Reducing Racism-Based Stress in Black Youth during the Assessment Process

Autor/in	Biddanda, Haley C.
Titel	Reducing Racism-Based Stress in Black Youth during the Assessment Process
Quelle	In: Communique, 50 (2022) 5, S.14-16 (3 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0164-775X
Schlagwörter	Racial Discrimination; Anxiety; African American Students; Testing Programs; Trauma; School Psychology; Stereotypes; Racial Bias; Fatigue (Biology); Psychological Patterns + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Racial bias; Rassismus; Angst; African Americans; Student; Students; Afroamerikaner; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Schulpsychologie; Klischee; Racial discrimination; Fatigue; Ermüdung
Abstract	Race-based traumatic stress, also called racial trauma, refers to "mental and emotional injury caused by encounters with racial bias and ethnic discrimination, racism, and hate crimes" (Mental Health America, n.d.). While much research on racism-based stress in schools focuses on teachers, school psychologists can just as easily cause this type of harm if they are not educated and aware of their impact on their students. One way that Black students may experience racism-based stress through a school psychologist is during the special education evaluation process. Although school psychologists provide myriad services within a school, assessment continues to account for a large portion of service delivery. Additionally, school psychology continues to be a predominantly White field; as of the 2015 NASP member survey, 87% of school psychologists identified as White (Walcott et al., 2016). This means that Black students being evaluated for special education are often working with a White psychologist whom they may not know or trust. The onus is on the school psychologist, not the student, to build trust and reduce racism-based stress throughout the evaluation process. Reducing racism-based stress that Black students may experience during the assessment process is vital to ensuring equity for Black youth in the special education evaluation process. This article describes some of the common agents of racism at school and offers action steps for white school psychologists. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	National Association of School Psychologists. 4340 East West Highway Suite 402, Bethesda, MD 20814. Tel: 301-657-0270; Fax: 301-657-0275; e-mail: publications@naspweb.org; Web site: http://www.nasponline.org/publications/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01