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A self‐heuristic inquiry: Unpacking the use of “Decolonization” in therapy and mental health care with and for racialized communities

Sharma, Rajni ; Kivell, Natalie

American journal of community psychology, 2024-03, Vol.73 (1-2), p.170-182 [Periódico revisado por pares]

England: Blackwell Science Ltd

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  • Título:
    A self‐heuristic inquiry: Unpacking the use of “Decolonization” in therapy and mental health care with and for racialized communities
  • Autor: Sharma, Rajni ; Kivell, Natalie
  • Assuntos: clinical training ; Colonialism ; Community ; community‐based learning ; Decolonization ; decolonization versus decoloniality ; Health behavior ; Heuristic ; Marginality ; mental health ; Mental health care ; Mental health services ; Methodological problems ; Minority groups ; Quality of life ; Racialization ; racialized communities ; Therapists ; Therapy ; therapy practices ; Training
  • É parte de: American journal of community psychology, 2024-03, Vol.73 (1-2), p.170-182
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  • Descrição: As a registered psychotherapist and art therapist, my clinical training was primarily based on North American clinical approaches influenced by traditional Euro and western‐centric clinical theories of human behavior. I completed my training feeling certain that traditional clinical mental health practices were not an appropriate fit for racialized communities and could have negative implications for their healing and well‐being. As clinicians, it is our moral obligation to support and enhance the quality of life for marginalized groups. We can do this by challenging our values and knowledge that have been defined and influenced by structures (i.e., education, training, etc.) embedded in these colonial teachings. For this paper, I used a heuristic self‐inquiry research method to investigate these concerns. I interviewed other racialized psychotherapists practicing in Turtle Island (currently mostly occupied by the political entities of Canada and the United States) with the aim to learn how and if decolonization can be used in therapy practice. With this research, I (1) identified a gap in care for racialized communities, (2) questioned if or how a decolonizing approach to care should be considered, (3) explored my discomfort with practitioners in the field that claim their position on decolonizing therapy, practice, and approaches, and lastly (4) propose other ways of knowing that can inform new ways of practicing therapy. The results of this research helped to problematize the language and use of decolonizing therapeutic practices while learning about other concepts that may be relevant yet distinct, such as principles of coloniality/decoloniality. Those of us, therapists or researchers, wanting to disrupt the current practice of therapy need to work together, share knowledge, and challenge each other, so that we can transform the way we practice as psychotherapists. This paper is my contribution to this conversation. Highlights I interviewed racialized psychotherapists to learn how and if decolonization can be used in therapy. Traditional psychology can lead to ineffective mental health care for racialized communities. I propose other ways of knowing that can inform new therapy practices for racialized communities.
  • Editor: England: Blackwell Science Ltd
  • Idioma: Inglês
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