EFTA Conversation: Identifying resources and restraints in reflexively engaging with social diversity?

with John Burnham

Chairperson: Umberta Telfener

Social GgRRAAAACCEEEESSSS….S represents Gender, geogrphy, Race, Religion, Age, Ability, Appearance, Accent, Affiliation, Class, Culture, Ethnicity, Education, Employment, Sexual Orientation, Senses, Sexuality, Sprituality … Something else we haven’t thought of yet!
This acronym (Burnham …..) has become a useful tool in UK training courses for many years.  In this talk I will explore its use in enhancing the self reflexive abilities for therapists in identifying which aspects of diversity are potential resources for their relationship with clients/supervisees and which are potential restraints.  Identifying restraints may guide us in our continuing professional development.  I will also introduce some of the creative ways in which others have used this framework

John Burnham, CQSW, MPhil, Dip FT, Fellow AcSS; Fellow UKCP;. I am employed as Consultant Family and Systemic Psychotherapist in the Inpatient Service for Eating Disorders at Parkview Clinic, Birmingham Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Birmingham. In 1977 I was a co-founder, and later Director of the Systemic Training Programme where I still loiter as Academic Lead, float around as a Clinical Supervisor and sort of co-lead the supervision course. My approach to therapy and supervision is under the influence of systemic, narrative, and social construction theories and my working class roots. My practice methods and techniques are shaped by Cecchin; Queenie Harris, Karl Tomm, Michael White, Rubina Singh and Parveen Kaur. My professional passions include ‘thinking theory and talking ordinary’; ‘turning practice into theory’ ‘creating self and relationally reflexive practices’; ‘creating solidarity between young people, parents and professionals through multiple family therapy’, and using social and personal GgRRAAAACCEEEESSSS….S to enable clients and practitioners to conceptualise and influence their experiences
 

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