Session Six - What’s Racism Got To Do With It?

April 2, 2025

Session Six – Content Level: Advanced
Master Topic: What’s Racism Got To Do With It?

Abstract
This will begin a discussion of black women and girls, sexual abuse and liberation.  It will include and introduction to an understanding of the societal landscape and cultural betrayal trauma theory. There will be an opportunity to present case reports.

Objectives
After the completion of this class, participants will be able to:

  1. Outline current understanding of the harmful aspects of black women’s and girls’ context in society
  2. Discuss racism and intersectional oppression and marginalization
  3. Prepare and present case reports and process therapeutic options

Readings

  • Gomez, Jennifer M., (2023) The Cultural Betrayal of Black Women and Girls:  A Black Feminist Approach to Healing from Sexual Abuse. American Psychological Association, Washington, DC. Foreword, Preface, and Chapters 1-3 (pp. 3-45).
  • Jennifer M. Gómez & Robyn L. Gobin (2024) “It Will Always Feel Worse Because it Comes with That Added ‘Betrayal’”: Intersectionality Praxis and Black Young Women Survivors’ Perspectives on Cultural Betrayal Trauma Theory, Journal of Trauma & Dissociation. 

Timed Outline
75 Minutes: Book Chapter(s)
15 Minutes: Journal Article
60 Minutes Case presentations
 

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 2.50 APA
    The International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
  • 2.50 ASWB ACE
    The International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation (ISSTD), #1744, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 08/20/2024 – 08/20/2027. Social workers completing this course receive 2.50 continuing education credits.
  • 2.50 ISSTD Certificate Program
    This program is eligible for 2.50 credits in the ISSTD Certificate Program. No certificate of completion is generated for this type of credit.
Course opens: 
09/01/2024
Course expires: 
07/31/2025
Event starts: 
04/02/2025 - 7:00pm EDT
Event ends: 
04/02/2025 - 9:30pm EDT
Part of: 
Master Seminar - Complex Posttraumatic and Dissociative Disorders | Turkus 2024
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Available Credit

  • 2.50 APA
    The International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
  • 2.50 ASWB ACE
    The International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation (ISSTD), #1744, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 08/20/2024 – 08/20/2027. Social workers completing this course receive 2.50 continuing education credits.
  • 2.50 ISSTD Certificate Program
    This program is eligible for 2.50 credits in the ISSTD Certificate Program. No certificate of completion is generated for this type of credit.
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