![]() The ways in which you have benefited from various systems and/or internalized the intergenerational harmful impact of those systems.The history of colonization and enslavement, as well as white supremacy.How you operate around privilege and oppression (both personally and professionally).We need to engage in our own self-reflection, navigate the power dynamics that are inherent in every session, and better understand and advocate for change within the very systems that perpetuate the problems our clients are facing.Īs mentioned in Part 1, I believe that a clinician’s ability to wholeheartedly and effectively serve the TGNB population requires ongoing critical awareness, examination, and acknowledgment of the following: ![]() This model emphasizes that our work needs to transcend the clinical skills and interventions we have been taught. ![]() The original elements of knowledge, attitudes and beliefs, and skills originated in 1992 (Sue et al.), and the most recent expansion added the emphasis of taking action. You may be familiar with what is now called the Multicultural & Social Justice Counseling Competencies (MSJCC Ratts et al., 2016). As a reminder, my goal in writing this two-part series is to reflect on the ways in which TGNB-affirming* clinicians contribute to colonization ( Part 1 ), while also offering, in this article, actionable ways of moving toward decolonization and gender liberation. ![]()
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