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Dr. Rheeda Walker is an award-winning professor, psychologist, and expert scholar who has
published more than sixty scientific papers. She is also the author of the best-seller, The
Unapologetic Guide to Black Mental Health. Dr. Rheeda has been cited in or appeared on
countless media outlets including The New York Times, The Washington Post, Good Morning
America, and The Breakfast Club among countless others. Dr.
Timecodes

0:00 Intro
4:00 Why is Black Mental Health important?
5:00 What inspired you to become a psychologist?
6:30 What are some misconceptions about Black Mental Health?
8:30 What are some coping strategies to cope with racism?
10:30 How can clinicians ensure cultural competence/humility when helping clients from marginalized backgrounds?
12:30 What are some approaches or interventions that could help?
15:34 How does intersectionality impact race? (gender, sexual orientation, SES, etc).
17:30 What are the barriers to access regarding Black mental health?
19:30 What are some cultural support systems that promote mental well-being for Black Americans?
22:30 What advice do you have for future clinicians wanting to work with people of color?
25:30 What are your hopes for Black Mental Health in the future?
29:30 What do you do for self-care?
32:40 What does your week-to-week look like?
37:10 Any other projects you'd like to share with everyone?

Dr. Walker's Social Media Links and Books

Instagram:   / dr.rheedawalker  
Website: https://www.rheedawalkerphd.com/
Youtube channel:    / @drrheedawalker  
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Books

Unapologetic Guide to Black Mental Health
https://www.amazon.com/Unapologetic-G...

No racial elephants in the therapy room https://www.amazon.com/Racial-Elephan...



References mentioned in the video

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). (2020). Health disparities in HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STDs, and TB. Retrieved from https://www.cdc.gov/nchhstp/healthdis...
U.S. Department of Education. (2020). The Condition of Education 2020. Retrieved from https://nces.ed.gov/pubs2020/2020144.pdf

National Center for Education Statistics. (2020). Status and Trends in the Education of Racial and Ethnic Groups. Retrieved from https://nces.ed.gov/programs/raceindi...
NAACP. (2020). Criminal Justice Fact Sheet. Retrieved from https://www.naacp.org/criminal-justic...

The Sentencing Project. (2020). Report to the United Nations on Racial Disparities in the U.S. Criminal Justice System. Retrieved from https://www.sentencingproject.org/pub...

Urban Institute. (2020). Racial Disparities in Home Appreciation. Retrieved from https://www.urban.org/research/public...

Joint Center for Housing Studies. (2020). America’s Rental Housing 2020. Retrieved from https://www.jchs.harvard.edu/americas...
Economic Policy Institute. (2020). Black Workers and COVID-19: Disproportionate impacts and structural challenges. Retrieved from https://www.epi.org/publication/black...

Williams, M. T., Khanna Roy, A., MacIntyre, M. P., & Faber, S. (2022). The Traumatizing Impact of Racism in Canadians of Colour. Current trauma reports, 8(2), 17–34. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40719-022-00...

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