According to Gibson (2014), “Becoming an ally involves working toward ending oppression through a provocative and transforming experience of self-examination and critical thinking about one’s social identities as they relate to multiple memberships in minority and majority groups (Bishop, 2002).

The word ally has historically been used as an identifier for someone who imagines a different world, where there is equality. An individual who has courage, tenacity, honors curiosity, and envisions their impact on the world as much more significant than themselves. Yet, the act of allyship looks different depending on one’s identity and positionality.

This two hour interactive and didactic continuing education workshop will positively disrupt the rhetoric of allyship in the social work and broader mental health community.