This may be of particular interest to counsellors and supervisors who are white and working towards ensuring their practice is fair and inclusive.

  • The Challenge of Racism in Therapeutic Practice: Engaging with oppression in practice and supervision by Dr Isha Mckenzie-Mavinga.
  • The Colour of Madness anthology: Exploring BAME metal health in the Uk by Samara Linton.
  • Race, Culture and Counselling: The Ongoing Challenge by Colin Lago
  • The Handbook of Transcultural Counselling and Psychotherapy edited by Colin Lago
  • Working with Racial Trauma in Psychotherapy by Guilaine Kinouani
  • Therapy Today, October 2019 Volume 30 Issue 8
  • Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People about Race by Reni Eddo-lodge.
  • Me and White Supremacy by Layla F Saad
  • How to Be an Anti-Racist by Ibram X. Kendi
  • Native : Race and Class in the Ruins of Empire by Akala.
  • So You Want to talk about Race by Ijeoma Olua
  • White Privilege: The Myth of a Post-Racial Society by Kalwant Bhopal
  • Brit (ish) On Race, Identity and Belonging by Afua Hirsch
  • The Good Immigrant by Nikesh Shukla
  • Black and British by David Olusoga
  • Don’t Touch My Hair by Emma Dabiri
  • White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robin DiAngelo
  • The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down by Anne Fadiman.
  • Decolonizing Trauma Work by Renee Linklater.
  • Wounds in to Wisdom by Rabbi Tirzah Firestone, PhD.
  • Decolonizing Mental Health by John E. Charlton, Herman J. Mitchell, and Sharon L. Acoose.
  • Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome  by Dr. Joy Degruy.
  • My Grandmother’s Hands by Resmaa Menakem, MSW, LICSW, SEP

Blogs

Films

  • When They See Us: Netflix
  • Little Fires Everywhere: Amazon
  • The 13th: Netflix
  • The Racial Wealth Gap Explained:  Netflix
  • The Death and Life of Marsha P Johnson :Netflix
  • Pride and Protest: BFI Flare.

More resources

Did you know you can subscribe to the BAATN newsletter and join the network for a wealth of information, resources and opportunities to make your practice more inclusive? The Black, African and Asian Therapy Network can be found here:  https://www.baatn.org.uk/about/

Also Race Reflections is now offering comprehensive training in Racial Trauma: https://racereflections.co.uk/events/an-introduction-to-racial-trauma/

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