ABSTRACT

The present paper is a response to Dr. Burch’s clinical case and theoretical discussion (this issue) regarding the process of working with and through white privilege and whitewashing in her consulting room. In response to Dr. Burch’s thorough and careful effort to remain conscious of culture while working within a white dyad (white female patient and white female clinician), I offer personal and emotional experiences as an illustration of white disavowal, (i.e., whitewashing), of essential cultural and socioeconomic knowledge. I also suggest that the intellectualization and politicization of culture and socioeconomic systems can be seen as whitewashing within the field of psychoanalysis, and propose an integration of personal and emotional experiences regarding these systems as a critical part of psychotherapy and psychoanalysis.

摘要

本文是对Burch博士的临床案例和有关在她的诊室中使用白色特权和粉饰的过程的理论讨论（此问题）的回应。为了回应伯奇博士在白人团体（白人女性患者和白人女性临床医生）中工作时保持文化意识的彻底而谨慎的努力，我提供个人和情感方面的经验，作为白人拒绝（例如，洗白）的例证，基本的文化和社会经济知识。我还建议，文化和社会经济系统的知识化和政治化可以看作是精神分析领域的粉饰，并建议将这些系统的个人和情感经验整合在一起，作为心理治疗和精神分析的关键部分。