Contributed by Kenneth V. Hardy
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A Puncturing of the Soul
Facing Racial Trauma and Internalized Devaluation
VIDEO: Making Talking About Race Your Work
A Therapist's Call to Action
Too many Black people are living in a wall-less prison, says therapist Ken Hardy, where they're constantly calibrating their lives based on the expectations of the white mainstream. Here, he makes a call to action: even if it’s not part of your job description, make allyship part of your life's work. Read More
A Black Therapist in America
Speaking Out Against Learned Voicelessness
Making Space for Race
Creating and Holding Connection with Black Teenagers
Therapy with teenagers has to be about creating and holding a connection. As a therapist, I'm like a spider trying to lure my clients into a web that will support them. While I try to use the context of racism to help African American teenagers understand their situations, verbalize, and vent their feelings, I also want them to develop inner resources and tools for handling the adversity they face in more useful and productive ways. Read More
VIDEO: Ken Hardy on Getting Through to Inner City Youth
Helping Traumatized Kids Discover Their Inner Resources
In its coverage of race-related discord, the media has fixed on lurid images of violence and destruction without providing much context for understanding the conditions of daily life that could possibly spark such explosive rage. Psychologist Ken Hardy understands what fuels it. In the following video clip, he shares how to connect with these kids in a way that validates their experience. Read More
Kenneth V. Hardy
Kenneth V. Hardy, PhD, is director of the Eikenberg Institute for Relationships and professor of marriage and family therapy at Drexel University.