Healing from Racial Trauma: A Social Ecological Approach-Handout: slides

Handout: slides

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This document provides a comprehensive overview of racial trauma and its impact on individuals and communities. It highlights historical racial atrocities against African Americans from slavery to the present day, including the slave trade, lynching, Jim Crow laws, and police brutality. The document also discusses the psychological and biological effects of racial trauma, including intergenerational transmission of trauma.<br /><br />The document explores the concept of racial healing and proposes approaches to healing at multiple levels. At the structural level, it suggests dismantling structural racism and adopting racial equity values. At the individual level, it recommends assessments for developmental trauma and mood disorders, psychoeducation, and trauma-focused therapies. At the interpersonal and social levels, it emphasizes the importance of secure attachments, social emotional learning, and building healthy adult relationships. At the community level, the document calls for the repair of socio-cultural norms, access to affordable healthcare, and the integration of indigenous-based healing practices. The document also highlights the use of integrative community therapy and Afrofuturism as approaches to collective healing.<br /><br />Throughout the document, references to relevant literature and studies are included to support the information provided.

Keywords

racial trauma

impact

historical racial atrocities

racial healing

structural racism

developmental trauma

trauma-focused therapies

secure attachments

socio-cultural norms

Afrofuturism