Empowered Authenticity; Promoting Collective Consciousness Raising in Educational Settings

Abstract

Amid the ongoing turmoil of the current political climate, creating community within our classrooms is of vital importance. Creating safe spaces for students to show up authentically and have opportunities to discuss collective consciousness raising is an important step that faculty within the counseling profession can take. This allows our students to show up authentically and feel empowered within the classroom. In this article, I propose two ways that faculty can create safe environments for students to show authentic expressions of creativity and emotion, with the end goal of creating community and collective action within these educational settings.