What is it about?
This article is about the dynamics between African American patients and White American psychotherapists.
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Why is it important?
Many White American therapists struggle with unconscious racism, despite their good intentions, and this has the potential to harm their African American patients. This article gives examples about how unconscious racism gets expressed, the impact on patients, and how White therapists can try to do better.
Perspectives
Writing this article was a great pleasure as it has co-authors with whom I have had long standing collaborations. This article also contributed to my own personal development as a psychotherapist and White ally in the anti-racism movement.
Laurie Paul
Washington, DC Psychological Association
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This page is a summary of: Psychotherapy in Black and White: An examination of how race is discussed in a sample of black american clients and White American counselors., Training and Education in Professional Psychology, August 2024, American Psychological Association (APA),
DOI: 10.1037/tep0000446.
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