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Digital Seminar

Regulating Racial Reactivity and Defensiveness

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Many cross-racial interactions, inside and outside the therapy room, lead to reactivity and defensiveness that manifest in a number of ways, such as explosiveness, distancing, disengagement, and self-righteousness. But no matter what form reactivity takes, it gets in the way of meaningful and constructive conversations. These kinds of toxic interactions can ruin a friendship, work relationship, and even therapeutic relationship, leaving both parties feeling disillusioned, frustrated, and hopeless about not just current but future cross-racial encounters. In this workshop, we’ll explore:  

  • The anatomy of racial reactivity in order to help enhance race-related conversations and avoid inflicting racial harm 
  • How racial defensiveness can affect cross-racial engagement in the short and long-term  
  • Strategies for addressing, overcoming, and regulating racial reactivity inside and outside of therapy 
  • Effective ways to work with defensiveness to achieve honest and productive interactions 

Here's What You'll Learn

The Anatomy of Racial Reactivity  

  • Causes and Contributing Factors 
  • Signs and Symptoms 
  • Relational Consequences  

The Anatomy of Racial Defensiveness  

  • Causes and Contributing Factors 
  • Signs and Symptoms 
  • Relational Consequences  

Strategies and Techniques for Overcoming Racial Reactivity and Defensiveness 

  • Tactics and Techniques to Foster Emotional-Regulation 
  • The Validate-Challenge-Request Method 
  • Practice Empathic Accountability 

Summary and Closure 

  • Current risks and limitations of the literature 
  • Closing thoughts, feeling, and reflections 

Everything You're Getting

  • 2 hours of video content
  • Up to 2.0 CE credits
  • Certificate of completion
  • Handouts and resources

Meet Your Experts

Kenneth V. Hardy, PhD

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Kenneth V. Hardy, PhD, is president of the Eikenberg Academy for Social Justice and clinical and organizational consultant for the Eikenberg Institute for Relationships in NYC, as well as a former professor of family therapy at both Syracuse University, NY, and Drexel University, PA. He’s also the author of Racial Trauma: Clinical Strategies and Techniques for Healing Invisible Wounds, and The Enduring, Invisible, and Ubiquitous Centrality of Whiteness, and editor of On Becoming a Racially Sensitive Therapist: Race and Clinical Practice.

 

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Kenneth Hardy receives compensation as a Clinical and Organizational Consultant . He receives royalties as a published author. Kenneth Hardy receives a speaking honorarium and book royalties from Psychotherapy Networker and PESI, Inc. He has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Kenneth Hardy has no relevant non-financial relationships.

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Media Type:
Digital Seminar
Product Code:
NOS096468
Duration:
2 hours
Copyright:
Mar 21, 2025
Closed Captions:
Available
Format:
Audio and Video

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