Healing Bias

A must-read book for mental health clinicians and nonclinicians alike! Dr. Crawford combines her compelling personal story with deep wisdom and keen insight into a topic that can be difficult to navigate, even for those engaged in diversity training. Her LET-UP framework is a powerful and practical approach to recognizing, responding to, and healing bias. Timely and necessary!–Roger Harrison, PHD, cochief, division of community care and wellness, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Children’s Hospital of PhiladelphiaDr. Crawford has written a timely book addressing a topic that continues to create deep divisions in our country. Many of us have experienced a full-on political attack questioning the purpose, relevance, and the truth related to our work in DEI. She challenges us to confront these issues honestly utilizing her practical, well-researched, and highly effective approach to confront bias and its adverse impact on our daily lives. Providing guidance with her unique trademark of artfully weaving in psychology, self-care, and authenticity, Dr. Crawford offers grace for those of us who are still on this all-important journey to heal from bias.–Sonia R . Rucker, MS, associate vice president of inclusion and belonging, presidential advisor on diversity and equity, Cornell University

Dana E. Crawford, PhD, is a clinical psychologist who leads between one hundred and two hundred workshops annually on reducing bias, while also maintaining a thriving private practice. She enjoys reading about zombies, Afro-futurism, and self-development. She resides in New York City.