‘The Relentless Nature of Whiteness’: Black Psychologists' Experiences of Racial Microaggressions in Cross-Cultural Supervision

IF 3.2 3区心理学 Q1 PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL

Clinical psychology & psychotherapy Pub Date : 2024-05-24 DOI:10.1002/cpp.3011

Ngozi Ebubedike, Margie Callanan, Anna Oldershaw

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Abstract

Objectives

Research suggests that cross-cultural supervision can be prone to microaggressions with deleterious effects for ethno-racial minorities. There are currently no known studies examining the impact of racial microaggressions in supervision on qualified psychologists. This study aimed to explore Black psychologists' experiences of microaggressions in supervision with a White supervisor and their impact.

Methods

Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 10 individuals who had completed clinical or counselling psychology doctoral training. Interviews were transcribed and analysed using interpretative phenomenological analysis.

Results

Three superordinate themes and 12 subthemes were derived from the analysis. The superordinate themes were: ‘It's the subtle things’, ‘It's an ordeal’ and ‘Surviving Whiteness in psychology’. The findings illustrate the complex nature of racial microaggressions and their profound and lasting impact on individuals. The cumulative impact of these experiences resulted in significant negative psychological outcomes.

Conclusions

The results suggest that there are common microaggressions that recur in supervision. Encountering microaggressions impeded the supervisory relationship, supervision and professional development. Clinical implications include recommendations for including multicultural competency in psychology trainings and ongoing professional development plans.

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白人的无情本质"：黑人心理学家在跨文化督导中的种族微冒犯经历》（Black Psychologists' Experiences of Racial Microaggressions in Cross-Cultural Supervision）。

目的：研究表明，跨文化督导很容易产生微词，从而对少数民族产生有害影响。目前还没有任何已知的研究来探讨督导中的种族微观诽谤对合格心理学家的影响。本研究旨在探究黑人心理学家在与白人督导进行督导时遭遇微词的经历及其影响：对 10 名已完成临床或咨询心理学博士培训的人员进行了半结构式访谈。采用解释现象学分析方法对访谈进行了记录和分析：结果：分析得出了 3 个上位主题和 12 个下位主题。上位主题是这是微妙的事情"、"这是一种折磨 "和 "心理学中的白人生存"。研究结果表明了种族微攻击的复杂性及其对个人的深刻而持久的影响。这些经历的累积影响导致了严重的负面心理后果：结论：研究结果表明，在督导工作中经常会出现一些常见的微观诽谤。微观诽谤阻碍了督导关系、督导工作和专业发展。临床影响包括建议将多元文化能力纳入心理学培训和持续的专业发展计划中。

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Clinical psychology & psychotherapy PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL-

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6.30

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5.60%

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106

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