Shayla was born in Zimbabwe and came to Canada at the age of 20. She said that the social work profession chose her as she could relate to social justice and decolonization. She shares experiences of racism in school and in her personal life as a mother to three daughters. She indicates that race is a social construct and the need to restory the anti-racism dialogue as language matters.
Shayla S. Dube is a multi-dimensional social worker who wears many hats as an inter-provincially licensed psychotherapist, sessional Africentric Social Work instructor, board-approved clinical social work supervisor, and culturally responsive mental health consultant. She provides Ubuntu centred Keynotes, leads anti-racism dialogues, facilitates employee wellness initiatives, and delivers workplace cultural and psychological safety workshops and trainings.
