Critical Consciousness through an Anti-Racism Lens: Teaching Strategies for Counselor Educators

Authors

Eunice Lerma, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Clarissa L. Salinas, The University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyFollow
Javier Cavazos Vela, The University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyFollow

Document Type

Response or Comment

Publication Date

4-2023

Abstract

This teaching brief describes a creative and innovative teaching strategy to create inclusive and anti-oppressive learning spaces. Counselor education faculty can use the instructional strategy described in this teaching brief to: (a) engage in reflexivity and positionality regarding antiracist teaching and racial justice; (b) use specific actions that counter racism; (c) address microaggressions; (d) provide skills for dialogues around difficult conversations such as racial justice (Thurber et al., 2019); and (e) assign learning activities and assessment practices that allow students to reflect on and address racial justice (Gonzalez & Cokley, 2021; Ng et al., 2022; Thurber et al., 2019).

Comments

Original published version available at https://acesonline.net/tpb-publication

Posted with permission.

Recommended Citation

Lerma, E., Salinas, C. L., & Cavazos Vela, J. (2023). Critical Consciousness through an Anti-Racism Lens: Teaching Strategies for Counselor Educators. ACES Teaching Practice Briefs, 1(1), 6–18.

First Page

6

Last Page

18

Publication Title

ACES Teaching Practice Briefs