gender identity, dis/ability, religion, class, etc.) as a Non-Black Person of Color impacted your understanding and awareness of racism in general and Anti-Black racism, more specifically?

SUPPLEMENTAL VIDEO: MYTHS ABOUT WHITE PEOPLE (3:44)

Robin DiAngelo, author of “White Fragility,” describes the common myths and excuses white people give about race.