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Social awareness, which includes issues of privilege, discrimination, oppression, and social justice, permeates many of the rooms in our mansion, and we need to create light around these issues to traverse the spiral staircase. Most of us have strong emotional reactions to literature, conversations, and media presentations that highlight such issues as racism, discrimination, and White supremacy. These emotions will vary depending on our social identities, socialization, experiences, and differences in worldview. Sue et al. (2019) remind us that being aware of our clients’ identities and their worldviews is critical, but even more critical is being aware of our own reactions to differing worldviews and issues of privilege, racism, discrimination, and oppression.

We are here to join you. As part of that, we realize that we need to be clear about our own potential tripping points. As two White, able-bodied, middle income, educated people who have our own biases, assumptions, and other points of privilege, we realize that we might be more likely to not see or call out all the possible tripping points along the way; however, we are committed to address what we do know and further the dialogue with you as we climb.