Resources
In achieving our mission, PCA offers the following resources. Note the recent addition of the new categories: COVID-19 and BLM/Anti-racial resources.
General Resources
COVID-19 Resources
BLM/Anti-Racial Resources
Anti-Racist Books:
NOTE: Amazon is out of stock of many of these – consider ordering online from from Black-owned bookstores.
- White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robin DiAngelo, PhD
- Race Against Time: A Reporter Reopens the Unsolved Murder Cases of the Civil Rights Era by Jerry Mitchell
- Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson
- The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness
by Michelle Alexander - Born A Crime by Trevor Noah
- Waking Up White and Finding Myself in the Story of Race by Debby Irving
- How To Be An Antiracist by Dr. Ibram X. Kendi
- Dear White America by Tim Wise
- The Racial Healing Handbook by Anneliese A. Singh, PhD
- Race Talk and the Conspiracy of Silence by Derald Wing Sue
Acculturation, Enculturation, Perceived Racism, and Psychological Symptoms Among Asian American College Students:
This article discusses the influence of behavioral and value acculturation and enculturation among Asian Americans.
Addressing clients’ prejudices in counseling
Counselors are taught to value the tenets of multicultural awareness and social justice, so how do they respond therapeutically when clients who hold power and privilege in society express biases and prejudices in session?
Addressing learners’ emotional reactions to race-based trainings
To establish a sense of safety and remove impediments to learning, instructors of race-based trainings must anticipate and address reactions ranging from shock and anger to guilt and fear.
African American Historical Trauma: Creating an Inclusive Measure
This article explores how race-based discrimination affects the mental and physical health of African Americans. It discusses how to empirically understand African American historical trauma.
Black Men and Racial Microaggressions at Work (Pitcan, Taylor, & Hayslett, 2018)
This article examines workplace racial microaggressions among 12 Black men working in predominately White organizations. Career counselors may want to proactively assess how racism affects Black men’s social and psychological outcomes as well as their career functioning and success.
Bridging the divide between police and the public
A program involving counselors focuses on strengthening the interpersonal skills of police personnel to foster better relationships within the community.
Counseling individuals of African descent
To work effectively with these clients, counselors must acknowledge the institutionalized racism and race-based oppression that influence clients’ trauma experiences and trauma responses.
Facing the realities of racism
As the United States grapples with the ugly truth of race-related fears, tensions and biases, counselors are being called on to reexamine their roles and responsibilities in addressing the issues.
Five points of discussion for conversations about racial injustice
Counselors can tap into their interpersonal skills to facilitate meaningful dialogue that invites others to engage rather than become defensive.
“Get Off My Property”: A Personal Narrative Addressing Violence Against African Americans by Law Enforcement Post–Hurricane Katrina
In this article, Tyra Turner Whittaker describes her personal experiences and her emotions following her father’s encounter with law enforcement after Hurricane Katrina. She also explores interventions used to address racial violence and includes recommendations for both counselors and law enforcement.
The historical roots of racial disparities in the mental health system
Racial concerns, including overt racism at times, were written into the mental health system in ways that are invisible to us now.
Multicultural and Social Justice Counseling Competencies: Practical applications in counseling
These competencies provide a framework for addressing the constellation of identities that clients and counselors bring to the therapeutic relationship.
Race talk and facilitating difficult racial dialogues:
The inability to talk about race and racial issues can be a major hindrance to multicultural counseling.
The 1619 Project
This a New York Times Magazine initiative whose aim is to reframe the country’s history by placing the consequences of slavery and black Americans at the very center for our national narrative.
National Organizations
Pennsylvania Organizations
Accredited Counseling Graduate Programs
Legislative, Executive, Judicial Links
Licensure Links
Mental Health Law Links
Mental Health Magazine Links
Evidence Based Research Treatment Links
