Anti-Racism Stance
Birch Psychology and its psychologists stand in solidarity with people of color. We condemn, in the strongest words possible, police violence and attacks toward people of color. There is a lot of work to be done, and that work involves not staying silent, looking deep within our own individual racism in our psyche, and challenging racism that is both overt and covert in our society at all levels. Birch Psychology invites conversations with our clients about racism and difference and seeks to bring justice to all aspects of human life.
Resources:
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Action:
Our practice intends to take action through the following steps:
Increasing multicultural competency within our own body of clinicians. This includes how best to approach and discuss racism that may be expressed by patients receiving therapy and assessment services at Birch.
Increasing affordable and/or pro-bono access to psychological services to a more diverse population of patients and clients.
Increasing access to those impacted and traumatized by police violence (and violence of any kind).