1 CE LIVE-Cultural Awareness & Competency | Moving from Cultural Appropriation Towards Cultural Attunement Using Integrative Mindfulness with Gitika "Dr G" Talwar PhD
This workshop will introduce the idea of Radical Mindfulness which reflects how mindfulness and advocacy can co-exist to advance the healing and liberatory goals of individuals and communities.
Attendees will:
Learn about cultural appropriation based on examples drawn from mindfulness-based mental health.
Understand the impact of cultural and spiritual roots of mindfulness being parceled out of mindfulness-based mental health practice in the West.
Broaden their understanding of culture and spirituality in ways that help mindfulness-based therapists make informed decisions about how to support their clients Learn about Radical Mindfulness, which is a movement that has achieved greater momentum than the movement of integrative mindfulness.
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This is a virtual offering, access details will be shared after registration.
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$50
Gitika Talwar, PhD
Dr. Gitika Talwar ("Dr. G") is the Founder of Pranh Healing & Wellness. A Licensed Clinical- Community Psychologist , Dr G uses a biopsychosocial and spiritual approach in her work with adult survivors of trauma. She is the co-author of a paper about Integrative Mindfulness, Recognizing Roots and Not Just Leaves: The Use of Integrative Mindfulness and a forthcoming book chapter about Radical Mindfulness. Her clinical experience draws upon her time working in mental health advocacy in India, an LGBTQ+ affirming counselor with a support group in India, community agency devoted to asylum seekers and refugees in Maryland, justice-involved men in Maryland, a diverse student community at University Counseling centers of University of Washington, Seattle and Tacoma campus. She has also served at a tribal health agency in the Puget Sound region. Educational background: Masters in Social Psychology from the University of Mumbai (India) and a PhD in Community-Clinical Psychology from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (United States).
Learn more about Gitika here.