The reality of a planet in imminent danger and a society that continues to grapple with the effects of enslavement and colonialism has been center stage. Analyst and patient alike are deeply impacted both consciously and unconsciously.
This course explores challenges in working with Asian American (AA) patients with traumas from (1) racism and/or (2) Asian cultural practices. It is often assumed that Asian Americans are successful in America: We will look at how this Model Minority/ White Adjacency stereotype obscures othering of Asian Americans and explore an unconscious defensive idealization of Whites and denial of anti- Asian discriminations and microaggressions.