National Association of Addiction Treatment Providers
National Association of Addiction Treatment Providers
Colors of Recovery - Shari Hampton & Ester Nicholson
Colors of Recovery - Shari Hampton & Ester Nicholson
Colors of Recovery - Shari Hampton & Ester Nicholson
Friday 11th June 2021
Zina Rodriguez and Tania Bhattacharyya discuss with Shari Hampton and Ester Nicholson the crucial role of anti-racism training in addiction treatment.
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Get the buttons here!Healing Racism in Recovery: A Conversation with Shari Hampton & Ester Nicholson
If you don't think so, then you still have some individual work to do, and so just promoting this idea that there's individual work that needs to be done around the issue of race, I think has been a really powerful stance for them to take.
Imagine facing the challenges of addiction recovery while also navigating the hurdles of racial bias. In this eye-opening episode of Colors of Recovery, hosts Zina Rodriguez and Tania Bhattacharyya sit down with Shari Hampton and Ester Nicholson to discuss just that. Shari, an anti-racism consultant and advisor for the SHE RECOVERS Foundation, and Ester, the founder of Soul Recovery, bring their unique perspectives to the table, revealing how essential anti-racism training is in addiction treatment.
Shari shares her journey of helping treatment organizations uncover their biases and create more inclusive environments. She emphasizes that individual work on race issues is crucial for both professionals and patients. 'If you don't think so,' she notes, 'then you still have some individual work to do'. Ester, who has turned her own path from addiction to freedom into a healing program, stresses the importance of clinicians being comfortable with anti-racism training.
She candidly states, 'As a black woman, if I were in treatment and I had a choice between going to a treatment center that offered anti-racism training and one that didn't, I'm going to the one that can talk to me and help me heal at a level that this other treatment center can't'. The episode delves into the discomfort many feel when discussing racism in treatment settings and underscores the need for accountability.
Shari and Ester highlight the importance of having spaces where black patients can express their feelings about current events. This conversation is not just informative but transformative, offering a compelling argument for why anti-racism training should be a cornerstone in addiction recovery programs. Tune in to understand how addressing racial issues head-on can pave the way for more effective and compassionate recovery solutions.