1st Edition
Trauma-Informed Psychotherapy for BIPOC Communities
This book is an essential read for current and future intersectional psychologists, psychotherapists, social workers, counsellors, lawyers, educators, and healthcare professionals who actively work with BIPOC communities.
Grounded in trauma-informed approaches, intersectionality theory, and critical race theory, Trauma-Informed Psychotherapy for BIPOC Communities: Decolonizing Mental Health embodies psychotherapeutic practices via antiracist, anti-oppressive, and culturally responsive paradigms.
Complete with practical case studies, psychoeducational frameworks, and Pavna’s own inclusion and healing therapy (IHT) model, content from this book inspires practitioners to update their therapeutic competencies to effectively support BIPOC clients.
Dr. Sodhi effectively elucidates the impact on BIPOC of colonization, racism, and other dominating ideologies, presenting complex concepts in accessible ways, alongside practical strategies, and models for embracing a trauma-informed, anti-racist, anti-oppressive, culturally responsive approach to psychotherapy. Through her intentionally decolonizing language and unapologetic intent to abolish racism towards BIPOC communities, she both disrupts and decentres dominating eurocentric, colonial, and white supremacist approaches to health and healing. Readers will love the practical tips for enacting change in existing systems of oppression and for deepening awareness of the implications of their own embeddedness within these systems.
An incredible book by Dr. Sodhi that brings together psychology, physiology, trauma and social justice in an engaging manner! Content is presented in a clear, applicable manner for clinicians in training, or seasoned clinicians looking to expand their therapeutic knowledge of diverse populations. Undoubtedly, this book is of significant importance in its contribution to the research literature given the inclusivity of content, BIPOC representation, and has wonderful potential to empower those who wish to help clients break systemic barriers.