Invisible wounds by jess ruliffson6/5/2023 Racially sensitive trauma-informed interventions and strategies that centralize race and racial oppression in every facet of the therapeutic process and relationship are meticulously highlighted, making this a must-read resource for all practicing and aspiring clinicians. This groundbreaking book provides a comprehensive overview of the anatomy of racial trauma and the debilitating hidden wounds associated with it. Yet, many veterans have difficulty accessing high-quality care for these conditions. Even when therapy is trauma-informed, it rarely devotes adequate attention to racial oppression and the pervasive trauma associated with it. Sometimes referred to as 'invisible wounds,' symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and traumatic brain injury (TBI) can endure long after military service concludes and can have a significant negative impact on veterans and their families. Unfortunately, the failure to consider the interrelationship between racial oppression and trauma limits clinicians’ ability to work effectively with many people of color who live amid sociocultural conditions that are injurious to their psyches and souls. It is a life-altering and debilitating experience that affects countless numbers of people of color over multiple generations. Racial trauma is an inescapable byproduct of persistent exposure to repressive circumstances that emotionally, psychologically, and physically devastates one’s sense of self while simultaneously depleting one’s strategies for coping. An urgent, wide-ranging account of racial trauma and its psychological impact.
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