Shrinks on Third

A Shrinks After Hours episode (last Tuesday of the month) in which we talk about the mass trauma effect of the pandemic and its consequences.

The one in which we discuss the Green Book - not the movie, the actual book, written by Victor Hugo Green to help Black people travel safely throughout the United States and beyond. Yes, it was a real book and sadly it was very much needed.

The one in which we explore modern day slavery including all types of oppressive situations made by force or deception. Rather than being over, slavery is going strong and represents big business around the world and right here in the United States.

The one in which we talk about the need to seriously talk about the debt we owe to Black and Indigenous people. How can we ever repair at least some of the harm that was inflicted upon them? Let's talk.

The one in which we discuss the inseparable way that Capitalism and Racism are joined together. Their union makes a system that is already based on inequality even more inequitable.

It's the last episode of the month so we're just talking After Hours about things we Shrinks think about after hours. Today's topic is bias in mental health treatment. We've talked about bias in diagnosis and this is related because if the initial way of looking at a person or their struggles is biased, the whole course of treatment can be biased as well. Have a listen.

The one in which we speak with Noah Adams about his advocacy and research related to people who are both transgender and autistic, like him. Noah is a PhD student at the University of Toronto and, along with coauthor Bridget Liang, wrote a book based on interviews entitled, Trans and Autistic: Stories from Life at the Intersection (Jessica Kingsley, July 2020).

The one in which we discuss the brave and creative network of people and places that made freedom possible for thousands of enslaved people from the Southern U.S. How much do you know about the Underground Railroad? (Hint: we're not talking about the subway or the metro).

The one in which we discuss religious freedom - they way it's supposed to be and whether or not we actually have it. Where is the separation between church and state?

It's the last Tuesday of the month! We're kicking back, After Hours, to discuss how implicit bias and diagnoses can affect the course of therapy along with ongoing mental health treatment and outcomes.