Optional Summer Reading List
Below is the summer reading list from the Director of Clinical Training team. These are optional and are on our favorites list (we didn't want anyone to feel overwhelmed.) These books are not in any particular order, and they are not required, but we do believe they will each be a nice way to start gaining a conceptual framework for graduate clinical psychology education.
How to be an Antiracist
How to be an Antiracist
Ibram X. Kendi
Man's Search for Meaning
Man's Search for Meaning
Victor Frankl
The Tao of Statistics
The Tao of Statistics
Dana Keller
My Grandmother's Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies
My Grandmother's Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies
Resmaa Menakem
An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness
An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness
Kay Redfield Jamison
Women & Madness
Women & Madness
Phyllis Chessler
Theorizing Transgender Identity for Clinical Practice: A New Model for Understanding Gender
Theorizing Transgender Identity for Clinical Practice: A New Model for Understanding Gender
S. J. Langer
Darkness Visible: A Memoir of Madness
Darkness Visible: A Memoir of Madness
William Styron
The Unwritten Rules of Professional Etiquette: Building a Positive Reputation in Graduate School
The Unwritten Rules of Professional Etiquette: Building a Positive Reputation in Graduate School
Ryan Sharma
As a reminder, a simple way to support racial justice efforts is to buy from BIPOC-owned bookstores.
As a reminder, a simple way to support racial justice efforts is to buy from BIPOC-owned bookstores.