Sawubona Healing Circles and the Path Toward Collective Healing

• By: Shane King, MSW, LCSW Reflective Therapy LCSW, PLLC
• June 16th, 2026
• African-centered practices, collective healing, healing circles, intergenerational trauma, marginalized communities, racialized trauma, systemic oppression, Ubuntu
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This article explores the pervasive impact of intergenerational racialized trauma and emphasizes the importance of healing spaces for marginalized groups. It examines how systemic socialization and traumatic interactions within family systems contribute to emotional suffering and behavioral...

An Ecological Perspective on Policing and Behavioral Health

• By: Shane King, MSW, LCSW Reflective Therapy LCSW, PLLC
• April 21st, 2026
• behavioral health, biopsychosocial, crisis intervention, ecological model, marginalized communities, policing, social determinants of health, Spring 2026 Issue, systemic racism
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The ecological model helps us understand how people’s environments—from family systems to institutions like policing—shape behavioral health outcomes. Environmental determinants help explain how systemic and structural conditions contribute to mental health disparities. This article examines...