2022
DOI: 10.1111/1467-6427.12384
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Examining our own relationships to racism as the foundation of decolonising systemic practices. ‘No time like the present’

Abstract: Racist discourses embedded in our social structures can have a profoundly negative impact on people's emotional well‐being. This paper calls for a re‐focusing within systemic therapy on anti‐colonial and social justice approaches specifically on addressing racism. We propose that if we are to make this shift in our practice, we need to first engage in processes of self‐reflexivity about the impact of racism on ourselves and our personal relationships. We draw on Paolo Freire's idea of ‘conscientisation’, or co… Show more

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“…vicious cycle (Byrne et al, 2017); they often require a social response for any improvement to occur (Chin et al, 2022). British South Asians reported facing difficulties as individuals when seeking help for mental health problems, such as: isolation, in some cases because they feel safer alone (Islam et al, 2015), having to exaggerate their crisis to feel heard (ibid.)…”
Section: Of 67mentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…vicious cycle (Byrne et al, 2017); they often require a social response for any improvement to occur (Chin et al, 2022). British South Asians reported facing difficulties as individuals when seeking help for mental health problems, such as: isolation, in some cases because they feel safer alone (Islam et al, 2015), having to exaggerate their crisis to feel heard (ibid.)…”
Section: Of 67mentioning
confidence: 99%
“…This acculturation towards westernised models causes a dissonance between the generational perspectives, (Millner et al, 2021) and could add to the distress within the family unit. Practices that decolonise mental health would allow people to maintain their cultural identity (Chin et al, 2022), reduce inequality in healthcare and reduce stigma and shame (Millner et al, 2021).…”
Section: Facilitatorsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…As a result, I am in an ongoing process of embracing further learning, engaging with reparative reading (Pillow, 2019) through joining reading and discussion groups, creating brave spaces and joining listening spaces for exploration (Arao and Clemens, 2013;. Laying a foundation from which to explore the effects of white supremacy and the dominance of western knowledge, reclaiming queer and indigenous knowledges (Butler and Byrne, 2014;Reynolds, 2020) and moving towards decolonising practice in systemic teaching, supervision and therapy (Hendrick and Young, 2017;Simon 2021;Chin, Hughes and Miller, 2022).…”
Section: B Determinedmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…It must be admitted that the concept proposed by Freire is a very solution to the hegemonic problems of education; It is revealed in research by Jasmine Chin et al, including racist discourse in the social structure of society (Chin et al, 2022). Specifically, to raise the urgency of realizing a new configuration of a liberating education system and restore the vital elan of human humanity according to the nature of its creation.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%