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

Fall 2024

TASK LIST TO PREPARE FOR CLASS SESSION

Please complete the following PRIOR to our class session:

1. Readings

READ the assigned articles and take notes

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Helms: Phase 1

Helms: Phase 2

2. Brightspace Journal

Go to Brightspace and complete 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.

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

JOURNAL REFLECTION

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.