Clinicians
Introduction: Dismantling and Eradicating Anti-Blackness and Systemic Racism
In this introduction for the special section on Dismantling and Eradicating Anti-Blackness and Systemic Racism, we provide readers an opportunity to pause and reflect on the ways in which those of us in the field can more intentionally seek to disrupt anti-Blackness and systemic racism.
Author: Alex Pieterse, Jioni Lewis, and Matthew Miller
Resource Type: Journal Article
Show MoreAnti-Racism Action Guide: How to Talk with Adult Psychotherapy Patient about Race, Racism, and Anti-Racism
This anti-racism action guide provides tips for talking about race, racism, and antiracism with adult psychotherapy patients, along with a list of pertinent resources. Given the historical marginalization of Black people in the United States and the current national attention on anti-Black racism, many of the examples in this guide focus on anti-Black racism, including anti-Black police brutality.
Resource Type: Journal Article with resource section
Show MoreEssential elements for working with racial trauma: A guide for health service psychologists
As the experience of racism has been found to be associated with a plethora of adverse mental health outcomes across racial groups, it is imperative for clinicians to consider the role of racism-related stress and racial trauma when working with clients of color. As such, the current article provides a review of racial trauma and presents clinical guidelines for health service psychologists with a focus on intervention and prevention. We identify these essential elements as including facilitative knowledge, facilitative process, and facilitative techniques associated with assisting the healing process and establishing empowerment.
Author: Alex Pieterse, Crystal Austin, Abigail Nicolas, Christina Martin, Alex Agiliga and Katherine Kirkinis
Resource Type: Journal Article
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