Being White in the Helping Professions

Judy Ryde PhD is a freelance psychotherapist, supervisor and trainer of 25 years' experience. She provides supervision training across the helping professions within the Centre for Supervision and Team Development. Judy also supervises the BCPC Asylum Project which provides counselling and psychotherapy for asylum seekers and refugees, and was a co-founder of Psychotherapists and Counsellors for Social Responsibility.

• Introduction: Looking in the Mirror. Part 1. Experiencing Whiteness in a Racialized Context. Chapter 1. Being White. Chapter 2. Discovering Whiteness Together. 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 Professionals. 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. Index.

Ryde's book, Being White in the helping professions: Developing effective intercultural awareness, attempts to address how racism impacts the effectiveness of practitioners providing mental health counselling services. Her book offers insights for practitioners who recognize the need to act as change agents towards ending racism within the policies and practices of the mental health system