TNT 2.0: Episode 64 with Dr. Shungu M'Gadzah - BUILDING BRIDGES OF EMPATHY

Today we welcome Dr Shungu Hilda M’gadzah.


Shungu has more than 30 years of experience since qualifying as
an educational psychologist in 1990.


She is a Psychology Diversity and Inclusion Consultant and has a
Doctorate in Emotional Intelligence. Her career includes working
for 7 years in higher education teaching Post-graduate MSc
Educational Psychology Students.


She has worked as a psychologist within health, education and
independent special schools and has been appointed to a number of
consultant posts, including Head of Special Educational Needs and
Disability.


She is the co- founder of Psychologists on Boards. She has
created the Six Stages Conceptual Framework for Understanding and
Dealing with Racism designed for individuals and organisations.


She has Chaired a number of Committees including the British
Psychological Society's Division for Education and Child
Psychologists.


She has a number of journal and article publications including
publication of her thesis on emotional intelligence in the UK
Parliament's Children and young people’s mental health — the role
of education.





In this conversation we explored important topics for our world.


- Passion and purpose from parents – Zimbabwe to the UK at age 8;
the value of education and overcoming the barriers/level the
playing field through education


- The 6 stages of understanding and dealing with racism


o A tool to help assess and identify where
individuals/organizations/teams are in their ability to
understand and handle/deal with racism


o Values are at the foundation and then the assessment creates a
wheel with actions to move through the stage they are at to the
next stage, etc.


- Using all of my skill sets – 2 meeting points of the psychology
and the emotional intelligence and the work in education and
organizations – utilizing all of my strengths and skills


- Building bridges of empathy is how we get this kind of work
done in diversity, inclusion and equity; having the skills to
understand someone else’s life experiences when we have not


- Passion for this kind of change and impact is what keeps me in
the game; the impact for marginalized groups and helping


- Mistakes we make in society by ignoring critical learning
topics in grade/primary school, like Emotional Intelligence,
contributes to what we see in adulthood – lack of empathy,
inequality, exclusion, marginalization and more


- We must move beyond unconscious bias and into action





To be in touch with Dr. Shungu


- Website: www.inclusionpsychologists.com


- Linked in:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/shunguhildamgadzah?lipi=urn%3Ali%3Apage%3Ad_flagship3_profile_view_base_contact_details%3BSS5jgKb%2BQTi0urmz03HwkA%3D%3D


- Email: contact@inclusionpsychologists.com


- Twitter: https://twitter.com/Inclusionpsychs





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