Race: Can we, should we, suspend judgement?
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https://doi.org/10.65828/bdsc1m53Keywords:
Race, racism, anti-racism, unconscious racial bias, Wittgenstein, language- game, descriptive phenomenology, interpretative phenomenologyAbstract
This paper explores the challenge racism presents to our ability to engage successfully with our clients. With the recent focus on anti-racism and psychological research on unconscious racial bias, our understanding of racism is examined. The suitability of descriptive versus interpretative therapeutic approaches is considered.
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