To The White Therapist Who Doesn’t Know How To Talk About Race…

<p>As a new therapist, you were excited and hopeful. Through your training, you learned valuable skills and gained self-awareness. The program you joined is excellent, producing resourceful and responsible clinicians, and you&rsquo;re proud to be a part of it. You felt prepared to support individuals, couples, and families on their healing journeys.</p> <p>However, you soon realized that you overlooked something important &mdash;&nbsp;<a href="https://nmaahc.si.edu/learn/talking-about-race/topics/whiteness" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">whiteness</a>. In the initial months of your first therapist job, you faced the limitations of your understanding and ability to discuss whiteness. While you can handle difficult and uncomfortable topics, whiteness makes you squirm.</p> <p><a href="https://medium.com/@jessicakiragu/to-the-white-therapist-who-doesnt-know-how-to-talk-about-race-19067faec44e?source=tag_recommended_feed---------231-84----------white_privilege----------077eb5d8_de5e_4144_b85c_ba4dd039593e-------"><strong>Visit Now</strong></a></p>
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