Mental Health among Black Men & Culturally Competent Therapy with Dr. Bedford Palmer
Psychodrama
English - August 18, 2020 03:05 - 52 minutes - 32.5 MBSociety & Culture Science Social Sciences Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
We were very lucky to have Dr. Bedford Palmer join us this week for a fascinating discussion! First, we talked about a mental wellness virtual town hall featuring Barack Obama, John Lewis, and activists from My Brother's Keeper. Then, we talked about obstacles faced by Black men seeking therapy--including a need for more culturally competent therapists and misperceptions about disinterest in therapy. Dr. Palmer explained what strength-based, culturally competent therapy means and the upsides and downsides of training barbers as paraprofessionals to address gaps in mental health care. We concluded by discussing the inspiration for Dr. Palmer's beautiful children's book, "Daddy Why Am I Brown?" We really enjoyed making this episode and hope you enjoy listening! Check out episode 11 for the first part of our discussion with Dr. Palmer.
Links:
Dr. Palmer’s Children’s Book: “Daddy Why Am I Brown?”
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Dr. Palmer’s podcast, Naming It
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