Racism in counseling and psychotherapy
Illuminate and disarm
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8713115 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Derald Wing Sue (0000-0002-4089-661X, corresponding author), H A Neville (0000-0001-8053-0519), Laura Smith (0000-0001-5151-8641) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 79 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 593-605 |
| Publication date | 2024-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Psychologist (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-066X • E-ISSN: 1935-990X |
| Publisher | American Psychological Association (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1037/amp0001231 |
| PMID | 39037843 |
| OpenAlex | W4400884370 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
For the first time in its 130-year history, the American Psychological Association formally admitted to its ugly racist past and acknowledged how White supremacy continues to pervade the profession. Although the apology spans the entire field of psychology, the primary focus of this article is on how the profession of counseling and psychotherapy has reinforced and contributed to the oppression of people of color. First, we contend that psychology mirrors cultural racism/White supremacy and represents the major framework from which psychologists and other social scientists with power and privilege located the source of problems within people of color, their family values/structures, and their communities. Second, we maintain that the concept of professionalism has resulted in four legitimizing pillars of counseling and psychotherapy in which polarities are created that value universalism over relativism, individualism over collectivism, objectivism over subjectivism, and empiricism over experientialism. These four foundations of a White epistemology channel and subsidize racism by equating racial/cultural differences with pathology; promoting color and power blindness; blaming the victim; dehumanization and objectification; and denial of different racial realities. Last, we offer solutions for dismantling racism in counseling and psychotherapy. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved)
Psychotherapist · Racism · Sociology · Counseling Practices and Supervision · Psychology · Gender Studies
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| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 5 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |