Diversity, inclusion, and anti-racism
Recommended anti-racist practices and resources
On 03 August 2020 the co-chairs of the PTMF sub-committee, Jan Bostock and Gilli Watson, submitted an open letter to Sarb Bajwa (BPS CEO) and Hazel McLaughlin (BPS President) calling for further action to promote anti-racist practices and a greater focus on promoting diversity and inclusion within the society and within psychology in general. This letter (and the response) have been made available to read in full below.
They also submitted a letter to Esther Cohen-Tovee (DCP Chair) and Roman Raczka (DCp Chair-Elect) calling for the DCP itself to do more to highlight and address racial injustices, both within psychology and the wider world. This letter has also been made available to read.
Readings, podcasts, films, and blogs
- Anti racism resources
An expanded collection of videos, podcasts, articles, books resources - Black, African and Asian Therapy Network
The BAATN library contains extensive book lists, articles, podcasts, and blogs from UK Black, African, South Asian and Caribbean perspective. - AASHNA counselling and psychotherapy service
An extensive elibrary on race, ethnicity, culture and power - Zotero - Let's Get Uncomfortable Resources
- PCSR resources for examining Whiteness and Racism
- QMUL and Roehampton - Reimagining Attainment For All
A four day film workshop for University of Roehampton and Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) students was organised, structured and run by Dr Ruqiyabi 'Naz' Awan (RAFA2 Lead at QMUL), Dr Jessica Jacobs and Mr Vitor Hugo Costa of Film Geographies and a variety of short films were produced. - Laszczynska, A. (2020). What is the role of clinical psychologists in responding to the current rise of race associated hate crime in Britain post the 2016 European Union referendum? Clinical Psychology Forum, 333. 48-56.
- Race Reflections
Race Reflections is a growing community seeking to rethink inequality, injustice and oppression, their impact on our psychological worlds and on the world around us. - They've Gotta Have Us (Netflix)
Powered by candid recollections from esteemed African-American entertainers, this docuseries traces the history of Black cinema. - Healing Racialized Trauma: A Conversation with Resmaa Menakem and Tara Braxch
- When Kids Learn About White Privilege | The School That Tried to End Racism
A British school helps its students uncover and eradicate hidden racial biases.
Psychologists, Counsellors and Social Responsibility: Examining Whiteness
- Muna Abdi from Decolonizing Education in conversation with 3 white practitioners/academics
- Decolonizing Education: Let's talk about it
- Unsettling Whiteness
- Whiteness, Intimacy and Everyday Antiracism. William R. Frey
- 'White counsellors don't understand': Why BME students don't get the help they need at uni
- What's Missing From "White Fragility"
- RACE: What is White Supremacy in Education?
- Racism in sport: Michael Holding and Ebony Rainford-Brent speak about their experience
- Institutional Racism in Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology. Suman Fernando
Black and Ethnic Minority Therapy services and Advocacy projects UK
- Aashna Counselling and Psychotherapy
AASHNA offers therapy to people from diverse backgrounds who struggle to find therapy. Committed to inspiring diverse groups to access therapy and support their psychological health, it has extensive library of anti-racist resources. - BAME Stream
New Alliance of BAME Mental Health Therapists Policy experts, Campaigners, Activists and academics in response to Covid 19 - Black, African and Asian Therapy Network
BAATN (London, Midlands, Bristol) is the largest community of Black, African, Asian and Caribbean heritage in the UK, with a directory of 1,000 therapists across UK, and website with book lists, book reviews, blogs, podcasts, articles and resources; training. - Black and Asian Counselling Psychologists Group
The BACPG (part of the Division of Counselling Psychology) is committed to raising the profile of Black and Asian Counselling Psychologists in the UK, shifting the dialogue on race, ethnicity and difference, improving access to appropriate resources for the BME community, highlighting the experiences and impact of racial and ethnic discrimination, eliminating silence around issues of racial and ethnic discrimination. - BIPP Network - BME in Psychiatry and Psychology Network
A network of Black and Minority Ethnic mental health professionals prioritising and advancing ethnic representation within the mental health field. - Black Thrive
A partnership between communities, statutory organisations, voluntary and private sectors, working together to reduce the inequality and injustices experienced by Black people in mental health services. - Breaking Mad Team
Three African women therapists working to change discourse of health in the UK Black Community and push for equitable accessible culturally sensitive approaches for the Black community; building community resilience to combat struggles faced by black people curated by people who look like them @TeamBreakingMad. - Nafsiyat Intercultural Therapy Centre
Provides free short term intercultural therapy in 20 + languages for individual couples and groups to people from diverse religious, cultural and ethnic communities in London. It also offers long-term, privately funded therapy. - Power the Fight
Empowering youth communities to end youth violence. Create co-produced/co-designed long term strategies for sustainable structural change. - Sistah Space
Works with African heritage women & girls who have experienced domestic or sexual abuse providing a safe cultural venue for victims to disclose abuse and to encourage community integration. Hackney London. - Southall Black Sisters
Leading advocacy service for Black Asian and African-Caribbean women working to highlight and challenge gender related violence against women advice casework advocacy and counselling. - The Maya Centre
Multi-ethnic, women only counselling service offering free counselling and community support for women experienced gender based violence including from war and conflict for ethnic minority and refugee women in Islington borough. - Time To Talk Black
Focusing on Black Mental Health in the UK. Therapists, psychologists, educators, researchers @TimetoTalkBlack - Ubele Initiative
Social enterprise create partnerships with local, regional, national and international organisations to create innovative solutions for some of our most pressing social, economic and political concerns for African Diaspora community. - Women and Girls Network
Free service for women and girls across London who have experienced all forms of violence and abuse ; individual and group therapy; advocacy and empowerment ; training and consultation.
- A Psychologists Guide to Healing from Racial Trauma. Samantha Rennalls (2020). Vogue
- An ethical stance for justice-doing in community work and therapy. Reynolds, V. & Polanco, m. (2012). Journal of Systemic Therapies. 31(4) 18-33.
- Beyond the data: Understanding the impact of COVID-19 on BAME groups- Public Health England
- Developing a Black Feminist Analysis for Mental Health Practice: From Theory to Praxis Lani V. Jones and Michelle A. Harris.(2019). Women and Therapy. Vol 24,3-4,251-264.
- Fifty ways to leave …… your racism. (2018). Nimisha Patel and Keval (2018) Journal of Critical Psychology, Counselling and Psychotherapy.
- Health Equity in England Review: 10 years on. Michael Marmot 2020
- How the care system is letting down Black Children . Sinclair Coward. 2020.
- "Leaning in" as imperfect allies in community work. Reynolds, V. (2013). Narrative and Conflict: Explorations in theory and practice, 1(1), 53-75.
- McClelland, L. Reformulating the impact of social inequalities: power and social justice. In. L. Johnstone & R. Dallos Eds. Formulation in Psychology and Psychotherapy. Chap6; p121-139.
- Mental Health in a Multi-ethnic society: A Multi Disciplinary Handbook. Fernando and Keating Eds.2nd edition Routledge.London
- Modern feminism and counselling psychology: The danger of a single story – considering Black women in feminism . Nkansa-Dwamena ,O. (2017). In Yetunde Ade-Serrano, Ohemaa Nkansa-Dwamena and Maureen McIntosh Eds. DCoP, British Psychological Society.
- Power,knowledge and Black feminist thoughts enduring contribution towards social justice. Ethnic and Racial Studies,36 (13), 2329-2333.
- Race, culture and diversity A collection of articles. (2017). Yetunde Ade-Serrano, Ohemaa Nkansa-Dwamena and Maureen McIntosh Eds. DCoP, British Psychological Society.
- Racial and Social Inequalities: taking the conversation forward. DCP Racial and Social Inequalities in the Times of Covid-19 Working Group. July 2020
- Resisting Misogyny - A Reading List
- Ain't I a woman. Black Women and Feminism. bell hooks ( 1982) Pluto Classics
- Black and British: a forgotten history. David Olusoga 2016
- Black Boy . Richard Wright. 1945.
- Black British Feminism . Heidi Safia Mirza
- Black Skin White Masks. Frantz Fannon. 2017, 1952. Pluto.
- Brit(ish): on Race Identity and Belonging. Afua Hirsch
- Feminism Interrupted Disrupting Power. Lola Olufeni
- Hood Feminism : Notes from the Women White Feminists Forgot. Mikki Kendall. Bloomsbury 2020
- How to Be an Antiracist. Ibram X. Kendi
- Me and White Supremacy. How to recognise your Privilege, Combat Racism and Change the World. Layla Saad (2020) . Quercus.
- Minority Women and Austerity. Bassel and Emejula
- Race and Class in the Ruins of the Empire. Akala
- Race, gender and cultural politics. bell hooks (2014). New York: Routledge.
- Road Map for Revolutionaries: Resistance Activism and Advocacy for All. 2018. Elisa Camahort Page,Caroline Gerin Jamia Wilson
- Sister Outsider. 1984. Audre Lorde, Crossing Press
- So You Want to Talk About Race, Ijeoma Oluo.
- The Bluest Eye and all her writings and novels. Toni Morrison
- The Black Jacobins . CLR James 1963.
- The Fire Next Time . James Baldwin
- The Good Immigrant: 26 Writers Reflect on Americabooks.google.co.uk › books
- The Good Immigrantbooks.google.co.uk › books - Essays as above but about living in UK
- The New Jim Crow. Michelle Alexander
- There aint no black in the Union Jack Paul Gilroy To exist is to Resist. Black Feminism in Europe. Akwugo Emejuh Francesca Sobande
- When they call you a Terrorist A Black Lives Matter Memoir. (2018). Patrisse Khan-Cullors and Asha Bandele. Canongate
- Why I'm no longer Talking (to White People) about Race. Reni Eddo-Lodge (2017)
- Your silence will not Protect You. Audre Lorde (2017) Silver Press.