1. IU Counseling & Psychological Services (CAPS)
Academic advising: Discussing racial trauma and African American students
Muhammad Saahir, MS, LMHC, Let’s Talk Program Coordinator
IU Counseling & Psychological Services (CAPS)
Introduce selves
Introduce CAPS

2. Agenda Define racial trauma Quick Video
Discuss impact of racial trauma
Historical issues
Contemporary issues
Support for students

3. This is a safe space!

4. Racial Trauma
“Racial oppression is a traumatic form of interpersonal violence which can lacerate the spirit, scar the soul, and puncture the psyche” (Hardy, 2013, p. 25).
Hidden wounds “of rage”
Distinguishable from anger
Built over time
Rage can seem like anger
“prescribe anger management interventions, while hidden wound of racial oppression remains unaddressed”
CCMH= Center for Collegiate Mental Health
Data collected from college counseling centers nationwide-based on CCAPS measure
Research has shown freshman are at higher risk for mental health issues generally (Brandy et al., 2015).
Wyatt, Oswalt, and Ochoa (2017)--American College Health Association-National College Health Assessment --first years reported higher rates of self-injury and seriously contemplating suicide as compared to other years.

5. Quick Video

6. Historical issues facing African American students at IUB
Founded in 1820
IU reflected the current times
Emancipation Proclamation 1863
Representation
Acceptance/Inclusion

7. Contemporary issues facing African American students
Locations: Asian Culture Center,Hudson and Holland Scholars, LGBTQ+, La Casa, Groups Scholars, Neal-Marshall, and Eigenmann Hall

9. Support for students Affirmation and Acknowledgment
Promoting acceptance
Create space for race
Encourage the conversation about race
Racial storytelling
Invite personal stories about racial experiences
Gain understanding of how their lives are impacted by race
Validation
Confirm the worldview and worth of the student
Validate the “untapped hero”
Locations: Asian Culture Center, First Nations, Office of International Services, La Casa, Neal-Marshall, Groups Scholars
Hardy, K. V. (2013). Healing the Hidden Wounds of Racial Trauma. Reclaiming Children And Youth, 22(1),

10. Thank you!

11. References
Hardy, K. V. (2013). Healing the hidden wounds of racial trauma. Reclaiming Children and Youth, 22(1), Retrieved from
inclusion
Pieterse, A. L., Carter, R. T., Evans, S. A., & Walter, R. A. (2010). An Exploratory Examination of the Associations among Racial and Ethnic Discrimination, Racial Climate, and Trauma-Related Symptoms in a College Student Population. Journal Of Counseling Psychology, 57(3),
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