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Cénat JM, Broussard C, Jacob G, Kogan C, Corace K, Ukwu G, Onesi O, Furyk SE, Bekarkhanechi FM, Williams M, Chomienne MH, Grenier J, Labelle PR. Antiracist training programs for mental health professionals: A scoping review. Clin Psychol Rev 2024; 108:102373. [PMID: 38232574 DOI: 10.1016/j.cpr.2023.102373] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2023] [Revised: 11/17/2023] [Accepted: 12/21/2023] [Indexed: 01/19/2024]
Abstract
Racism has been shown to be directly deleterious to the mental health care received by minoritized peoples. In response, some mental health institutions have pledged to provide antiracist mental health care, which includes training mental health care professionals in this approach. This scoping review aimed to synthesize the existing published material on antiracist training programs among mental health care professionals. To identify studies, a comprehensive search strategy was developed and executed by a research librarian in October 2022 across seven databases (APA PsycInfo, Education Source, Embase, ERIC, MEDLINE, CINAHL, and Web of Science). Subject headings and keywords relating to antiracist training as well as to mental health professionals were used and combined. There were 7186 studies generated by the initial search and 377 by the update search, 30 were retained and included. Findings revealed four main antiracist competencies to develop in mental health professionals: importance of understanding the cultural, social, and historical context at the root of the mental health problems; developing awareness of individual biases, self-identity and privilege; recognizing oppressive and racism-sustaining behaviors in mental health care settings; and, employing antiracist competencies in therapy. Professionals who have taken trainings having the main components have developed skills on the interconnectedness between racialized groups' mental health and the cultural, religious, social, historical, economic, and political issues surrounding race, necessary for successful clinical practice and for providing anti-racist mental health care. This scoping review presents a summary of the essential antiracist competencies drawn from the literature which must be applied in a mental health care setting, to improve help seeking behaviors, and reduce distrust in mental health care professionals and settings.
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Affiliation(s)
- Jude Mary Cénat
- School of Psychology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Interdisciplinary Centre for Black Health, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; University of Ottawa Research Chair on Black Health, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
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- School of Psychology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- School of Psychology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- School of Psychology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Interdisciplinary Centre for Black Health, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; University of Ottawa Institute for Mental Health at The Royal, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- The Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; University of Ottawa Institute for Mental Health at The Royal, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Faculty of Social Work, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- School of Psychology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- School of Psychology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Interdisciplinary Centre for Black Health, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Canada Research Chair on Mental Health Disparities, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Interdisciplinary Centre for Black Health, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; University of Ottawa Research Chair on the Health Status of Black Immigrant Francophones, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Institut du Savoir Montfort, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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Danquah R, Lopez C, Wade L, Castillo LG. Racial Justice Activist Burnout of Women of Color in the United States: Practical Tools for Counselor Intervention. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COUNSELLING 2021; 43:519-533. [PMID: 34465931 PMCID: PMC8390016 DOI: 10.1007/s10447-021-09449-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/02/2021] [Indexed: 12/02/2022]
Abstract
The pervasive racially hostile climate in society can bring severe mental health ramifications, such as burnout, to racial justice activists. For women of color (WOC), intersecting identities presents additional challenges. Due to the significant psychological impact burnout can have on WOC activists, counselors need the knowledge and tools to address this mental health issue. This article aims to provide counselors with a guide to working with WOC racial justice activists in the United States by outlining challenges faced by this population, health and mental health effects of burnout, and counseling interventions.
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- Rudney Danquah
- Department of Educational Psychology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-4225 USA
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- Department of Educational Psychology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-4225 USA
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- Department of Educational Psychology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-4225 USA
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- Department of Educational Psychology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-4225 USA
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