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Dismantling White Supremacy in Counseling

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Dismantling White Supremacy in Counseling

By

Jason D. Brown

Western University, Canada

United Kingdom – North America – Japan – India – Malaysia – China

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Dedication

“To Kobe, Jenna, Kaylee, and Shelley”

Preface

The concept of Whiteness has always been tied to notions of superiority. Therein lies the risk of talking about it, much less writing a book about it, speaking of it in our professions, with clients, research, and community work. Each time we do, we breathe life into a concept that has only served to divide and arrange human beings for the benefit of one group over all others.

I was at a conference this past year where the topic of White privilege was discussed. I was asked, as a White guy, to offer my perspective on this in a mixed-race group with some people I knew, but most I did not. My fear tells me I was not sure of my answer. I know it was the best one I had at that moment, but I am not satisfied with it. I recall saying something like “I am increasingly aware of how I am seen as a White person by others and need to look at myself in the mirror and own it”.

I need to take responsibility and action to confront White supremacy. This book is a step in that direction, and not a conclusion. What I know and do will shift as I learn more about myself and confront uncomfortable truths about my race and personal identity.