Transforming Careers in Mental Health for BIPOC

Strategies to Promote Healing & Social Change

A practical and reflective guide for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) in the mental health professions, exploring how to survive, resist, and transform inequitable systems. Edited by Dr. Doris F. Chang and Dr. Linda Lausell Bryant, the book features personal narratives and strategies from a collective of BIPOC clinicians, scholars, educators, and other thought leaders including Helen Neville, “Dr. Ramani" Durvasula, Maryam Kia-Keating, Kevin Cokley, Linda Huang, Joseph P. Gone, Hector Adames, and many more.

Written for students and trainees, faculty and supervisors, and leaders seeking to leverage their power and insight to transform institutions and promote collective thriving for all.

Packed with wisdom for this political moment. Perfect for use in the classroom, book clubs, trainings and workshops.

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Praise for Transforming Careers in Mental Health for BIPOC

“Bravo! This book is a powerful instrument for improving mental health. The contributors teach you how to navigate, resist, and change mental health institutions and policies. I highly recommend this outstanding book to educators, practitioners, researchers, students, and to members of the public interested in mental health."

-Lillian Comas-Díaz, Ph.D., Clinical Professor, George Washington University Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, and Author, Multicultural Care, A Clinician’s Guide to Cultural Competence

“The time is right for this truth-driven, liberating book that guides readers in an exploration of race-related clinical, research, and leadership struggles that many BIPOC individuals experience. This interdisciplinary group of renown scholars ingeniously frame the issues, reminding all of the collective strength of BIPOC populations. This anthology has something for everyone.”

- Ramona Denby-Brinson, PhD, ACSW, LMSW, Dean and Professor, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Social Work, and President, Society for Social Work and Research

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