Measuring the Effects of Racism: Guidelines for the Assessment and Treatment of Race-Based Traumatic Stress...

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Robert T. Carter Alex L. Pieterse

Measuring the Effects of Racism

Guidelines for the Assessment and Treatment of Race-Based Traumatic Stress Injury

Robert T. Carter, Alex L. Pieterse

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Columbia University Press
21 July 2020

Social discrimination; Ethnic studies; Counselling & advice services; Abnormal psychology; Psychotherapy

A large body of research has established a causal relationship between experiences of racial discrimination and adverse effects on mental and physical health. In Measuring the Effects of Racism, Robert T. Carter and Alex L. Pieterse offer a manual for mental health professionals on how to understand, assess, and treat the effects of racism as a psychological injury.

Carter and Pieterse provide guidance on how to recognize the psychological effects of racism and racial discrimination. They propose an approach to understanding racism that connects particular experiences and incidents with a person's individual psychological and emotional response. They detail how to evaluate the specific effects of race-based encounters that produce psychological distress and possibly impairment or trauma. Carter and Pieterse outline therapeutic interventions for use with individuals and groups who have experienced racial trauma, and they draw attention to the importance of racial awareness for practitioners. The book features a racial-trauma assessment toolkit, including a race-based traumatic-stress symptoms scale and interview schedule. Useful for both scholars and practitioners, including social workers, educators, and counselors, Measuring the Effects of Racism offers a new framework of race-based traumatic stress that helps legitimize psychological reactions to experiences of racism.

By: Robert T. Carter, Alex L. Pieterse
Imprint: Columbia University Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm,
ISBN: 9780231193078
ISBN 10: 0231193076
Pages: 432
Publication Date: 21 July 2020
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Acknowledgments Introduction Part I. What We Know About Racism and Stress 1. Terms and Concepts Defined 2. Understanding Reactions to Stress: Trauma, Traumatic Stress, and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder 3. Redefining Racism: Documenting Racism’s Effects 4. Variations in Responses to Racial Discrimination Part II. What We Need to Know About Racial Trauma 5. Race-Based Traumatic Stress as Racial Trauma 6. Measuring Race-Based Traumatic Stress 7. Empirical Research Evidence Associated with the Race-Based Traumatic Stress Symptom Scale 8. The Short Form and the Interview Schedule of the Race-Based Traumatic Stress Symptom Scale Part III. What to Do with What We Know: Practice Applications 9. Clinical Applications of the Race-Based Traumatic Stress Model 10. A Guide to Forensic Assessment: Clinical Applications 11. Training Mental Health Professionals to Treat Racial Trauma 12. Emerging Issues in Practice and Research Appendix A: RBTSSS-Short Form (RBTSSS-SF) Appendix B: Carter-Vinson Race-Based Traumatic Stress Interview Schedule Notes References Index

Robert T. Carter is professor emeritus of psychology and education at Teachers College, Columbia University. His books include Confronting Racism: Integrating Mental Health Research Into Legal Strategies and Reforms (2019). Alex L. Pieterse is associate professor and director of doctoral training in the program of counseling psychology at the State University of New York at Albany. He also serves as a racial diversity consultant and practices as a licensed psychologist.

Reviews for Measuring the Effects of Racism: Guidelines for the Assessment and Treatment of Race-Based Traumatic Stress Injury

Measuring the Effects of Racism is the definitive guide to understanding the scope of the psychological impact of racism. Providing a clear and comprehensive conceptual framework and assessment strategy, Carter and Pieterse have written a book that will be of great benefit to educators, researchers, practitioners, and policy makers. -- Matthew Miller, associate editor of <i>Journal of Counseling Psychology</i> Drawing on decades of experience, Robert Carter and Alex Pieterse have given us a tour de force exploration of new research on race-based traumatic stress (RBTS). Introducing an invaluable new theoretical model and assessment, they have provided an indispensable resource for researchers, practitioners, and trainees interested in systematically addressing the ill effects of racism in our society. -- Helen A. Neville, coauthor of <i>Counseling the Culturally Diverse</i> Carter and Pieterse increase our understanding of and the treatability of traumatic stress that results from racism. The proposals proffered in Measuring the Effects of Racism will lead to better treatment methods of race-based trauma and increase the evidence base for advocacy and agendas for social justice. -- Hugo Kamya, Simmons University [A] well-researched book. -- H. Steven Moffic, MD , Jessica Isom, MD, MPH , Rahn K. Bailey, MD * Psychiatric Times *