White privilege and art therapy in the UK: are we doing the work?

This article explores the concepts of White privilege and White supremacy currently and historically in the UK and how this may impact art therapy trainings, theories and practice with clients. It offers suggestions of how White art therapists may engage in The Work are explored. The Work is defined by activists, educators and practitioners who are People of Colour and describes the way in which White people may address their own part in a White supremacist society and how they can truly support People of Colour experiencing racism. Theories of behaviour such as White fragility are explored along with how they may manifest in the work of art therapists in training and practice. Intersectional thinking, which examines identities such as race, class, gender and sexuality, as they are simultaneously experienced, is considered as a self-reflexive tool that may support White art therapists in exploring their White privilege. Other key concepts of intersectional thinking are examined in relation to art therapy practice, such as acknowledging the social and political, social justice and therapist-activist work, constructs of power, and giving voice to marginalised communities.

I've attached the paper here, along with a link to the online version, which includes a video abstract. 

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17454832.2020.1856159

White_privilege_and_art_therapy_in_the_UK_are_we_doing_the_work.pdf