Treating Racial Trauma in 2021: A 2-Part Series

Cultural Competency in the Therapy Room:
A framework to treat clients with racial trauma & minority stress

Racial trauma and minority stress are mental health experiences that have plagued communities of color for centuries. The world was silenced with grief following George Floyd’s murder on May 25, 2020.  Moments like this leave an emotional residue that feels overly  familiar for persons of color, and allies of marginalized groups. Often times mental health clinicians are tasked with patching the covert wounds that arise from direct and indirect race based incidents. The webinar led by Dr. Gibson will focus on day-to-day factors that contribute to emotional distress resulting in trauma (many spanning across several generations). Mental health professionals will gain an opportunity to look at minority experiences from a cultural perspective that allows him/her/them to properly assess and treat racial trauma and minority stress from a biopsychosocial perspective. A case vignette will be used to illustrate best practices to develop effective interventions.
 
​A Self-Inquiry into Race Socialization & Internalized Whiteness for White Therapists Treating Racial Trauma 

Many White Americans view themselves as “raceless” and have received little training in clinical issues that can arise in treating racial trauma as a White mental health provider. This workshop will specifically focus on aspects of White racial socialization to help White therapists self-assess their own White racial identity as well as aspects of internalized whiteness. Dr. Fatter will describe ways White privilege and White fragility can show up in a therapy session and provide examples of specific types of microaggressions that can damage the therapeutic relationship. Dr. Fatter will discuss how to address racial identity with clients and ethical considerations when addressing clients with overtly racist views. Two experiential exercises will be used for self-examination towards becoming an anti-racist therapist. Case examples will be used regarding treating racial trauma as a White therapist.
Contact: Dr. Lillian Gibson at info.gibson1@gmail.com 
​& Dr. Daphne Fatter at info@daphnefatterphd.com to schedule