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The Challenge of Racism in Therapeutic Practice: Engaging with Oppression in Practice and Supervision - Softcover

McKenzie-Mavinga, Isha

 
9781137397027: The Challenge of Racism in Therapeutic Practice: Engaging with Oppression in Practice and Supervision
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1137397020 ISBN 13: 9781137397027
Publisher: Palgrave, 2016

Synopsis

Inspired and informed by the author's own research, this uniquely engaging textbook brings the focus to how racism affects the therapeutic relationship, creatively exploring the subject of working with people of African, Caribbean, Asian and Mixed heritage in both therapeutic practice and clinical supervision.



Unpacking the latest concepts and theories, and offering a wealth of real-life stories and examples, the author reflects, with a voice of empathy and understanding, on how the challenge of everyday racism, as well as the enduring, intergenerational pain caused by historical racism, can affect the therapeutic dynamic, and how practitioners can deliver a truly inclusive therapeutic service that tackles these issues sensitively.

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About the Author

Isha McKenzie-Mavinga lectures on transcultural counselling at London Metropolitan University, UK.

From the Back Cover

Racism exists in today's society in many different forms and, for a huge number of people, is a fact of everyday life. Inspired and informed by the author's own research, this uniquely engaging book brings the focus to how racism affects the therapeutic relationship, creatively exploring the subject of working with people of African, Caribbean, Asian and Mixed heritage in both therapeutic practice and clinical supervision.

Unpacking the latest concepts and theories, and offering a wealth of real-life stories and examples, the author reflects on how the challenge of everyday racism, as well as the enduring, intergenerational pain caused by historical racism, can affect the therapeutic dynamic, and how practitioners can deliver a truly inclusive therapeutic service that tackles these issues sensitively.

Packed full of thoughtful, supportive advice, The Challenge of Racism in Therapeutic Practice draws on layers of experience to guide the reader through complex intercultural issues with a voice of empathy and understanding.

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Publisher
Palgrave
Publication date
2016
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1137397020
ISBN 13 
9781137397027
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
2
Number of pages
236