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On Becoming a Racially Sensitive Therapist

Race and Clinical Practice

Kenneth V. Hardy

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English
WW Norton & Co
06 May 2025
Claims of color blindness and the insistence that all clients are essentially the same have contributed to a dearth of knowledge and understanding regarding the delivery of racially sensitive treatment. For many clinicians, addressing issues of race in therapy mirrors the same discomfort that permeates most of our efforts to discuss it outside of treatment. Yet providing racially sensitive therapy, as well as possessing the clinical acumen to address complex issues of race and culture, is vital to competent contemporary practice. So where does one begin?

With contributions from experts across the field, this book provides a comprehensive roadmap to achieving this lofty goal. While it identifies important skills, techniques, and strategies that are necessary for culturally competent practice, it also invites clinicians to consider that the process of becoming a racially sensitive therapist is one that commences with racial self-examination, self-interrogation, and personal transformation.

Contributors Include: Lane Arye, Vanessa Bing, Toby Bobes, Bonnie Cushing, Elana Katz, Niketa Kumar, Sharon RC Lee, Gloria Lopez-Henriquez, Yasmeen Rubidge, and Virginia Seewaldt.
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Imprint:   WW Norton & Co
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 229mm,  Width: 152mm,  Spine: 20mm
Weight:   373g
ISBN:   9781324082491
ISBN 10:   1324082496
Pages:   320
Publication Date:  
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Kenneth V. Hardy, PhD, is President of the Eikenberg Academy for Social Justice and Clinical and Organizational Consultant for the Eikenberg Institute for Relationships in NYC. Dr. Hardy provides workshops, training, and consultations to a host of organizations and institutions throughout the United States and abroad. He is a former Professor of Family Therapy at both Syracuse University, NY, and Drexel University, PA. He is the author of Racial Trauma: Clinical Strategies and Techniques for Healing Invisible Wounds, and The Enduring, Invisible, and Ubiquitous Centrality of Whiteness, both from W. W. Norton. He is also co-author of Culturally Sensitive Supervision; Promoting Culturally Sensitive Supervision; and Revisioning Family Therapy.

Reviews for On Becoming a Racially Sensitive Therapist: Race and Clinical Practice

Dr. Hardy and his colleagues offer a profound exploration of how whiteness shapes our identities, cultures, and society. Through case presentations, compelling stories, and reflections, the authors guide therapists toward cultural authenticity and healing. This book challenges readers to confront systemic oppression, embrace their true selves, and reclaim their cultural voices in transformative work both inside and outside the therapy room.--Larry G. Tucker, LMFT, owner of Kente Circle and president/executive director of Kente Circle Training Institute, Minneapolis, MN Dr. Hardy has once again orchestrated an exemplar of powerful self-explorations that cultivate compassion, courage, curiosity, and connection. While mainstream textbooks are saturated with whiteness, and focus on teaching techniques, this book offers a blueprint of how to deconstruct the experience of race to foster meaningful conversations in therapy. If therapists are vehicles for change, this book is a must-read manual of operations!--Liang-Ying Chou, PhD, LMFT, therapist in private practice, trainer, and educator of marriage and family therapy at Iona University It is rare to encounter both a deeply practical and beautifully written edited volume on the topic of therapist training. Kenneth V. Hardy, along with a highly experienced set of contributors, has done just that. This work serves both as a call to action and as a point-by-point roadmap for exploration of the therapist's racialized Self through the imposing terrain of internalized whiteness. Instructive and truly soul healing!--Antoinette U. Rodriguez, LMSW, marriage and family therapist practicing in New York, NY Dr. Hardy and colleagues have boiled down the daunting and complex process of becoming a racially sensitive therapist into concrete competencies using language and examples that make the process accessible and attainable. This is an absolute must-read for every healing practitioner and training institution that cares about serving all people.--Bukky Kolawole, PsyD, couples therapist, executive coach, and founder of Relationship HQ


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