Counseling persons of African descent raising the bar of practitioner competence (Sage Publications, 2002)
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Counseling African Americans: the current state of affairs - Thomas A. Parham -- - African-centered psychology: basic principles - Cheryl Grills -- - Understanding African American mental health: the necessity of new conceptual paradigms - Thomas A. Parham, William D. Parham -- - Understanding personality and how to measure it - Thomas A. Parham -- - Reconceptualizing the notion of self from the African deep structure - Ezemenari M. Obasi -- - African-centered conceptualizations of self and consciousness: the Akan model - Cheryl Grills, Martin Ajei -- - Counseling models for African Americans: the what and how of counseling - Thomas A. Parham -- - Counseling African American fathers: a program for active involvement - Michael Connor -- - Raising the bar for what passes as competence - Thomas A. Parham
Though important strides have been made in the last three decades in the research efforts on African Americans, there continues to be a lack of significant new understanding about the impact of the African American culture on the therapy process and dynamics. This volume provides an in-depth analysis of the counseling literature pertaining to African American clients. Specifically, the analysis includes a review of the different variables (client, counselor, counseling process, and assessment) that have received the bulk of research attention