Tag: Cultural Humility

  • Culturally Competent Psychotherapy: How We Can Do Better

    Culturally Competent Psychotherapy: How We Can Do Better

    by Amanda R. Arulpragasam, Emory University The recent murders of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and Rayshard Brooks highlight the continued racism and discrimination experienced by Black Americans. Racist events have been linked to increased mental health risks and poor clinical course (Loeb et al., 2018; Sibrava et al., 2019). Incidents of police brutality and…

  • Student Perspectives on Culturally Informed Case Formulation

    Student Perspectives on Culturally Informed Case Formulation

    by Jennifer Pearlstein & Alice Hua, University of California, Berkeley Given recent mobilization in response to police killings of Black people, we as clinical scientists are reminded again of the extensive evidence documenting the detrimental effects of racism on mental health (Carter et al., 2019; Paradies et al., 2015; Pieterse et al., 2012). We are trained…