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Moving from Cultural Competence to Antiracism

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We’ve all heard about cultural competence in clinical practice. And while it’s important, it’s also not enough.

So today, Thema Bryant-Davis, PhD will get into some first steps in becoming an antiracist practitioner.

 

 

What are your biggest takeaways from what you just heard? Please let us know by leaving a comment below.

 

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  1. Mike A, Another Field, Los Alamos, NM, USA says

    Oh my gosh, thank you!

    I am not a practitioner, but I am actively involved in anti-racism, and one thing that has been different for the past couple of years is that for the first time in my 50 years of life, I am not having the experience of being constantly gas-lighted by all, or almost all, non-brown-skinned people around race issues.

    I have also been leading a men’s group, where we are listening to bell hooks on audible and discussing feminism in light of our beliefs, experiences, and values, and trying to figure out how to grow, as men away from blindly accepting the misogyny that is ubiquitous in society.

    One result is that on a closed forum for sober people (I’m sober 25 years) the discussion of sexual predators in ‘support groups’ came up.

    I noticed that one woman, a survivor, was fearlessly making a case, which was being minimized, dismissed, and/or gas-lighted by others.

    I posted a (rather long comment) about how society is absolutely fine with sexual assault against women and children, which I backed up with evidence. I pointed out how those societal issues would obviously be introduced into our support system, and that if we claim to be there to help people who need to get sober, we need to be on the lookout for and be ready to address predation, including when it isn’t illegal, but simply immoral.

    I then went on to say that I certainly wouldn’t end up agreeing with every single thing the woman might say, but that for purposes of this thread, I have her back, that her comments have consistently hit the nail on the head and that people should stop arguing and start listening.

    She sent me a message thanking me and letting me know that my comment made her cry. It is powerful to find an ally who is part of the opressing group.

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  2. Javier, Counseling, AT says

    I read a good deal of posts that are interesting
    here. You spend a whole lot of time writing, Thanks for sharing!

    Best regards,
    Abildgaard Schneider

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  3. Linsday Purcell, Occupational Therapy, Brooklyn Park, MN, USA says

    I appreciate this video so much. We watched this as part of a class in my Master’s OT program at St. Kates in St. Paul, MN. In general I have taken in some education about anti-racism, but not from a practitioner perspective as much. I understand how the overall health-care system takes part in systemic racism and I hope to not contribute to that in anyway when I am in practice. I really like the idea of validating a patient’s experiences of not being heard, or dismissed due to prejudice. We know this happens much more to ethnic minorities and I think it’s important to take a step back and ask about a person’s previous experiences with health care workers, ask how they understand their condition/illness/disability, etc. and what they know about themselves and what works for them. This is good practice for all patient interaction, but especially as part of the way to practicing cultural humility to me.
    Thank you for this talk.

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  4. Pineiro-Hall, Counseling, USA says

    Good measure of awareness when looking for a therapist as well as a great interview question!!! “What are your thoughts about the impact on racism/white supremacy on mental health?”

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  5. Christine Clock, Another Field, Spokane, WA, USA says

    Such great examples that Dr. Bryant-Davis used! Being able to link how someone feels in other situations to how someone might feel that has experiences racism was very helpful. The healing that can happen when we receive affirmation from the offending party, even If we were not the perpetrator, but just have a similarity to the perpetrating party, was also encouraging to hear. Thank you for this video, I found it to be inspiring and enlightening.

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  6. Cathryn Brooks, Another Field, GB says

    The question left me with one word: shame

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  7. Rebecca Denby, Psychotherapy, CA says

    Thank you for this video, Dr. Bryant-Davis. I liked the example you provided regarding intention vs impact and why it is impact that matters. Also, I had not yet heard the term cultural humility and I appreciate the opportunity to learn it.

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  8. Amelia Caudle, Social Work, Winston-Salem, NC, USA says

    Thank you — very good things to be aware of and I am so glad we are having these conversations.

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  9. Donna Clark, Counseling, Coatesville, PA, USA says

    That was validating!

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  10. Johanne Goncalves, Counseling, AU says

    A recent conversation with two colleagues at work raised the issue that a white person cannot truly understand what it feels like to have the subjective experience of racism. I have attended Cultural Competence training and information sessions and I cannot remember being asked the question “what would it feel like to have the experience of being racially vilified?” I continue to feel disappointed when people keep making the statement “All Lives Matter”, in response to the “Black Lives Matter” campaign. Of course all lives matter, however, this campaign is about anti-racism.

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