SY034: A Case for Professional Affinities: Communities and Social Justice

Thursday, February 15, 2024
2:30 PM–3:50 PM CST

  • PMD: 2,9
  • Cost: Included in Registration
  • Skill Level: Intermediate

Learner Objectives

This session will help participants…

  1. describe how underrepresented practitioners may be affected by the retraumatizing conditions of their work.
  2. visualize how underrepresented practitioners can benefit from community healing to strengthen their daily advocacy.
  3. plan ways to create a mutually beneficial community where underrepresented practitioners can embody healing and sustain engagement in social justice.

Description

This session provides perspectives from practitioners with various backgrounds who work with different populations and examines how creating a professional community can foster sustainability and engagement in their work.

Presenter(s)

Shoko Brown, Loudoun County Public Schools
Wei Lo, Loudoun County Public Schools
Laëtitia Sakponou, MA, Loudoun County Public Schools

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