Resources
Download
Stop Hesitating: A quick, 1 page guide for white/non black therapists to use when initiating conversation with clients about race. *
Anti -racism parenting resources - compiled by Ariel Shumaker-Hammond, MPH/MSW, LCSW
Books
Channing Brown, A. (2018) I’m still here. Crown Publishing Group
Ricketts, R. (2021) Do better: Spiritual activism for fighting and healing from white supremacy. Atria Books
Alexander, M. (2010) The new jim crow. The New Press
Saad, L. (2020). Me and white supremacy. Blackstone Publishing.
Kendi, I.X. (2019). How to be an antiracist. New York: One World. Boston: Beacon Press.
Menakem, R. (2017). My grandmother’s hands: Racialized trauma and the pathway to mending our minds and bodies. Las Vegas: Central Recovery Press.
DiAngelo, R. (2019). White Fragility: Why it’s so hard for white people to talk about racism. Beacon Press
Trainings
Anti Racist Counseling in Action - Created by Elizabeth McCorvey, LCSW and Papillon Deboer, LCMHC
Dear White Therapists Dr. Michelle Alvarez, Ph.D - A racial/cultural competence training for mental health providers.
Articles
Caraballo, J. (2017, Jul. 31). Therapy for people of color: Questions for potential therapists. The Talkspace voice. https://www.talkspace.com/blog/therapy-for-people-of-color-questions-for-potential-therapists/
Baker, J. (2018, May 23). 4 questions that women of color and LGBTQ+ people should ask every therapist. Into. https://www.intomore.com/culture/4-questions-that-women-of-color-and-lgbtq-people-of-color-should-ask-every-therapist
Tests and Surveys
Implicit association tests: https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/takeatest.html
The UConn racial/ethnic stress and trauma survey: https://www.mentalhealthdisparities.org/docs/UnRESTS_0716_English.pdf