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Honouring Tyre Nichols; System Racism and the Oppression of the Racialised Other in Counselling & Psychotherapy

Tyre Nichols was murdered on 7 January 2023. The video being released some two weeks later on sites across the world. That this incident happened at all in the wake of Breonna Taylor, George Floyd and other murders of persons of colour in the US and in the UK, says a lot about the continued struggle against prejudice and racism that we all endure.

This talk builds on the narratives from the book designed and presented by Colin Largo and Divine Chaura and explores some more of the psychology behind issues of racism and in particular how systemic racism plays a massive role in the oppression and the hatred meted out against the racialised other.

Dr Dwight Turner is Course Leader on the Humanistic Counselling and Psychotherapy Course at the University of Brighton, a PhD Supervisor at their Doctoral College, a psychotherapist and supervisor in private practice. His latest book Intersections of Privilege and Otherness in Counselling and Psychotherapy was released in February 2021 and is published by Routledge. An activist, writer and public speaker on issues of race, difference and intersectionality in counselling and psychotherapy,

Dr Turner can be contacted via his website www.dwightturnercounselling.co.uk and can be followed on Twitter at @dturner300 .

Working Within Diversity: an anti-oppressive model and practice for therapeutic and supervision practice

Myira Khan

This presentation will introduce you to the brand-new Working Within Diversity model of anti-oppressive practice. A model which has evolved from Myira’s extensive clinical experience as a Counsellor, Supervisor and Tutor, to deliver anti-oppressive practice in her own work.

The presentation will walk you through the 5-component model and its underlying principles, before exploring key elements of how to work in an anti-oppressive approach and what you need to consider in offering an antioppressive practice. There will also be an opportunity for Q and A and space to reflect on the material presented.

Myira works in private practice, under her organisations ‘Myira Khan Counselling’ and ‘Grow to Glow’ and has over 12 years of clinical experience. Myira also delivers workshops and events internationally and is a regular speaker and facilitator at national conferences. As the Founder of the Muslim Counsellor and Psychotherapist Network (MCAPN), Myira runs the network for Muslim counsellors, therapists and psychologists, offering support, CPD opportunities and raising the visibility of Muslim practitioners.

A visibly Muslim ethnically-minoritized practitioner, Myira represents a diversity within the therapeutic and coaching professions, promoting counselling and coaching to ethnically-minoritized, Muslim and under-represented marginalised communities and clients.

For a full list of publications and media contributions, conference and event appearances, and social media and podcast appearances, please see Myira’s website:

Publications and Media: www.myirakhancounselling.co.uk/publications-andmedia

Conference and Event Appearances: www.myirakhancounselling.co.uk/conference-event-appearances

Social Media and Podcasts: www.myirakhancounselling.co.uk/social-mediapodcast-appearances

For a full list of awards, please see: www.myirakhancounselling.co.uk/about-myira-khan-counselling