SDTIGT Learning Exchange: Aisha Pope, LCSW, on Code-Switching on Friday, July 2nd, from 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm
San Diego Trauma-Informed Guide Team's Learning Exchange features Aisha Pope, LCSW, San Diego Center for Children. PRESENTING ON “BROADLY, CODE-SWITCHING INVOLVES ADJUSTING ONE’S STYLE OF SPEECH, APPEARANCE, BEHAVIOR, AND EXPRESSION IN WAYS THAT WILL OPTIMIZE THE COMFORT OF OTHERS IN EXCHANGE FOR FAIR TREATMENT, QUALITY SERVICE, AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES ” (MCCLUNEY, ROBOTHAM, LEE, SMITH, & DURKEE, 2019). FOR MANY BLACK, INDIGENOUS, AND PEOPLE OF COLOR (BIPOC) PROFESSIONALS,...