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by Janet E. Helms

ISBN: 0917276124
ISBN13: 978-0917276125
Publisher: Microtraining Associates, Inc. (January 1992)
Pages: 98
Category: Social Sciences
Subategory: Sociology

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This is a thoughtful, constructive book that is written carefully and has made a most significant difference in the counseling field. It is challenging, but it is also accurate.

Department of Professional Counseling University of Wisconsin Oshkosh Oshkosh, WI 54901. This is a thoughtful, constructive book that is written carefully and has made a most significant difference in the counseling field. As a White person, I am thankful that Janet Helms wrote this book and I will continue to use it in my classes.

Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. Written for a general audience, this book examines White racial identity and how its recognition may help to end racism. Start by marking A Race Is a Nice Thing to Have: A Guide to Being a White Person or Understanding the White Persons in Your Life as Want to Read: Want to Read savin. ant to Read. White people generally fail to understand that they have a racial identity - whether they are willing to recognize it or not - and that having it doesn't have to be a negative.

Janet E. Helms is the . Dr. Helms has written many articles and books, and conducts workshops on racial identity, counseling practice, and mental health. product description page. Helms is the Augustus Long Professor in the Department of Counseling, Developmental, and Educational Psychology and the director of the Institute for the Study and Promotion of Race and Culture at Boston College. A licensed psychologist, Dr. Helms is past president of the Society of Counseling Psychology (Division 17 of the APA). Shipping & Returns.

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The classic book on race and racism is once again available through Microtraining Associates, Inc. This book is designed to help White people assume responsibility for ending racism, understand how racism impacts Whites as well as others, anlayze racism, and discover positive alternatives for living in a multicultural society. Many self-analysis exercises and instruments enrich the text.

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Reddefender

This book is an exceptional tool for coming to terms with the priviledges you were born with. No matter how you identify racially, this book will move you. If you are ready for it. I truly credit this book for being my turning point in understanding my own identity and everything that came with it. Even though I wasn't aware. I joke when talking about this book by saying that I wish I could go back to the time where I was ignorant on many of the issues discussed in this book; it was so much easier then.

Goldendragon

Exceptional book. I hope they reprint. Anyone looking to address their prejudices & covert attitudes will benefit from this one. It isn't easy, but it's worthwhile.

Ienekan

This is a must read

Garr

If you are a white person trying to come to terms with white privilege and how to be an anti-racist, this book is a great tool.

Centrizius

Seriously, one of my FAVORITE books of ALL time. Cannot recommend enough and please don't listen to the nonsense reviews about Ms. Helms being a racist - that person clearly missed THE ENTIRE point of this book. Especially in these times, this is a book worth reading if you are White or wish to better understand the strangers/friends/family members who are White and claim to abhor racism while simultaneously trying to equate race and class. A MUST read!!

Cordanius

If you are white and are uncomfortable with your white privilege (or perhaps are invested in denying it's existence) then this book will challenge you in ways you will certainly be uncomfortable with. If, on the other hand, you are brave enough to acknowledge what every person of color knows, this book will help you tremendously. As a Counselor Educator I believe material such as this is imperative for counselors who will work with racially and ethnically diverse clients. If you are offended by this book, it is likely that you are being defensive and are unwilling to see the realities of a large number of people. It is hard for white people to acknowledge, but the reality is that white people are advantaged in numerous ways that people of color are not. (And saying so doesn't make one racist.) You can pretend that all that ended with the Civil Rights Movement, but it is simply not true. However, if you are willing to acknowledge the presence of systemic oppression, you can begin to be a part of removing it. Read this book (and everything else Janet Helms has written, especially the extensive research she has conducted on this topic) and be a better white person.

Amney Harper, Ph.D.
Department of Professional Counseling
University of Wisconsin Oshkosh
Oshkosh, WI 54901

Zetadda

Hey, the comments on Janet Helms' challenging and exciting book show how important and powerful her writing is.

Small wonder that small minded frightened people want to degrade her fine work.

This is a thoughtful, constructive book that is written carefully and has made a most significant difference in the counseling field. It is challenging, but it is also accurate.

As a White person, I am thankful that Janet Helms wrote this book and I will continue to use it in my classes.

AND--I will make the negative reviews available to my students so that they are aware of the power and importance of this book and how frightened it makes White folks!!

This is a great book. I was impressed with how much good information and insight is packed into this little book. The author makes a strong argument for the need for white people to recognize their privileged place in our society, and what this position means for their racial identity. The sections on stages of racial identity are particularly helpful in that they describe specific experiences and characteristics of people in each stage. The exercises offer ways to take the learning even deeper. This is a good read for people of any race. It is profound without being blaming or intimidating.