Description
Knowing When to Step Down: White Leadership with Communities of Color Part II: This is a follow-up to the discussion where Julie Smithwick, a White social worker, community health worker, and ally within Latin@ communities explained how she became the Founder and Executive Director of a statewide Latin@-focused community-based organization and then decided to leave her position so that a person from that community could represent the organization. This workshop will be more in-depth with (1) how she learned to partner with – instead of trying to do for- the Latin@ communities with which she worked, (2) some of the personal work she did that led to that decision, and (3) examples of things other leaders can do to ensure they are leading intentionally and not being harmful or self-serving.
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Instructor
Julie Smithwick, LMSW, CHW, has over twenty-five years of experience working alongside communities and families to find solutions to address health and social inequities. Trained as a Community Health Worker in Ecuador, she is the founder and director of the Arnold School of Public Health Center for Community Health Alignment. Prior to developing the Center, Smithwick founded and led PASOs, a community-based organization that engages with Latino communities throughout South Carolina utilizing the CHW model. She also helped found the South Carolina CHW Association and is on the Boards of Directors of various organizations including the National Association of Community Health Workers.
Learning Objectives
Upon the completion of this workshop, participants will be able to:
- Give examples of ways to learn from communites.
- Model steps that would lead to partnership within communities of color
- Develop at least 3 questions to examine their personal role in oppression.
Bibliography & References
BIBLIOGRAPHY & REFERENCES
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Love, D. (n.d.). Baltimore's grassroots think-tank. Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle. Retrieved September 18, 2021, from https://www.lbsbaltimore.com/thread-is-white-supremacy-with-a-smile/.
Ross, D.-D., Ross, D.-D., Suarez, C., Suarez, C., Powell, J. A., Powell, J. A., Tomkin, A. R., Tomkin, A. R., Boswell, A. C. and F., Costello, A., & Boswell, F. (2021, March 30). How white people conquered the nonprofit industry. Non Profit News | Nonprofit Quarterly. https://nonprofitquarterly.org/how-white-people-conquered-the-nonprofit-industry/.
White women doing white supremacy in nonprofit culture. Tzedek Social Justice Fund. (2020, June 8). Retrieved September 19, 2021, from https://tzedeksocialjusticefund.org/white-women-doing-white-supremacy-in-nonprofit-culture/.
Vu. (2021, June 1). 20 subtle ways white supremacy manifests in nonprofit and philanthropy. Nonprofit AF. https://nonprofitaf.com/2021/06/20-subtle-ways-white-supremacy-manifests-in-nonprofit-and-philanthropy/.
Late Fees and Refunds
Fee & Registration:
Cost is $25 and includes CE credit. Registering after September 26, 2021 will incur an additional $20 late fee. *Cancellations must be received 24 hours in advance prior to the live interactive webinar to receive a refund or a credit letter.
*All cancellations will be subjected to a $25.00 administration fee
Target Audience
Social Workers, LCPCs, and Psychologists
