MonicaJohnson,Michelle L. Melton
Addressing Race-Based Stress in Therapy with Black Clients: Using Multicultural and Dialectical Behavior Therapy Techniques
Addressing Race-Based Stress in Therapy with Black Clients: Using Multicultural and Dialectical Behavior Therapy Techniques
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This book highlights the experience of race-based stress in the Black community and encourages mental health practitioners to promote societal understanding, affirmation, and appreciation of multiculturalism to combat the effects of racism, prejudice, and oppression. It provides practical tools and strategies for addressing race-based trauma and stress.
Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 220 pages
Publication date: 09 September 2020
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Despite the significant risk of negative mental health symptoms faced by Black Americans due to racism and other chronic stresses, significant disparities persist in the provision of mental health services to this population. This book aims to bridge that gap in clinical practice by explicitly addressing the experience of race-based stress within the Black community. Authors Johnson and Melton strongly advocate for mental health practitioners to take proactive steps in promoting societal understanding, affirmation, and appreciation of multiculturalism as a counterbalance to the harmful effects of individual, institutional, and societal racism, prejudice, and all forms of oppression based on stereotyping and discrimination.
The book is organized into chapters that include practical worksheets, vignettes, and case studies to provide a comprehensive framework for implementing an effective and nonpathological approach to mitigating the damaging effects of race-based trauma and stress. By offering these resources, the book aims to equip mental health professionals with the tools and strategies necessary to utilize scientific and professional knowledge responsibly in improving the well-being of individuals, communities, and, ultimately, society as a whole.
In conclusion, this book is a valuable resource for mental health practitioners, educators, and researchers seeking to better understand and address the mental health needs of Black Americans. By highlighting the experience of race-based stress and providing practical strategies for intervention, it contributes to the ongoing effort to promote equity and justice in mental health care.
Weight: 346g
Dimension: 152 x 228 x 17 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781138339538
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