Racial Trauma & Culturally Responsive Care
Racism, discrimination, and microaggressions leave lasting psychological wounds that demand specialized understanding and care. Clients often arrive in therapy not only carrying the weight of these traumatizing experiences, but the additional burden of having those experiences invalidated. Developing true cultural responsiveness requires therapists to examine their own biases and understand the nuances of racialized experiences of trauma so they can create safe therapeutic spaces. Learn more from Kenneth Hardy, Howard Stevenson, Monnica Williams, Joy Harden Bradford, and others.
Manualized psychotherapy is squeezing out people on the margins of mainstream society. Read more
Let’s unite to stand up to vested interests that have taken over the mental health system. Read more
Why did a seeming rags-to-riches story of a young man’s triumph over poverty and the lure of the streets end so tragically? Read more
Raising the issue of race in therapy can help African American clients connect their personal struggles to an enduring cultural legacy that many insist isn’t... Read more
In today’s multicultural world, no one is immune to the emotional fallout of discrimination. Read more
The creation of "the other" is the dynamic at the heart of racism, sexism, homophobia, and persecution. The first step in altering that dynamic is the struggle... Read more
The experience of Asian immigrants is often characterized as a classic rags-to-riches tale. Yet for all the stories of success and assimilation, there's... Read more
Is it appropriate to bring up the use of subtly racist language in a session, even if it doesn’t deal with the client’s presenting issue? Always, says one... Read more
Acknowledging the complexities of real-life therapy Read more
Therapy is about healing and also about promoting connection. The healing starts when we lance the wounds our clients bring in, help them vent their pain and... Read more
From the July/August 1994 issue WHEN I WAS 15 YEARS OLD, MY FRIEND CAROL TALKED ME into going to a dance at our high school. Of course, we had... Read more
Of course, not everyone's quarrel with PC is the same. Read more
Some African-American couples wrestle with stereotypes to the bitter end. Read more
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