Foot on Our Necks: The Needs of Black Clinicians in Times of Racial Inequity

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  • Jennifer Shepard Payne Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

Keywords:

Black therapists, mental health, trauma, racism, clinicians of color

Abstract

Being a mental health clinician while Black in America is a serious situation. In this reflection, 103 Black clinicians and I, the author, discuss their needs as clinicians of color in these unprecedented times. Given the difficult task to stay professionally present for clients while simultaneously experiencing the same racial trauma that their clients experience, these clinicians discuss the need for a safe space to collectively heal one another as they practice while Black.

Author Biography

Jennifer Shepard Payne, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

Jennifer Shepard Payne, PhD, LCSW-C (she/her) is Assistant Professor, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD (jpayne39@jh.edu, www.drjspayne.com).

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Published

2024-11-05

How to Cite

Payne, J. S. (2024). Foot on Our Necks: The Needs of Black Clinicians in Times of Racial Inequity. Reflections: Narratives of Professional Helping, 30(`4), 21–26. Retrieved from https://reflectionsnarrativesofprofessionalhelping.org/index.php/Reflections/article/view/1930

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