{"id":47176,"date":"2024-04-04T11:51:31","date_gmt":"2024-04-04T16:51:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.freestatesocialwork.com\/?p=47176"},"modified":"2024-04-30T10:51:03","modified_gmt":"2024-04-30T15:51:03","slug":"for-white-social-workers-re-un-discover-heuristic-for-dual-awareness-in-ongoing-anti-racist-practice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.freestatesocialwork.com\/?p=47176","title":{"rendered":"For White Social Workers: RE\/UN\/DIScover Heuristic for Dual Awareness in Ongoing Anti-Racist Practice (1 credit hour)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Program Summary: \u00a0<\/strong>This course offers a heuristic or a guide for White social workers for anti-racist social work practice that includes three sets of practices: \u00a0REcover, UNcover, and DIScover. \u00a0REcover practices seek to help White social workers shift to a window of tolerance with activities like brief pauses and paced breathing. \u00a0UNcover practices seek to help White social workers critically examine beliefs, biases, and power. DIScover practices seek to help White social workers look at what is possible, while resisting the urge to fix and control. \u00a0The course emphasizes the importance of learning in relationship and holding space for racialized discomfort.<\/p>\n<p><em>This course is recommended for social workers and is appropriate for beginning and intermediate levels of practice. \u00a0<\/em><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-23633 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freestatesocialwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/book_1404081347.png\" alt=\"\u201cBook\" width=\"54\" height=\"50\" \/> \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.freestatesocialwork.com\/articles\/01_Keenan_26382_Anti-Racism.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Open the Course Reading Here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Reading: \u00a0<\/strong>For White Social Workers: \u00a0RE\/UN\/DIScover Heuristic for Dual Awareness in Ongoing Anti-Racist Practice \u00a0<strong>Author:<\/strong> \u00a0Elizabeth King Keenan, PHD, LCSW\u00a0<strong>Publisher: \u00a0<\/strong>Advances in Social Work<\/p>\n<p><strong>Course\u00a0Objectives:<\/strong>\u00a0 To enhance professional practice, values, skills and knowledge by exploring ways to engage in ongoing anti-racist practice using the REcover, UNcover, and DIScover heuristic.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Learning Objectives: \u00a0<\/strong>Describe ways to REcover with compassion. \u00a0Describe ways to UNcover with curiosity and critical reflection. \u00a0Describe ways to DIScover with creative courage.<\/p>\n<p>Review our\u00a0<a href=\"..\/?page_id=133\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pre-reading study guide.<\/a><\/p>\n\t\r\n\t\t<link type=\"text\/css\" rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freestatesocialwork.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/quizzin\/style.css\" \/>\r\n\t\t<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freestatesocialwork.com\/wp-includes\/js\/jquery\/jquery.js\"><\/script>\r\n\t\t<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freestatesocialwork.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/quizzin\/script.js\"><\/script>\r\n\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t<div class=\"quiz-area single-page-quiz\">\r\n\t\t<form action=\"?page_id=755\" method=\"post\" class=\"quiz-form\" id=\"quiz-430\">\r\n\r\n\t\t<p><strong>Course Available Until:<\/strong>  October 31, 2028.<\/p><p><strong>In order to purchase or take this course, you will need to <a href=?action=login>log in<\/a>. If you do not have an account, you will need to <a href=??action=register>register for a free account<\/a>.<p>After you log in, a link will appear here that will allow you to purchase this course. <\/p><\/strong><div class='quizzin-question' id='question-1'><div class='question-content'> 1:  White people often become activated because they have not had to learn how to<\/div><input type='hidden' name='question_id[]' value='8085' \/><input type='radio' name='answer-8085' id='answer-id-47752' class='answer answer-1' value='47752' onclick='saveAnswer(\"answer-8085\", \"answer-id-47752\")' disabled \/>&nbsp;<label for='answer-id-47752' id='answer-label-47752' class='answer label-1'><span>supress racialized tension and discomfort<\/span><\/label><br \/><input type='radio' name='answer-8085' id='answer-id-47753' class='answer answer-1' value='47753' onclick='saveAnswer(\"answer-8085\", \"answer-id-47753\")' disabled \/>&nbsp;<label for='answer-id-47753' id='answer-label-47753' class='answer label-1'><span>push through racialized tension and discomfort<\/span><\/label><br \/><input type='radio' name='answer-8085' id='answer-id-47754' class='answer answer-1' value='47754' onclick='saveAnswer(\"answer-8085\", \"answer-id-47754\")' disabled \/>&nbsp;<label for='answer-id-47754' id='answer-label-47754' class='answer label-1'><span>hold space for racialized tension and discomfort<\/span><\/label><br \/><\/div><div class='quizzin-question' id='question-2'><div class='question-content'> 2:  Figure 1\/\/ REcover practices ask<\/div><input type='hidden' name='question_id[]' value='8088' \/><input type='radio' name='answer-8088' id='answer-id-47743' class='answer answer-2' value='47743' onclick='saveAnswer(\"answer-8088\", \"answer-id-47743\")' disabled \/>&nbsp;<label for='answer-id-47743' id='answer-label-47743' class='answer label-2'><span>How are you doing?<\/span><\/label><br \/><input type='radio' name='answer-8088' id='answer-id-47744' class='answer answer-2' value='47744' onclick='saveAnswer(\"answer-8088\", \"answer-id-47744\")' disabled \/>&nbsp;<label for='answer-id-47744' id='answer-label-47744' class='answer label-2'><span>What's happening?<\/span><\/label><br \/><input type='radio' name='answer-8088' id='answer-id-47745' class='answer answer-2' value='47745' onclick='saveAnswer(\"answer-8088\", \"answer-id-47745\")' disabled \/>&nbsp;<label for='answer-id-47745' id='answer-label-47745' class='answer label-2'><span>What's possible?<\/span><\/label><br \/><\/div><div class='quizzin-question' id='question-3'><div class='question-content'> 3:  Figure 1\/\/ \u00a0UNcover practices ask<\/div><input type='hidden' name='question_id[]' value='8089' \/><input type='radio' name='answer-8089' id='answer-id-47746' class='answer answer-3' value='47746' onclick='saveAnswer(\"answer-8089\", \"answer-id-47746\")' disabled \/>&nbsp;<label for='answer-id-47746' id='answer-label-47746' class='answer label-3'><span>How are you doing?<\/span><\/label><br \/><input type='radio' name='answer-8089' id='answer-id-47747' class='answer answer-3' value='47747' onclick='saveAnswer(\"answer-8089\", \"answer-id-47747\")' disabled \/>&nbsp;<label for='answer-id-47747' id='answer-label-47747' class='answer label-3'><span>What's happening?<\/span><\/label><br \/><input type='radio' name='answer-8089' id='answer-id-47748' class='answer answer-3' value='47748' onclick='saveAnswer(\"answer-8089\", \"answer-id-47748\")' disabled \/>&nbsp;<label for='answer-id-47748' id='answer-label-47748' class='answer label-3'><span>What's possible?<\/span><\/label><br \/><\/div><div class='quizzin-question' id='question-4'><div class='question-content'> 4:  Figure 1\/\/ \u00a0DIScover practices ask<\/div><input type='hidden' name='question_id[]' value='8090' \/><input type='radio' name='answer-8090' id='answer-id-47749' class='answer answer-4' value='47749' onclick='saveAnswer(\"answer-8090\", \"answer-id-47749\")' disabled \/>&nbsp;<label for='answer-id-47749' id='answer-label-47749' class='answer label-4'><span>How are you doing?<\/span><\/label><br \/><input type='radio' name='answer-8090' id='answer-id-47750' class='answer answer-4' value='47750' onclick='saveAnswer(\"answer-8090\", \"answer-id-47750\")' disabled \/>&nbsp;<label for='answer-id-47750' id='answer-label-47750' class='answer label-4'><span>What's happening?<\/span><\/label><br \/><input type='radio' name='answer-8090' id='answer-id-47751' class='answer answer-4' value='47751' onclick='saveAnswer(\"answer-8090\", \"answer-id-47751\")' disabled \/>&nbsp;<label for='answer-id-47751' id='answer-label-47751' class='answer label-4'><span>What's possible?<\/span><\/label><br \/><\/div><div class='quizzin-question' id='question-5'><div class='question-content'> 5:  White people interacting in predominantly White spaces often do not need to tune into self because the spaces provide White people with comfort through various norms and taboos mitigating against discussing racism and White supremacy.<\/div><input type='hidden' name='question_id[]' value='8092' \/><input type='radio' name='answer-8092' id='answer-id-47699' class='answer answer-5' value='47699' onclick='saveAnswer(\"answer-8092\", \"answer-id-47699\")' disabled \/>&nbsp;<label for='answer-id-47699' id='answer-label-47699' class='answer label-5'><span>True<\/span><\/label><br \/><input type='radio' name='answer-8092' id='answer-id-47700' class='answer answer-5' value='47700' onclick='saveAnswer(\"answer-8092\", \"answer-id-47700\")' disabled \/>&nbsp;<label for='answer-id-47700' id='answer-label-47700' class='answer label-5'><span>False<\/span><\/label><br \/><\/div><div class='quizzin-question' id='question-6'><div class='question-content'> 6:  Figure 2\/\/ \u00a0Paced breathing is an example of _________ practices.<\/div><input type='hidden' name='question_id[]' value='8093' \/><input type='radio' name='answer-8093' id='answer-id-47707' class='answer answer-6' value='47707' onclick='saveAnswer(\"answer-8093\", \"answer-id-47707\")' disabled \/>&nbsp;<label for='answer-id-47707' id='answer-label-47707' class='answer label-6'><span>REcover<\/span><\/label><br \/><input type='radio' name='answer-8093' id='answer-id-47708' class='answer answer-6' value='47708' onclick='saveAnswer(\"answer-8093\", \"answer-id-47708\")' disabled \/>&nbsp;<label for='answer-id-47708' id='answer-label-47708' class='answer label-6'><span>UNcover<\/span><\/label><br \/><input type='radio' name='answer-8093' id='answer-id-47709' class='answer answer-6' value='47709' onclick='saveAnswer(\"answer-8093\", \"answer-id-47709\")' disabled \/>&nbsp;<label for='answer-id-47709' id='answer-label-47709' class='answer label-6'><span>DIScover<\/span><\/label><br \/><\/div><div class='quizzin-question' id='question-7'><div class='question-content'> 7:  Figure 2\/\/ \u00a0Examining one's beliefs and biases is an example of ___________ practices.<\/div><input type='hidden' name='question_id[]' value='8094' \/><input type='radio' name='answer-8094' id='answer-id-47704' class='answer answer-7' value='47704' onclick='saveAnswer(\"answer-8094\", \"answer-id-47704\")' disabled \/>&nbsp;<label for='answer-id-47704' id='answer-label-47704' class='answer label-7'><span>REcover<\/span><\/label><br \/><input type='radio' name='answer-8094' id='answer-id-47705' class='answer answer-7' value='47705' onclick='saveAnswer(\"answer-8094\", \"answer-id-47705\")' disabled \/>&nbsp;<label for='answer-id-47705' id='answer-label-47705' class='answer label-7'><span>UNcover<\/span><\/label><br \/><input type='radio' name='answer-8094' id='answer-id-47706' class='answer answer-7' value='47706' onclick='saveAnswer(\"answer-8094\", \"answer-id-47706\")' disabled \/>&nbsp;<label for='answer-id-47706' id='answer-label-47706' class='answer label-7'><span>DIScover<\/span><\/label><br \/><\/div><div class='quizzin-question' id='question-8'><div class='question-content'> 8:  Figure 2\/\/ \u00a0Resisting the urge to fix is an example of __________ practices.<\/div><input type='hidden' name='question_id[]' value='8095' \/><input type='radio' name='answer-8095' id='answer-id-47710' class='answer answer-8' value='47710' onclick='saveAnswer(\"answer-8095\", \"answer-id-47710\")' disabled \/>&nbsp;<label for='answer-id-47710' id='answer-label-47710' class='answer label-8'><span>REcover<\/span><\/label><br \/><input type='radio' name='answer-8095' id='answer-id-47711' class='answer answer-8' value='47711' onclick='saveAnswer(\"answer-8095\", \"answer-id-47711\")' disabled \/>&nbsp;<label for='answer-id-47711' id='answer-label-47711' class='answer label-8'><span>UNcover<\/span><\/label><br \/><input type='radio' name='answer-8095' id='answer-id-47712' class='answer answer-8' value='47712' onclick='saveAnswer(\"answer-8095\", \"answer-id-47712\")' disabled \/>&nbsp;<label for='answer-id-47712' id='answer-label-47712' class='answer label-8'><span>DIScover<\/span><\/label><br \/><\/div><div class='quizzin-question' id='question-9'><div class='question-content'> 9:  Which of the following is a White group-level defensive behavior emerging from psychological defenses?<\/div><input type='hidden' name='question_id[]' value='8099' \/><input type='radio' name='answer-8099' id='answer-id-47729' class='answer answer-9' value='47729' onclick='saveAnswer(\"answer-8099\", \"answer-id-47729\")' disabled \/>&nbsp;<label for='answer-id-47729' id='answer-label-47729' class='answer label-9'><span>giving 'perfectly logical explanations'<\/span><\/label><br \/><input type='radio' name='answer-8099' id='answer-id-47730' class='answer answer-9' value='47730' onclick='saveAnswer(\"answer-8099\", \"answer-id-47730\")' disabled \/>&nbsp;<label for='answer-id-47730' id='answer-label-47730' class='answer label-9'><span>separating oneself from the group \"I'm not like that\"<\/span><\/label><br \/><input type='radio' name='answer-8099' id='answer-id-47731' class='answer answer-9' value='47731' onclick='saveAnswer(\"answer-8099\", \"answer-id-47731\")' disabled \/>&nbsp;<label for='answer-id-47731' id='answer-label-47731' class='answer label-9'><span>devaluing White people who act 'like that\"<\/span><\/label><br \/><input type='radio' name='answer-8099' id='answer-id-47732' class='answer answer-9' value='47732' onclick='saveAnswer(\"answer-8099\", \"answer-id-47732\")' disabled \/>&nbsp;<label for='answer-id-47732' id='answer-label-47732' class='answer label-9'><span>making dismissive statements \"oh, that's not about race\"<\/span><\/label><br \/><input type='radio' name='answer-8099' id='answer-id-47733' class='answer answer-9' value='47733' onclick='saveAnswer(\"answer-8099\", \"answer-id-47733\")' disabled \/>&nbsp;<label for='answer-id-47733' id='answer-label-47733' class='answer label-9'><span>taking charge<\/span><\/label><br \/><input type='radio' name='answer-8099' id='answer-id-47734' class='answer answer-9' value='47734' onclick='saveAnswer(\"answer-8099\", \"answer-id-47734\")' disabled \/>&nbsp;<label for='answer-id-47734' id='answer-label-47734' class='answer label-9'><span>all of the above<\/span><\/label><br \/><\/div><div class='quizzin-question' id='question-10'><div class='question-content'> 10:  Vinsky and Preyatt-Hyles used the metaphor of ____________ to describe the pervasive ways in which dominant cultural sets of practices and ideas influence one's thinking, feeling, inner experiences, and practice actions.<\/div><input type='hidden' name='question_id[]' value='8101' \/><input type='radio' name='answer-8101' id='answer-id-47759' class='answer answer-10' value='47759' onclick='saveAnswer(\"answer-8101\", \"answer-id-47759\")' disabled \/>&nbsp;<label for='answer-id-47759' id='answer-label-47759' class='answer label-10'><span>talk big<\/span><\/label><br \/><input type='radio' name='answer-8101' id='answer-id-47760' class='answer answer-10' value='47760' onclick='saveAnswer(\"answer-8101\", \"answer-id-47760\")' disabled \/>&nbsp;<label for='answer-id-47760' id='answer-label-47760' class='answer label-10'><span>talk the talk<\/span><\/label><br \/><input type='radio' name='answer-8101' id='answer-id-47761' class='answer answer-10' value='47761' onclick='saveAnswer(\"answer-8101\", \"answer-id-47761\")' disabled \/>&nbsp;<label for='answer-id-47761' id='answer-label-47761' class='answer label-10'><span>chatter box<\/span><\/label><br \/><input type='radio' name='answer-8101' id='answer-id-47762' class='answer answer-10' value='47762' onclick='saveAnswer(\"answer-8101\", \"answer-id-47762\")' disabled \/>&nbsp;<label for='answer-id-47762' id='answer-label-47762' class='answer label-10'><span>systemic chatter<\/span><\/label><br \/><\/div><p><strong>In order to purchase or take this course, you will need to <a href=?action=login>log in<\/a>. If you do not have an account, you will need to <a href=?action=register>register for a free account<\/a>.<p>After you log in, a link will appear here that will allow you to purchase this course. <\/p><\/strong><\/form><\/div><\/font>\n<p>G.M. Rydberg-Cox, MSW, LSCSW is the Continuing Education Director at Free State Social Work and responsible for the development of this course. \u00a0She received her Masters of Social Work in 1996 from the Jane Addams School of Social Work at the University of Illinois-Chicago and she has over 20 years of experience. \u00a0She has lived and worked as a social worker in Chicago, Boston, and Kansas City. \u00a0She has practiced for many years in the area of hospital\/medical social work. \u00a0The reading materials for this course were developed by another organization.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Program Summary: \u00a0This course offers a heuristic or a guide for White social workers for anti-racist social work practice that includes three sets of practices: \u00a0REcover, UNcover, and DIScover. \u00a0REcover practices seek to help White social workers shift to a window of tolerance with activities like brief pauses and paced breathing. \u00a0UNcover practices seek to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[88],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-47176","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-anti-racism-anti-discrimination"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.freestatesocialwork.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47176","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.freestatesocialwork.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.freestatesocialwork.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.freestatesocialwork.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.freestatesocialwork.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=47176"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.freestatesocialwork.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47176\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.freestatesocialwork.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=47176"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.freestatesocialwork.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=47176"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.freestatesocialwork.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=47176"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}