Event Details

The Psychologists Protection Society Trust welcomed Myira Khan as our third speaker in our series of Virtual Seminars to celebrate the Psychologists Protection Society Trusts 50^th Birthday on Saturday 5^th October 2024.

Session Outline

This presentation will introduce you to the Working Within Diversity model of anti-oppressive practice. The model and practice has evolved from Myira’s extensive clinical experience as a Counsellor, Supervisor and Tutor, to deliver anti-oppressive practice in her clinical and teaching work. The presentation will explore the concept of diversity and the underlying anti-oppressive principles of why we need to be consciously working ‘within’ diversity and not ‘with’ diversity, which will outline what anti-oppressive practice looks like in our therapeutic relationships and processes, as well as addressing key concepts of anti-oppressive practice, such as cultural attunement and power relational dynamics. This presentation will offer an overview of the anti-oppressive approach in therapeutic practice to support practitioners to work ethically and from an anti-oppressive position.

Speaker Information

Myira is a multi-award-winning Accredited Counsellor, Supervisor, Coach, Trainer, Founder of the Muslim Counsellor and Psychotherapist Network (MCAPN), and author of Working Within Diversity – A Reflective Guide to Anti-Oppressive Practice in Counselling and Therapy (published July 2023).

Myira has over 14 years of clinical experience, alongside delivering workshops, trainings and events internationally on Working Within Diversity and anti-oppressive practice and is a regular keynote speaker and presenter at conferences and events.

Working Within Diversity, both the book and the accompanying workshop and training series, is a culmination of her counselling and supervision experience alongside her extensive teaching and training experience delivering workshops on identity, culture and diversity, to create a robust foundation and framework for anti-oppressive practice in therapy, supervision, coaching and all practitioner-led practices and professions, across all modalities.

As the Founder of the Muslim Counsellor and Psychotherapist Network (MCAPN), established over 10 years ago, Myira runs the network for Muslim counsellors, therapists and psychologists, offering support, CPD opportunities and raising the visibility of Muslim practitioners. A visibly Muslim, ethnically-minoritized, neurodivergent/ADHD practitioner, Myira represents a diversity and intersectional identity within the therapeutic and coaching professions, supporting the establishment of diversity, anti-oppressive practice and culturally-attuned practice within the profession, alongside promoting counselling and coaching to ethnically-minoritized, Muslim, neurodivergent and under-represented, marginalised and intersectional communities and clients.