Appalachian Psychoanalytic Society sponsors a
Saturday Morning Seminar
presented by
Patrick Grzanka,PhD
Intersectionality 101:
What It Is and Why It Matters
for Psychology - and Beyond
September 22, 2018
9:00am - 12:15pm
University of Tennessee Medical Center
Morrison Education and Conference Center
1924 Alcoa Highway
Knoxville, TN 37920
Program Description
Intersectionality is a critically important conceptual framework for understanding how social inequality works. Developed by Black feminist and women of color scholars and activists in the U.S. and worldwide, intersectionality helps to expose and critique how systems of inequality, such as racism, sexism, heterosexism, and ableism, collaborate to produce and sustain oppression and privilege. Over the past decade, there has been increased attention on intersectionality in psychology; psychologists' interest in intersectionality offers opportunities and challenges for thinking about how intersectionality applies to research, training, and practice across the discipline. This presentation will provide an overview of intersectionality’s history, key themes and controversies, as well as practical implications of intersectionality for psychological research and practice.
This program meets the requirements for psychologists licensed in the state of Tennessee to obtain continuing education that pertains to cultural diversity.
Patrick Grzanka, PhD, is an interdisciplinary social scientist whose work explores how intersecting systems of inequality—namely, race, gender, and sexuality—manifest in science, social policy, and everyday life. He is an Assistant Professor of Psychology, and Core Faculty in Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at the University of Tennessee. He was formerly on the faculty of Barrett, the Honors College at Arizona State University. His research has been supported by the National Science Foundation and the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues, and he has received national recognition for his teaching and scholarship. He holds a PhD from the University of Maryland.
Schedule
8:30am Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:50am Welcome and Introduction
9:00am Intersectionality: Origins and Foundational Concepts
10:30am Break
10:45am Intersectionality: Applications and Implications
12:15pm Complete Evaluations and Adjourn
Learning Objectives
After attending this introductory-level seminar in full, participants will be able to:
1. Describe what intersectionality is and discuss its implications for conceptualizing diversity and multiculturalism in psychology.
2. List three key concepts in intersectionality studies and discuss how to apply them in the practice of psychotherapy and to other issues in psychology.
3. Describe how practitioners, scholars, and activists can apply intersectionality studies to challenge and/or modify traditional psychological approaches to diversity, identity, and multiculturalism.
Participants
This program is open to all APS members and other interested mental health professionals who may not be members. It is not limited to individuals practicing in a predominately psychoanalytic mode. The material will be appropriate for clinicians with introductory levels of experience and knowledge.
Registration
Professional and Scholar Members:
$45 until September 17, 2018,
$55 after September 17, 2018.
Early-Career Professional Members:
Free if registered by September 17, 2018,
$10 after September 17, 2018.
Graduate Student Members: Free.
Non-members:
$60 until September 17, 2018,
$70 after September 17, 2018.
Although walk-ins will be accepted, please register online at www.aps-tn.wildapricot.org in advance to assure adequate food and seating.
If you prefer to pay by check, please mail your payment to:
Scott Swan, PhD
APS Treasurer
1005 Kenesaw Avenue
Knoxville, TN 37919.
Refunds honored with written/electronic notice at least 24 hours before date of seminar. Contact Scott Swan, PhD.
Contact APS President Joyce Cartor, PhD to negotiate fees, if needed.
Facility is accessible to persons who are physically challenged. Reasonable accommodations will be made for persons requesting them.
APS Membership:
Eligible professionals can join APS or renew their membership for the 2018-2019 program year for $80. Scholars can join/renew for $50 and Early-Career Professionals can join/renew for $45. Graduate students may join or renew for $25.
American Psychological Association Approval Statement:
Division 39 is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Division 39 maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
Continuing Education:
This program, when attended in its entirety, is available for 3.0 continuing education credits. With full attendance and completion of a program Evaluation and Learning Assessment, a certificate will be issued. Psychologists will have their participation registered through Division 39.
In order to fulfill licensure requirements, the Rules of the Board of Examiners in Psychology in Tennessee (https://www.tn.gov/health/health-program-areas/health-professional-boards/psychology-board/psych-board/continuing-education.html) state that psychologists must obtain three continuing education hours that pertain to cultural diversity as specifically noted in the title, description of objectives, or curriculum of the presentation, symposium, workshop, seminar, course or activity. Cultural diversity includes aspects of identity stemming from age, disability, gender, race/ethnicity, religious/spiritual orientation, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, and other cultural dimensions.
This program meets the requirements for psychologists licensed in the state of Tennessee to obtain continuing education that pertains to cultural diversity.
APS and Division 39 are committed to conducting all activities in conformity with the American Psychological Association’s Ethical Principles for Psychologists. APS and Division 39 are also committed to accessibility and non-discrimination in continuing education activities. Participants are asked to be aware of the need for privacy and confidentiality throughout the program. If program content becomes stressful, participants are encouraged to process these feelings during discussion periods.
Selected References/Recommended Reading:
Bowleg, L. (2008). When Black + woman + lesbian ≠ Black lesbian woman: The methodological challenges of qualitative and quantitative intersectionality research. Sex Roles, 59, 312–325.
Cole, E. R. (2009). Intersectionality and research in psychology. American Psychologist, 64, 170-180.
Collins, P. H. (2015). Intersectionality’s definitional dilemmas. Annual Review of Sociology, 41, 1–20.
Grzanka, P. R., & Miles, J. R. (2016). The problem with the phrase “intersecting identities”: LGBT affirmative therapy, intersectionality, and neoliberalism. Sexuality Research and Social Policy, 13, 371-389.
Grzanka, P. R. (2018). Intersectionality and feminist psychology: Power, knowledge, and process. In C. B. Travis & J. W. White (Eds.), Handbook of the psychology of women: Vol 1. History, theory, and battlegrounds (pp. 585-602). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
Contact:
If participants have special needs, we will attempt to accommodate them. Please address requests, questions, concerns and any complaints to APS President Joyce Cartor, PhD.
There is no commercial support for this program nor are there any relationships between Division 39, APS, presenter, program content, research, grants or other funding sources that could reasonably be construed as conflicts of interest. During the program, the validity/utility of the content and risks/limitations of the approaches discussed will be addressed.