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• Deborah Barnes-Drummond is a Ph.D. candidate in the department of Sociology and Equity Studies at OISE/ University of Toronto. She holds undergraduate degrees in Psychology and Social Work and a Masters of Arts degree in Sociology and Equity Studie...More

  Deborah Barnes-Drummond is a Ph.D. candidate in the department of Sociology and Equity Studies at OISE/ University of Toronto. She holds undergraduate degrees in Psychology and Social Work and a Masters of Arts degree in Sociology and Equity Studies. In addition, she has a specialization in Addictions. Her current research examines Deconstructing Workplace Diversity, and moving beyond ‘cross-cultural counseling competence’ towards anti-racist organizational change and service delivery model within an anti-oppression framework. She has prior research experience in the areas of youth and violence and cross cultural competence. Deborah Barnes-Drummond is a consultant and facilitator focusing on Diversity, Human Rights, and Access & Equity within the workplace. She brings over 15 years of extensive experience as a clinician and social justice advocate in the areas of addictions, mental health, child welfare, homelessness, and corrections. Deborah brings significant skills and experience in the areas of community development, community health promotion, and organizational change management, specifically related to equity and diversity. In addition, she has designed and delivered curriculum which builds capacity within clinicians, organizations and communities. She has presented at conferences throughout North America. She is also has research interest in the area of ‘Other mothering’, Kinship Caregivers, Subsidized Guardianship and Same Race / Transracial Adoptions. Deborah also has interest in Invisible Disabilities, Gang violence and Ethnoracial/cultural offenders within the justice system. Many of her writings focus on Spirit murder/injury and subsequent generation trauma within racialized and marginalized communities. Her work utilizes Critical Race Theory, Black Feminist Thought and Critical Social Justice and Equity as frameworks for en/coding domination. She is currently a Diversity Consultant, Adjunct Practice Faculty at the University of Toronto and Part-Time Faculty in the department of Social Work at Ryerson University. , dbarnes1279@bellsouth.net and deborah.barnes@utoronto.ca Less

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