Doris Chang - Critical Consciousness

Published: Aug. 5, 2020, 8:21 a.m.

b'In this episode, Wendy speaks with clinical psychologist Doris Chang about her work on race, ethnicity, culture, and other dimensions of social identity as they shape psychological experience and mental health treatment. They discuss a number of topics, including:\\nCritical Consciousness as the ability to recognize and analyze systems of inequality, and the commitment to take action against these systems;\\nthat race is a social construct, not a biological fact;\\nthe impact of race on measures of well-being and health;\\nhow she brings critical consciousness into the classroom, and how it unfolds with students;\\nthe role of contemplative practice in becoming aware of systems of oppression;\\nher research on these training programs;\\nwhere contemplative science needs to go next, and other topics.\\nFull show notes and resources'