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Sep 2020
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Another day on the job: Racism and workp...

TORONTO STAR
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How does racial trauma impact lives and careers? Can you get PTSD from your workplace? In today's episode, Dr. Monnica Williams explains. Dr. Williams is an Associate Professor at the University of Ottawa's School of Psychology. She has extensively studied the impact of racial trauma on people of colour.

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