Abstract
Abstract School social workers are ethically bound by the National Association of Social Workers code of ethics to champion the social justice rights of marginalized populations. This chapter challenges school social workers to acknowledge how individual and systemic biases contribute to racial trauma in Black students. It also discusses the current state of mental health in Black youth, including the double layer of trauma from the COVID-19 pandemic and the racial justice movement following the murders of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor. Implicit bias in school discipline, mental health care accessibility and treatment, and the playroom are also explored as contributing factors to racial trauma in Black students. The chapter also explains the importance of fostering cultural humility and inclusivity when working with Black students, along with play-based interventions to introduce dialogue on race in the playroom with Black students of all ages.
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