Let’s talk about race and racism: a culturally safe reflective space

We are working with Nafsiyat Intercultural Therapy Centre to offer sessions 'let’s talk about race and racism: a culturally safe reflective space' to support to staff in the Trust.

Racialised Trauma support at Mersey Care

See the attached poster for more information.

There are two types of support avaliable:

One to one sessions

Online, confidential, one to one intercultural therapy sessions for colleagues from racially minoritized groups and can be offered in a range of languages. The sessions are a safe place to share and explore your emotions, to explore difficult workplace interactions that feel like they stem from others’ perceptions of your culture or race and it is estimated that you will be seen between four to six weeks.

How to access

Staff who would like to access these sessions will need to complete the self referral form. Completed forms should be sent direct to referrals@nafsiyat.org.uk.

You do not need to copy anyone into the email, but you may need to speak to your line manager to support your time out of team duties.

If needed, a friend, team leader, or colleague can submit the referral for you, however, you must give consent for them to do this. 

All referrals will be triaged within one week and you will receive your first appointment within four weeks.  All communication will be sent to you directly from Nafsiyat. 

Group reflective practice sessions

Reflective sessions provide safe and confidential spaces for colleagues to process and reflect on work and organisational issues. In its simplest form, a reflective session is thinking about or reflecting on what you do. It is closely linked to the concept of learning from experience, in that you think about what you did and what happened and decide from that what you would do differently next time.

Participants will engage with facilitators and peers to explore shared issues, gain support, and work towards an equitable experience in their organisations. The reflective session enables us to understand ourselves better, our knowledge and understanding, our skills and competencies, and workplace practices in general.

These reflective sessions will be facilitated by Nafsiyat therapists and held online using the Microsoft Teams platform. Sessions are scheduled for the following dates and will either have theme to focus or will be facilitated as an open session. 

Sessions will last for 1 hour 15 minutes.

How to access

Visit section 3 of the Prospectus to book a space on the Racialised Trauma Support Reflective Practice Session.

About Nafsiyat Intercultural Therapy Centre

Nafsiyat is an intercultural therapy centre committed to providing effective and accessible psychotherapy and counselling services the UK’s diverse religious, cultural, and ethnic communities. Our team is comprised of experienced, fully qualified psychotherapists and counsellors from diverse backgrounds who are sensitive to the therapeutic needs of cultural minority groups.