On Becoming a Racially Sensitive Therapist

Dr. Hardy and colleagues have boiled down the daunting and complex process of becoming a racially sensitive therapist into concrete competencies using language and examples that make the process accessible and attainable. This is an absolute must-read for every healing practitioner and training institution that cares about serving all people.–Bukky Kolawole, PsyD, couples therapist, executive coach, and founder of Relationship HQ

Kenneth V. Hardy, PhD, is President of the Eikenberg Academy for Social Justice and Clinical and Organizational Consultant for the Eikenberg Institute for Relationships in NYC. Dr. Hardy provides workshops, training, and consultations to a host of organizations and institutions throughout the United States and abroad. He is a former Professor of Family Therapy at both Syracuse University, NY, and Drexel University, PA. He is the author of Racial Trauma: Clinical Strategies and Techniques for Healing Invisible Wounds, and The Enduring, Invisible, and Ubiquitous Centrality of Whiteness, both from W. W. Norton. He is also co-author of Culturally Sensitive Supervision; Promoting Culturally Sensitive Supervision; and Revisioning Family Therapy.