Addressing Racism : Facilitating Cultural Competence in Mental Health and Educational Settings

by Constantine, Madonna G.; Sue, Derald Wing

• ISBN13: 9780471779971
• ISBN10: 0471779970
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-04-14
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

Learn to identify and combat unintentional and overt racismThis provocative book identifies and addresses racism in mental health and educational settings, providing proven strategies for overcoming this stubborn barrier to culturally competent practice. While addressing overt forms of racism, the book also explores and sensitizes practitioners to covert and unintentional forms of racism that may be equally detrimental in denying persons of color access to unbiased, high-quality education and mental health care.Despite the dismantling of overt racist policies, such as segregated schooling, and the implementation of policies aimed at remedying racial inequities, such as affirmative action, racism continues to persist in American society. Drs. Madonna Constantine and Derald Wing Sue, two of the leading researchers and advocates for multicultural competence, have collected sixteen thought-provoking and challenging chapters on the many ways that racism can affect a practitioner's interactions in mental health and school settings. These contributions collectively bring to the forefront highly charged issues that need to be discussed, but are too often hidden away.The book is divided into four parts: What Do We Know about Racism? Racism in Mental Health Contexts Racism in Educational Settings Eradicating Racism: Future Directions Faced with the responsibility of understanding multiple oppressions and the intersections of racism with sexism, classism, and heterosexism, mental health practitioners and educators must be vigilant of their personal role in perpetuating racism. This collected work will help you identify forms of racism, both within yourself and the systems you work in, and then implement strategies to eliminate them.

Author Biography

MADONNA G. CONSTANTINE, PhD, is Professor of Psychology and Education in the Department of Counseling and Clinical Psychology at Teachers College, Columbia University. She is a highly esteemed researcher in the area of multicultural counseling, and she serves in leadership capacities in various counseling and psychological associations across the country.</p> <p>DERALD WING SUE, PhD, is Professor of Psychology and Education at Teachers College, Columbia University, and holds a joint appointment with the Columbia University School of Social Work. He is the coauthor with David Sue of Counseling the Culturally Diverse, Fourth Edition (Wiley), the most widely used multicultural text in counseling and psychology programs. <p>Drs. Constantine and Sue are also the editors of Strategies for Building Multicultural Competence in Mental Health and Educational Settings (Wiley).

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
Contributors	xi
Part I What Do We Know about Racism?
Racism in Mental Health and Education Settings: A Brief Overview	3	(12)
Madonna G. Constantine
The Invisible Whiteness of Being: Whiteness, White Supremacy, White Privilege, and Racism	15	(18)
Derald Wing Sue
Part II Racism in Mental Health Contexts
Institutional Racism against African Americans: Physical and Mental Health Implications	33	(10)
Madonna G. Constantine
The Intersection of Racism and Immigration: Implications for Educational and Counseling Practice	43	(22)
Eric C. Chen
Jennie Park-Taylor
Linking Poverty, Classism, and Racism in Mental Health: Overcoming Barriers to Multicultural Competency	65	(22)
William Ming Liu
Jovan Hernandez
Amina Mahmood
Ren Stinson
Intersections of Sexism and Heterosexism with Racism: Therapeutic Implications	87	(18)
Marie L. Miville
Angela D. Ferguson
Healing Collective Wounds from Racism: The Community Forum Model	105	(22)
Barbara C. Wallace
Part III Racism in Educational Settings
The Impact of Racialized Schools and Racist (Mis)Education on African American Students' Academic Identity	127	(18)
Kevin Cokley
``Nice Kids,'' the N-Word, and Signs of Respect: Culturally Relevant Knowledge of Urban Youth	145	(14)
Wendy Luttrell
James C. Holland
Janie Ward
Racism and Racial Harassment in Schools	159	(14)
R. Murray Thomas
Eliminating Deficit Orientations: Creating Classrooms and Curricula for Gifted Students from Diverse Cultural Backgrounds	173	(22)
Donna Y. Ford
James L. Moore III
Gilman W. Whiting
Tracing Institutional Racism in Higher Education: Academic Practices of Latino Male Undergraduates	195	(18)
Julie Lopez Figueroa
Eugene E. Garcia
Guidelines for Evaluating the Racial and Cultural Environment of Graduate Training Programs in Professional Psychology	213	(22)
Shawn O. Utsey
Christina Grange
Renee Allyne
Part IV Eradicating Racism: Future Directions
Five Antiracism Strategies	235	(16)
Paul Pedersen
In Liberty and Justice for All: A Comprehensive Approach to Ameliorating the Complex Problems of White Racism and White Superiority in the United States	251	(20)
Michael D'Andrea
The Pursuit of Social Justice and the Elimination of Racism	271	(18)
Elizabeth M. Vera
Larisa Buhin
Richard Q. Shin
Author Index	289	(12)
Subject Index	301