Having Purposeful Difficult Dialogues: Counselors Passionately Filling the Gaps
Information
Recorded
-
-
Educational Goal
Participants will explore issues of privilege and oppression in the counseling professions.
Description
S. Kent Butler with a bit of “Realism” and “Authenticity” will use his personal life story to speak truth to the effects of privilege on his own mental wellness and resolve, while sharing best practices for removing culturally biased barriers. “RAW” will also highlight how to successfully balance counseling and self-care with social justice advocacy. This presentation will provide clinicians with insights and “Wisdom” that encourages them to intentionally get into “good trouble” as they proactively work on behalf of their students and the clients they serve as co-conspirators fighting against injustices on a global scale.
Difficult Dialogues will empower counselors with the tools necessary to create safe and brave spaces and engage clients and students in meaningful and courageous conversations on topics related to equity, inclusion, and diversity, a critical skill set for today’s global environment. An open and honest guided discussion will provide attendees with an opportunity to share and process their own personal narratives in relation to ethnicity and culture.
Target Audience
- Counselor
- Marriage & Family Therapist
- Psychologist
- Social Worker
- Substance Use Disorder Professionals
Presenters
Dr. S. Kent Butler, Jr., NCC, NCSC, is a Professor of Counselor Education at the University of Central Florida. Dr. Butler presently serves as President of the American Counseling Association (2021-2022), is an ACA Fellow, and currently hosts an ACA’s weekly vodcast, “The Voice of Counseling”. He has served the Association for Multicultural Counseling and Development as President, ACA Governing Council Representative, and is a proud member of AMCD’s Multicultural Counseling Competencies Revisions Committee which produced the Multicultural Social Justice Counseling Competencies (MSJCC). Dr. Butler formerly served the University of Central Florida as the Chief Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity Officer and is a National Association of Chief Diversity Officers in Higher Education Fellow (2020-2021). He has also served as a Faculty Fellow for Inclusive Excellence within the university’s Office of the Provost. Dr. Butler is faculty advisor to Chi Sigma Iota; Counselor Education Doctoral Student Organization; Project for Haiti Knights; and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.