Have you ever felt invisible in the workplace? Maybe you tried to voice an opinion but weren’t heard properly or maybe you stood up for something only to be misinterpreted. Well today, our featured author Karen Ciego shares her journey of feeling invisible in the healthcare industry and how she overcame it in order to become a leader in her organization.
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Karen Ciego is a psychotherapist, clinical supervisor, public speaker, educator, and advocate for the healing of Black and Brown people. She has over twelve years of social work experience, many as a program coordinator in the healthcare system, wherein she contributed to several diversity initiatives.
Karen led a high-achieving team of Black and Brown social workers towards clinical licensure—a personal goal near and dear to her heart. Under her supervision
through the pandemic, through personal loss and trauma of its own, her team implemented unparalleled culture-affirming interventions to serve populations most affected by COVID-19.
Karen is executive consultant of Clinicians of the Diaspora, LLC. and therapist to a roster of BiPoC professional women and mothers. Her therapeutic approach is informed and inspired by her lived experience as a first-generation Garifuna American raised in the South Bronx, where she lives with her brilliant and creative daughters. Karen provides clinical supervision, facilitates psychodynamic groups,creates and facilitates in-service workshops on racism and the healing power of understanding ones’ history, and takes naps occasionally. She inspires by way of humor, gratitude, and homegrown peace.
Email: karenciego@gmail.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karen-ciego-lcsw-0993011b
Website: https://www.cliniciansofthediaspora.com
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