The Impact of White Supremacy on System Involved Youth Serving Organizations

Rosa Revuelta

Training Description

As service providers we strive to change things for system involved youth, families, and communities. We want to create a better world. We look at the issues outside our doors and often miss the issues within our organizations, including the impact that white supremacy culture has on how we show up for communities. Characteristics of white supremacy are damaging to organizational structures, the people working within them and the clients we ultimately seek to serve. They hurt both BIPOC and White people. In this training we will examine the ways that white supremacy exists in organizations, the impact it has on how we show up in this work and how we can work to unlearn and change these ways of work.

Learning Objective

• Participants will identify three (3) characteristics of white supremacy culture they have seen in organizations.
• Participants will be able describe the way that white supremacy culture impacts their work as service providers
• Participants will identify one (1) characteristic of white supremacy culture they embody and will work to change.

Agenda 

9:30 AM – 9:45 AM Welcome and Introductions

9:45 AM – 10:45 AM The Manifestation of White Supremacy in Organizations

10:45 AM – 11:00 AM Break (CEUs will not be issued for this time)

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM The Impact on Organizational Talent and the Clients we Serve

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Strategies for Challenging White Supremacy

Meet Our Trainer

Rosa Revuelta, MA, MNA is a first generation Chicana with over 15 years of experience working in the social sector field as an advocate, trainer and community educator. Her work has focused on supporting and empowering the community and professionals in the field. Much of her worked has been along side underserved and underrepresented communities of color. Rosa worked as an advocate providing direct services and crisis counseling to survivors and their families, helping them navigate the child welfare and criminal justice system. As a community educator, Rosa has facilitated workshops and presentations for children, youth, and adults on sexual assault, intimate partners violence and human trafficking. Rosa has trained community educators, service providers, parents, students, and government staff on strategies for working with trauma survivors. She enjoys helping others learn and grow and has worked with professionals in the social service field to increase their professional development in coaching, leadership/ management skills, and cultural responsiveness. Rosa is a lifelong learner with a Bachelors in Social Work, a Master in Mexican American Studies, a Masters in Nonprofit Administration and a Certificate in Design Learning from the Association of Training Development.

This course meets the qualifications for (3.25) BBS CEUs for LCSWs and MFTs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences & is provided by Fred Finch Youth Center, CAMFT Provider #045295.