The Seed Field

Cultural Self-Assessment Is a Practice With Transformative Potential

Episode Summary

At the beginning of every Seed Field Podcast episode, we ask guests to disclose their positionality: what background and identity they bring to the conversation. But what if we took this practice of cultural self-assessment—and went further? What if we used it as a jumping off place to really developing skills to navigate cultural difference and to combat discrimination? That’s what today’s guest, Mariela Marin, encourages their students in the MA in Clinical Psychology to do—and in this conversation they explain how powerful this practice can be, and how it can be useful for everyone.

Episode Notes

Visit Antioch’s website to learn more about the Santa Barbara-based MA in Clinical Psychology that Mariela teaches in. You can also check out the program’s Latinx Mental Health Concentration that they direct.

This episode was recorded March 22, 2023 via Riverside.fm and released April 5, 2023. 

The Seed Field Podcast is produced by Antioch University

Host: Jasper Nighthawk

Editor: Johanna Case

Digital Design: Mira Mead

Web Content Coordination: Jen Mont

Work-Study Intern: Sierra-Nicole E. DeBinion

A special thanks to Karen Hamilton, Amelia Bryan, and Melinda Garland

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