Citizenship
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Microinvalidation
This course delves into microinvalidations, examining the subtle comments or behaviors that dismiss, negate, or diminish an individual’s lived experience, identity, or reality.
This course helps learners:
- Understand citizenship as participation, belonging, and voice.
- Identify microinvalidations and how they differ from other microaggressions.
- Recognize how phrases like “We are all the same” dimensions our lived experiences.
- Understand how invalidation affects identity, trust, and civic engagement.
- Learn how to respond without escalating conflict or silencing your voice.