Spotlight: A Conversation About Black Mental Health and How CBT Can Be a Powerful Tool for Healing (2024)
"A growing body of research documents the effectiveness of CBT for racially diverse populations, including Black Americans."
A Conversation About Black Mental Health and How CBT Can Be a Powerful Tool for Healing
Learn more about how cognitive behavior therapy can be used as a healing tool in marginalized communities.
Judith S. Beck, PhD
"Internalized racism refers to self-hatred that develops because of one’s conscious or unconscious belief in the inferiority of their racial group. From a CBT perspective, this equates to hurtful and stigmatizing core beliefs in which individuals devalue themselves or other members of their race."
Janeé M. Steele, PhD
Dr Steele is a licensed professional counselor and certified CBT therapist, as well as a member of the core faculty at Walden University. She is also the co-author of the book, Black Lives Are Beautiful: 50 Tools to Heal From Trauma and Promote Positive Racial Identity, and author of the book, Racism and African American Mental Health: Using Cognitive Behavior Therapy to Empower Healing.
