Jude Bergkamp is working to reform therapy—but he doesn’t believe that this can happen without reconciling the field’s problematic foundations.
Jude Bergkamp is a true believer in the potential of psychology to transform lives and help heal society—but he doesn’t believe that this can happen without reconciling the field’s problematic foundations with a knowledge of how systems of power impact practitioners and clients. This insight guides his work directing the Doctor of Psychology program at Antioch’s Seattle Campus as well as his contributions as a member of the Competencies Taskforce of the American Psychological Association, determining what future students will study across the entire discipline. In this interview with guest host Mair Allen, Jude tackles question including, what does social justice mean, how do you become a therapist, how does your identity shape your practice, how do systems shape your identity, and what are the challenges that students face as they enter a flawed but important system. But the wide-ranging conversation also engages the challenges of working within the criminal legal system as a forensic psychologist and the question, how you stay grounded in your work when facing challenges that affect every aspect of your life?
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Visit Antioch’s website to learn more about the Doctor of Psychology program that Jude directs. You can also read there our recent Common Thread article on Jude being appointed to the Comptencies Taskforce of the APA.
We encourage you to download and read Jude’s paper, “Tugging at the Root of Oppression.”
This episode was recorded December 5, 2022 via Riverside.fm and released February 22, 2023.
The Seed Field Podcast is produced by Antioch University
Guest Host: Mair Allen
Host: Jasper Nighthawk
Editor: Johanna Case
Digital Design: Mira Mead
Web Content Coordination: Jen Mont
Work-Study Intern: Sierra-Nicole E. DeBinion
A special thanks to Karen Hamilton, Amelia Bryan, and Melinda Garland
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