The Past is Not Past: Why and How to Incorporate Historical Context into Therapy with People from Minority Ethnic Backgrounds
The Past is Not Past: Why and How to Incorporate Historical Context into Therapy with People from Minority Ethnic Backgrounds
An awareness of history is important when providing therapy / counselling to people from minority ethnic backgrounds. For example, when a therapist works with a member of the Windrush generation, or one of their descendants, it is probably helpful for the therapist to have some knowledge about the history of Caribbean migration to the UK and the history of racism in this country. However, there has only been limited focus on history in the academic literature on psychological therapies. This training will explore why historical awareness on the part of the therapist is important, considering this in relation to stages of therapy (engagement, assessment, formulation, intervention and ending) and use of therapeutic tools (e.g. genograms, timelines). It will provide some didactic teaching but also significant space for reflection as a group and practical exercises.
This training will be delivered by Alasdair Churchyard, who is a Clinical Psychologist and NIHR Pre-Doctoral Fellow in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Oxford. He is investigating why and how to incorporate an awareness of history into effective psychological therapy with people from racialised minorities. Alasdair completed his undergraduate degree in History at the University of Cambridge in 2009. After working in homelessness services in London, he undertook an MSc in Experimental Psychology at the University of Sussex, before qualifying as a clinical psychologist in 2017 from University College London. In addition to his work on history and psychological therapy his research and clinical interests include psychological therapy with and by people from minoritised ethnicities, homelessness, and all aspects of psychological work with older adults. Clinically he works in an older people’s service in Buckinghamshire and he is also Research Tutor at the Oxford Institute of Clinical Psychology Training and Research.
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Tuesday 17th Jun, 2025, 09:30 - 13:00
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