Racial Trauma beyond Covid-19
Insights for Supervising Black, Indigenous, and People of Color Clinicians
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10550208 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jaivonne W Seary (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 71 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 53-60 |
| Publication date | 2025-11-06 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Work (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0037-8046 • E-ISSN: 1545-6846 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1093/sw/swaf045 |
| PMID | 41206353 |
| OpenAlex | W4416049411 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 29 |
There is an increasing number of Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) individuals who engage in mental health services seeking providers with shared identities. While this has proven beneficial for relationship building, it has challenges. During the COVID-19 pandemic, BIPOC therapists treating clients with shared identities faced increased vulnerability to both direct and secondary trauma. To avoid any implications of injury to the therapeutic process, BIPOC therapists must maintain a low risk of harm and overidentification, and enhance their self-care practices. This article examines the significance of intersectional, racial trauma and shared experiences in the therapeutic relationship. A case study will illustrate how trauma-informed supervision can foster an environment of understanding and empowerment, helping clinicians navigate their own experiences while providing adequate care to their clients. This article aims to highlight the importance of trauma-informed care in providing culturally affirming supervision concerning race-related stress and racial trauma, with strategies to enhance therapeutic effectiveness during the pandemic and beyond
Cultural competence · Harm · Health care · Mental health · Pandemic · People of color · Therapeutic relationship · Vulnerability (computing · Counseling Practices and Supervision · Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights · Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
Shared Trauma, Shared Resilience During a Pandemic
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
Supervision in Social Work, 5e
Racial/ethnic matching of clients and therapists in mental health services
Intergenerational transmission of trauma effects
Overrepresentation and Underrepresentation of African Americans and Latinos as Lawbreakers on Television News
Investigating Race-related Stress, Burnout, and Secondary Traumatic Stress for Black Mental Health Therapists
Trauma and Police Violence
Mental health ramifications of the Covid-19 pandemic for Black Americans
Toward an understanding of intergenerational trauma and storytelling in Black families
Racial trauma
Putting the ‘Virtual’ into Supervision during the Covid-19 Pandemic and Beyond
Dual pandemics awaken urgent call to advance anti-racism education in social work
Cultural responses to loss and grief among Black Americans
The Responsibility of Self-Care in Social Work
Translating Trauma-Informed Principles into Social Work Practice
Reflective Practices for Engaging in Trauma-Informed Culturally Competent Supervision
Shining the Light on Intersectionality
Reclaiming Self-care
The outbreak that was always here
An Unspoken Level of Comfort
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |