“White Trauma: Creating Space for White People’s Vulnerability with The Hopes of Undoing the Perpetuation of Structural/Systemic Racism" | HMC Ethics November Forum

Sherronda Jamerson presents how racism, at its most basic level, is a lens though which people interpret, naturalize, and reproduce inequality. She explains that racism is not a “white” issue it is a systematic/structural issue designed to keep in place white cultural dominance. Learn why this system has caused harm to us all.

OBJECTIVES:

1) Maintaining openness and moving forward.

2) Learn how trauma and stress can invade the body and skew perception.  

3) Increase awareness of how unconscious or unspoken racism can compromise discussions and outcomes 

SPEAKER BIO:

Sherronda Jamerson obtained a master’s degree in clinical psychology in 2012 from City University College in Seattle, WA, and became certified as a Chemical Dependency Professional in 2007. Her experiences include developing, implementing, and presenting EDI trainings to associations of healthcare professionals, healthcare providers, schools, and community-based organizations. She has also presented at state, national, and international behavioral health and global research conferences on the topics of DEI and Healthcare Equity. She presents with confidence and passion.

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:

Book Resources: Dying of Whiteness, The Bodies Keep Coming, Black Man in a White Coat, Medical Apartheid.

Movie/Documentary: Origins, 13th, The House I live In