The concept of privilege isn't about guilt; it's about visibility. Recognizing how unseen systems benefit us is the first step toward effective allyship and dismantling barriers for our clients. See the system! 👀
#SocialWork #Privilege #AntiOppressivePractice #Advocacy

Following the UKCP board decision to withdraw from the MOU and from membership of the Coalition Against Conversion Therapy, Therapists Against Conversion Therapy and Transphobia (TACTT) put out an open letter and collected signatures from UKCP members which led to the UKCP board being called to account.
TACTT Responses to the UKCP meeting can be found here https://therapistsagainsttransphobia.org/2024/06/19/responses-to-the-ukcp-meeting/
#UKCP #Counselling #Psychotherapy #Democracy #ConversionTherapy #Trans #LGBT+ #AntiOppressivePractice

Listening to the #librarypunk episode with Cory Doctorow. It's amazing for all the expected reasons, of course. But one thing that touched me deep in my soul was Cory talking with the hosts about why leftists should care about rent seeking and theories of it. I have, for a long time, staked my career on linking #publicchoice and #criticaltheory // #antioppressivepractice. It was so heartening to see Cory engaging in praxis that links oppression and regulatory capture.

https://counsellinginnorthumberland.com/2022/12/22/why-i-left-twitter-for-mastodon-an-anti-oppressive-step/ - slightly navel gazing, but a quick blog post on why I believe as therapists we have to consider the message sent by remaining on platforms that enable hate against margenlised people
#twitter #TherapistsofMastodon #TherapistsConnect #AntiOppressivePractice #counselling #TwitterMigration #TwitterExodus