Equity

About Dr. Joy DeGruy

“Dr. Joy DeGruy is a nationally and internationally renowned researcher, educator, author and presenter. She is an am-bassador for healing and a voice for those who have struggled in search of the past, and continue to struggle through the present. Dr. DeGruy is the acclaimed author of Post Trau-matic Slave Syndrome — America’s Legacy of Enduring Injury and Healing. Dr. DeGruy holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Communications; two master degrees in Social Work and Clinical Psychology; and a Ph.D. in Social Work Research. With over twenty years of practical experience as a professional in the field of social work, she gives a practical insight into various cultural and ethnic groups that form the basis of contemporary American society.”

Dr. DeGruy’s work has deeply influenced the District’s School Climate Team’s public acknowledgement of dialogue about race and relationships and how it must be cultivated and engaged as a matter of social justice. The “Relationship Model” has helped provide a framework to begin the work. http://joydegruy.com

Teaching Children of Color was produced to support teachers and teacher educators serious about student and teacher education. The Seven Constructs in the book offer insight into instruction that exposes teachers and their students to an internal view of teaching and learning--a view inherently different from the one teachrs and students currently experience. This book establishes a comprehensive and integrated framework for thinking about teaching and learning for a new millennium. It draws a direct relationship between what teachers and teacher educators need to know in order to develop productive personal and professional responsiveness that meets students' needs, realities, and cultures.