Being white in the helping professions : developing effective intercultural awareness / Judy Ryde ; foreword by Colin Lago.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ryde, Judy.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human services personnel--Training of.

Human services personnel.

Medical personnel--Training of.

Medical personnel.

White people--Attitudes.

White people.

Race awareness--Study and teaching.

Race awareness.

Multiculturalism--Study and teaching.

Multiculturalism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (219 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In this reflective yet practical book, the author challenges white helping professionals 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

Contents:

""FRONT COVER""; ""Being White in the Helping Professions: Developing Effective Intercultural Awareness""; ""Contents""; ""FOREWORD BY COLIN LAGO""; ""INTRODUCTION: LOOKING IN THE MIRROR""; ""Part 1 Experiencing Whiteness in a Racialized Context""; ""Chapter 1 Being White""; ""Chapter 2 Discovering Whiteness Toge""; ""Chapter 3 Shame and Guilt""; ""Part 2 The Practice of White Helping Professionals within a Racialized Context""; ""Chapter 4 The Core Beliefs that Underpin Our Work""; ""Chapter 5 Practising with White Awareness as Profession""

""Part 3 White Organizations within a Racialized Context""""Chapter 6 Organizational Considerations: Working in a Racialized Context""; ""Chapter 7 Training for White Awareness""; ""Chapter 8 Whiteness in Supervision""; ""Conclusion: This is the Best Time to Dream the Best Dream of them All""; ""REFERENCES""; ""SUBJECT INDEX""; ""AUTHOR INDEX""; ""back cover""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-213) and indexes.

ISBN:

9786612119798

9781282119796

1282119796

9781846427305

1846427304

OCLC:

406528558