My Positionality and How that Impacts My Seat

“My Positionality and How that Impacts My Seat at the Table” Pascale Jean-Noel, LMSW Pascale. Jean-Noel@nyspi. Columbia. edu 1

Learning Objectives Identify your positionality Understand how your positionality impacts translates within your service delivery and how you engage with your collegues Identify the intersection between Positionalities and ways to develop authentic relationships

What Defines Positionality • Our positionality is made up of the multiple identities we ascribe to. • Our multiple identities offer us power, privileges and disadvantages. • Our identities direct our perspective of the world around us.

My Positionality Haitian-American, Woman, Mother, Professor, Wife, Degreed Professional, Daughter, and Sister

My Seat at the table • • • How do I “show up”? How do I create “professional intimacy”? How do I “check- in”? How do I demonstrate mindfulness? How do I share my power?

Positionality and Power How does my positionality work to give me power or disadvantage in the workplace

“When we identify where our privilege intersects with somebody else’s oppression, we’ll find our opportunities to make real change” Ijeoma Oluo

Questions to answer: 1) What is your positionality? 2) How does your positionality work to give you power and disadvantages in the workplace as ? • A clinician • A supervisor • A co-worker

What happens when we don’t discuss positionality • Perpetuation on unintended discriminatory and oppressive practices • There is no room for vulnerability and authenticity • Inability to build a safe and trusting relationship

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