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BLACK LIVES MATTER

The staff at the University Counseling Service are outraged by the violence perpetrated against the Black community by civilians and police.

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DISC (Diversity Issues Steering Committee)

The University Counseling Service has a strong commitment to meeting the needs of diverse people.

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Multicultural Awareness

The University Counseling Service (UCS) of The University of Iowa has made a strong commitment to meeting the needs of culturally diverse people.

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UCS Response to Campus Racism

As members of the University of Iowa Community, we here at the University Counseling Service want to lend our voices to the many who have already spoken out against the recent acts of racism, hatred, and bigotry on the University of Iowa campus.

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Black Lives Matter Meditation

A guided meditation to sleep well, heal, increase gratitude, and cultivate more patience for those who experience the psychological and physiological toll of racial trauma.

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Staff Development

The University Counseling Service provides continuing education each year for our staff around numerous cultural topics, including: trans identities Chinese international student issues multicultural supervision case management with international students implicit assumptions in multicultural work We have encouraged and provided opportunities for professional staff to attend NCBI and Safe Zone trainings and stated an aspiration that all professional staff will have attended a Safe Zone phase I and II training by 2015.

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Resources for Trans Communities

Click here to be taken to the University of Iowa page on Resources for Trans Communities and their Allies.

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Coping with Racialized Violence and Engaging in Anti-Racist Action

This resource was developed in response to the Black Lives Matters movement, which has promoted action and raised awareness about racism and racialized violence.

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