TY - JOUR
T1 - Roles and Responsibilities of White Allies
T2 - Implications for Research, Teaching, and Practice
AU - Spanierman, Lisa
AU - Smith, Laura
PY - 2017/7/1
Y1 - 2017/7/1
N2 - In this article the authors introduce the Major Contribution addressing the roles and responsibilities of White allies in counseling psychology and related fields. To provide context for the three articles that follow, the authors define White allies, describe potential pitfalls and roadblocks for psychologists involved in racial justice ally efforts, and note scholarly criticisms of White ally work. The authors provide a brief overview of each of the three articles that comprise the Major Contribution, all of which apply concepts associated with White allyship to multicultural psychology research, education, and clinical practice.
AB - In this article the authors introduce the Major Contribution addressing the roles and responsibilities of White allies in counseling psychology and related fields. To provide context for the three articles that follow, the authors define White allies, describe potential pitfalls and roadblocks for psychologists involved in racial justice ally efforts, and note scholarly criticisms of White ally work. The authors provide a brief overview of each of the three articles that comprise the Major Contribution, all of which apply concepts associated with White allyship to multicultural psychology research, education, and clinical practice.
KW - antiracism
KW - multicultural psychology
KW - racial justice
KW - social justice advocacy
KW - White allies
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U2 - 10.1177/0011000017717712
DO - 10.1177/0011000017717712
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85027576090
SN - 0011-0000
VL - 45
SP - 606
EP - 617
JO - Counseling Psychologist
JF - Counseling Psychologist
IS - 5
ER -