TA Responses: Racism and Schools

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TOPIC: Racism and Schools

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Diversity, Disparities, and Promoting Health Equitably

Cultural Competence and Related Issues

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The Civil Rights Project

Southern Poverty Law Center
National Council of La Raza
The Southern Institute for Education and Research
American Civil Liberties Union

Office for Civil Rights

Relevant Publications That Can Be Obtained through Libraries

Addressing Racism: Facilitating Cultural Competence in Mental Health and Educational Settings. By Madonna G. Constantine & Derald Wing Sue. Wiley, 2007.

Combating Racism: Transforming the School Counselor's Role When Working with Issues of Racism in Schools. (2009). By Jesse A. Brinson. New York, NY: Routledge.

Effects Of Racism And Prejudice On Children. By Warren A. Rhodes. William Gladden Press (3rd edition), 2008.

Handbook of Race, Racism, and the Developing Child. By Stephen M. Quintana. Wiley, 2007.

How Children and Adolescents Evaluate Gender and Racial Exclusion (Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development. By Melanie Killen, Jennie Lee-Kim, Heidi McGlothlin, & Charles Stangor. Wiley-Blackwell. (2003)

Racism and mental health: Prejudice and suffering. By Kamaldeep Bhui. (2002).Philadelphia, PA: Jessica Kingsley Publishers.

Racism and Psychological and Emotional Injury: Recognizing and Assessing Race-Based Traumatic Stress. Counseling Psychologist, 35:13-105, 2007.

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