A one-day hybrid (online and in-person) conference open to the public, students, and colleagues in the counseling and clinical psychology fields presented by the Department of Clinical Psychology at CIIS
Exploring the Intersection of Identity, Consciousness, and Transformative Leadership
A Free Online Workshop with Kerubo Abuya, Ph.D.
This leadership circle will explore the intersection of identity, consciousness, and transformative leadership. Participants will be guided to reflect upon the identities that they have taken on over time and explore the role of consciousness in enhancing our individual and collective transformative leadership praxis.
Workshop Schedule
- Introductions (5 mins)
- Climate Setting (5 mins)
- Defining Identity; Consciousness; Transformative Leadership (15 mins)
- Reflecting upon the identities that we have taken on over time (10 mins)
- Exploring how consciousness can enhance our individual and collective transformative leadership praxis (10 mins)
- Group Practice Exercises (30 mins)
- Questions and Answers (10 mins)
- Closing (5 mins)
Host Bio
Kerubo Abuya, Ph.D., is an Organizational and Change Leadership Scholar-Practitioner. As a social scientist, educator, consultant, coach, intersectional Afro-feminist, and diversity, equity, inclusive and belonging, Utu/Ubuntu/Obomwanyabanto consciousness Activist-Scholar-Practitioner, she utilizes participatory action research/emancipatory praxis, complexity and systems theory, critical theory, critical feminism, critical pedagogy, partnership theory, transformative learning, dialogue, public narrative/stories, organizing, and other transformative pedagogies and interventions, to develop or enhance leaders’ capacity to lead transformative social systems change and cultural transformation. Some of her work explores multilayered intersections of complexity, social systems design/analysis/change, values-based leadership, caring economics, spirituality, consciousness, culture, gender, and human rights. She earned a PhD in Organizational Systems (Organizational Leadership and Transformation) from Saybrook University.