Decoloniality and Social Privilege Awareness Initiative at Antioch University Seattle
The Decoloniality and Social Privilege Awareness Initiative (DSPAI) at Antioch University Seattle (AUS) explores issues of social privilege, oppression, and positionality to identify inequities and opportunities for meaningful action.
Striving to incorporate social justice activism into our endeavors as clinicians, researchers, and community members, we are committed to approaching our work through the lens of decoloniality and investigating the role of coloniality in our scholarship, professional work, and personal lives.
The Decoloniality and Social Privilege Awareness Initiative began in 2017 with a qualitative research project constructing a developmental model of privilege awareness headed up by Dr. Jude Bergkamp in collaboration with two committed doctoral students.
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Dr. Bergkamp of DSPAI Appears on The Seed Field Podcast
Last week Dr. Bergkamp of DSPAI appeared on The Seed Field Podcast. The episode is entitled “Reconciling Psych’s Problematic Foundations With Its Transformative Potential”.
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The Therapist Paragon: Maintenance of a Colonial System
At a recent meeting of the Decoloniality and Social Privilege Awareness Institute (DSPAI) we engaged in travel of time and place, all from the comfort of our Zoom squares. Through photographs, stories, and reflections, we traced a journey of one of our members that crossed continents and generations. We virtually visited Tibet, India, Africa, and several branches of family and friends.
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Dr. Bergkamp of DSPAI Presents at NCSPP 2023 Conference
Although the American Psychological Association encourages clinical psychologists to recognize and understand the experience of social privilege both within themselves and the individuals and communities they serve, there is a dearth of research in the field to guide this pursuit.
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Dr. Bergkamp and Colleagues Publish New Article
Although the American Psychological Association encourages clinical psychologists to recognize and understand the experience of social privilege both within themselves and the individuals and communities they serve, there is a dearth of research in the field to guide this pursuit.
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