The role of a mentoring group for family therapy trainees and therapists of color.
This article discusses the development, process, and impact of a mentoring group for family therapists of color. A within-group process for trainees of color in a predominantly White institution can provide a valuable resource for support, validation, empowerment, and collective action. The article examines how such mentoring promotes the effectiveness of therapists of color, as well as the practices and goals of social justice and diversity within training institutions and the field in general. Reflections and recommendations for implementing such a group are offered, as well as a personal narrative of a group member's experience of finding her voice in the group.
Watts-Jones
Dee
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Mid-Fairfield Child Guidance Center, Norwalk, CT, USA. dwattsjones@ackerman.org
Ali
Rehana
R
Alfaro
Jose
J
Frederick
Aquilla
A
D001459:Bangladesh / Q000208:ethnology; D005006:Ethnicity; D005196:Family Therapy / Q000193:education; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D008611:Mentors; D012935:Social Justice; D014481:United States