Racism and Prejudice in the History of Clinical Psychology

It is important to acknowledge racism and prejudiced actions that are stains on the history of our field. Some of these acts have been committed by individual psychologists while others reflect the profession as an institution. Our field is working to both recognize and condemn these acts in order to promote more inclusive and equitable approaches by contemporary psychologists. 

In 2022, the American Psychological Association issued an apology to people of color and released recommendations for remedies for past wrongs that is detailed at the following page: Confronting Past Wrongs and Building and Equitable Future