Counseling Perspectives on Attachment and Racial Identity

This episode is eligible for CE credit - Counselors & Social Workers

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Today we are going to be talking about the intersection of attachment and racial identity, exploring some of the ways that current models of romantic attachment reflect Eurocentric standards, as well as ways we can adapt couples’ work to be responsive to straight BIPOC couples experiences of racism and inequity.

Learning Objectives

• Identify factors that impact attachment such as racism and historical trauma.
• Define primary attachment styles
• Discover the role of validation of emotion when working with BIPOC couples
• Consider ways Emotionally Focused Therapy can be adapted to Black couples

Meet Our Guest

   

Dimica Lawrence, MSW, LCSW is currently in private practice in North Carolina. She received her Master of Social Work-Advanced Standing Program from North Carolina State University in 2018 and has worked in community-based and private practice settings with Adolescents with Severe Emotional Disturbances, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Intellectual and Developmental Disorders, Juveniles, couples and families.