Abstract

Microaggressions can adversely impact the relational quality of interracial couples comprised of Black women and White men. Microaggressions are verbal, non-verbal, behavioral, or environmental indignities that convey negative racial slights to individuals of color (Sue et al., 2007 Sue, D. W., Capodilupo, C. M., Torino, G. C., Bucceri, J. M., Holder, A. M. B., Nadal, K. L., & Esquilin, M. (2007). Racial microaggressions in everyday life: Implications for clinical practice. American Psychologist, 62(4), 271–286. https://doi.org/10.1037/0003-066X.62.4.271[Crossref], [PubMed], [Web of Science ®] , [Google Scholar]). Although couple and family therapists are implored to discuss microaggressions within therapy, a specific intervention to explore this dynamic is lacking. However, a lifemap could be utilized by therapists who assist interracial couples. Lifemaps are a client-constructed pictorial detailing the life events of a specific personal trajectory (Hodge, 2005b Hodge, D. (2005b). Spiritual lifemaps: A client-centered pictorial instrument for spiritual assessment, planning, and intervention. Social Work, 50(1), 77–87. https://doi.org/10.1093/sw/50.1.77[Crossref], [PubMed], [Web of Science ®] , [Google Scholar]). This intervention has been used to ascertain an individual’s spiritual awareness, but they have not been modified in the clinical literature to assess an individual’s racial awareness. The theoretical framework for modifying spiritual lifemaps into racial lifemaps is Critical Race Theory (CRT). The themes of endemic racism and voices of color within CRT are particularly insightful for exploring the experiences of interracial couples. This paper will provide a composite case study of Black women married to White men demonstrating the use of racial lifemaps to address unresolved microaggressions and strategies for future microaggressive experiences.

摘要

微攻击会对由黑人女性和白人男性组成的跨种族夫妻的关系质量产生不利影响。微攻击是口头、非口头、行为或环境方面的侮辱，向有色人种传达负面的种族歧视（Sue et al., 2007 Sue, DW、Capodilupo, CM、Torino, GC、Bucceri, JM、Holder, AMB、Nadal, KL和Esquilin, M.（2007 年）。日常生活中的种族微攻击：对临床实践的影响。美国心理学家，62 (4), 271 – 286。https://doi.org/10.1037/0003-066X.62.4.271 [Crossref]、[PubMed]、[Web of Science®]、 [Google Scholar]). 尽管恳请夫妻和家庭治疗师在治疗中讨论微攻击，但缺乏探索这种动态的具体干预措施。但是，帮助异族夫妻的治疗师可以使用生活地图。生活地图是客户构建的图画，详细描述了特定个人轨迹的生活事件（Hodge，2005b 霍奇D. ( 2005b )。精神生活地图：一种以客户为中心的精神评估、规划和干预的图形工具。社会工作，50 (1), 77 – 87。https://doi.org/10.1093/sw/50.1.77 [Crossref]、[PubMed]、[Web of Science®]、 [Google Scholar]). 这种干预已被用于确定个人的精神意识，但在临床文献中尚未对其进行修改以评估个人的种族意识。将精神生活地图修改为种族生活地图的理论框架是批判种族理论（CRT）。CRT 中流行的种族主义和有色人种的声音主题对于探索异族夫妻的经历特别有洞察力。本文将提供与白人男性结婚的黑人女性的综合案例研究，展示使用种族生活图来解决未解决的微攻击和未来微攻击体验的策略。