{"id":1963,"date":"2021-02-03T13:47:45","date_gmt":"2021-02-03T13:47:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/aspirations\/?p=1963"},"modified":"2021-05-24T15:57:52","modified_gmt":"2021-05-24T14:57:52","slug":"exploring-intersectionality-with-females-who-identify-as-black-african-south-asian-and-caribbean","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/aspirations\/2021\/02\/03\/exploring-intersectionality-with-females-who-identify-as-black-african-south-asian-and-caribbean\/","title":{"rendered":"Exploring intersectionality with females who identify as Black, African, South Asian and Caribbean"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Being at University may have provided opportunities for you to notice things about yourself that you might want to explore and talk about. This therapeutic support group taking place over 6 sessions can provide a safe space to explore themes with others who you may have things in common who identify as Black, African, South Asian and Caribbean. Commitment to all 6 sessions is required.<\/div>\n
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Group work can be powerful and offers you the opportunity to hear things you may be experiencing spoken out loud by others and perhaps yourself.\u00a0Groups can provide a very supportive environment and equally can be very challenging.\u00a0What have your previous experiences in groups like family, housemates, friends, work been like?\u00a0There will be a maximum of 8, in the group to help facilitate a safe environment.<\/p>\n

The group came about as a response to the feedback from students in the context of Black Lives Matter and the current pandemic. The group will be experiential, you are expected to bring yourself and be willing to share your thoughts with others and to be able to listen to others. We will decide together in week one which themes we would like to explore each week. We will use some mindfulness techniques to support us in being present.\u00a0\u00a0Suggested themes include; Who am I? \u2013 What does it mean to be me?\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0– Friendships \u2013 Friend or enemy? – Being a friend to myself \u2013 self-love – Mental health – Self-care. These themes are not exclusive or exhaustive, you may have other themes that you want to suggest.<\/p>\n

Please note that you need to commit to attending all 6 sessions which take place on\u00a0Mondays from 2pm-3pm\u00a0on the following dates:<\/p>\n

15th February
\n22nd\u00a0February
\n1st March
\n8th\u00a0March
\n15th\u00a0March
\n22nd March<\/p>\n

If you are available for all 6 dates and would like to participate, please\u00a0email\u00a0wellbeingevents@kent.ac.uk to book your place,\u00a0you will then be contacted for a brief 1:1 online meeting with the group facilitator at a mutually convenient time\u00a0before the course begins.<\/p>\n

Please think about why you would like to join the group and what you would like to get out of it.\u00a0\u00a0This group cannot be a substitute for the safety and the environment that one to one therapy can offer.\u00a0However, it could be a chance to reflect on your experiences and to experience your impact on others and their impact on you with an experienced female facilitator who identifies as Black.<\/p>\n

If you have any queries, please email wellbeingevents@kent.ac.uk<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n