| Description |
219 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Introduction: Looking in the mirror -- Part I: Experiencing whiteness in a racialized context -- Being white -- Discovering whiteness together -- Shame and guilt -- Part II: The practice of white helping professionals within a racialized context -- The core beliefs underpinning our work as white helping professionals -- Practicing with white awareness as professionals -- Part III: White organisations within a racialized context -- Organisational considerations : working in a racialized context -- Training for white awareness -- Whiteness in supervision -- Conclusion: This is the best time to dream the best dream of them all |
| Summary |
"While white people in the helping professions are aware of their responsibility to practise without discrimination, they often fail to recognize their own cultural identity and the impact it has when practising in a multicultural environment. Judy Ryde reveals how white people have implicit and explicit advantages and privileges that often go unnoticed by them. She suggests that in order to work effectively in a multicultural setting, this privilege needs to be fully acknowledged and confronted. She explores whether it is possible to talk about a white identity, addresses uncomfortable feelings such as guilt or shame, and offers advice on how to implement white awareness training within an organization." |
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"Ryde offers a model for 'white awareness' in a diverse society and provides concrete examples from her own experience. Being White in the Helping Professions is essential reading for students and practitioners in the helping professions, including social workers, psychotherapists, psychologists, counsellors, healthcare workers, occupational therapists and alternative health practitioners."--BOOK JACKET |
| Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Also available online via the World Wide Web, by subscription to EBL Ebook Library |
| Subject |
Human services personnel -- Training of.
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Medical personnel -- Training of.
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Whites -- Attitudes.
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Race awareness -- Study and teaching.
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Multiculturalism -- Study and teaching.
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| Author |
ebrary, Inc.
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| LC no. |
2008033743 |
| ISBN |
9781843109365 paperback |
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1843109360 paperback |
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