Based on Ruth’s PhD research into how white trainee counsellors understand race, racism and whiteness, this talk will consider her original concept of the ‘Good White Counsellor’.
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Dr Ruth Smith
Dr Ruth Smith lives in South Wales and has undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in counselling and psychotherapy and a PhD in Social Justice. Ruth’s research interests are socio-politics and social justice, particularly how these intersect with counselling and psychotherapy. Ruth has worked as a therapist with survivors of trauma, including survivors of war, torture and human trafficking. She now works in private practice, specialising in working with survivors of domestic abuse and coercive control.
