Working Against Racial Injustice: Bringing the Message to Community Mental Health Providers

Authors

  • Judith Shola Willison Bridgewater State University
  • Rebecca Jackson Garcia Trinity Boston Counseling Center

Keywords:

mental health, anti-racism

Abstract

This narrative offers the experiences and reflections of two colleagues and friends in their efforts to work for racial justice including the use of Community Circles. This pair acts as a bi-racial training dyad to address implicit racial bias, racial microaggressions, and cross-racial dialogue in community mental health settings. Challenges in acting as a white ally are presented, as well as the toll being a facilitator takes on people of color.

Author Biographies

Judith Shola Willison, Bridgewater State University

Assistant Professor, School of Social Work

Rebecca Jackson Garcia, Trinity Boston Counseling Center

LICSW , Associate Director of Training

Trinity Boston Counseling Center

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Published

2016-06-10

How to Cite

Willison, J. S., & Garcia, R. J. (2016). Working Against Racial Injustice: Bringing the Message to Community Mental Health Providers. Reflections: Narratives of Professional Helping, 21(3), 59–63. Retrieved from https://reflectionsnarrativesofprofessionalhelping.org/index.php/Reflections/article/view/1360