04324nam 2200613 a 450 991077923330332120161219111341.00-8039-5345-31-4522-2911-21-4522-6249-7(CKB)2550000000105386(EBL)996682(OCoLC)821725028(SSID)ssj0000675486(PQKBManifestationID)12347132(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000675486(PQKBWorkID)10670400(PQKB)11001096(MiAaPQ)EBC996682(OCoLC)809969526(StDuBDS)EDZ0000085168(EXLCZ)99255000000010538620120521d2002 fy| 0engur|||||||||||txtccrCounseling persons of African descent[electronic resource] raising the bar of practitioner excellence /edited by Thomas A. ParhamThousand Oaks, Calif. ;London SAGEc20021 online resource (xxiii, 175 p.) illMulticultural aspects of counseling series ;v. 18Description based upon print version of record.1-322-41538-2 0-8039-5346-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover; Contents; Series Editor's Introduction; Preface; Foreword; Chapter 1 - Counseling African Americans: The Current State of Affairs; Case Study; Historical Overview; Assessment of Personal and Collective Debilitations; Summary; Chapter 2 - African-Centered Psychology: Basic Principles; Introduction; Basic Principles in African-Centered Psychology; Summary; Chapter 3 - Understanding African American Mental Health: The Necessity of New Conceptual Paradigms; The Ethnicity Factor in Psychotherapy; New Conceptual Paradigms; Summary; Chapter 4 - Understanding Personality and How to Measure ItCultureThe African Personality; Internal Dimensions; External Dimensions; Assessing the African Personality; Alternate Conceptual Frameworks; Conceptual Scheme for Counseling African Descent Clients; Chapter 5 - Reconceptualizing the Notion of Self From the African Deep Structure; Introduction; African Philosophy; African Concept of the Person; The Study of Nature (Physics' Relation to African Psychology); Four Questions; WD AhoDden: To Be Healthy; Healthy AhoDden (Energy); Yare (To Be Sick)-Maafa Destructive Interference; Nya AhoDden (To Be Healed)-Reconstructive InterferenceChapter 6 - African-Centered Conceptualizations of Self and Consciousness: The Akan ModelAkan Conceptualization of the Person and Consciousness; Ontological and Epistemological Tenets; Components of Self; Human Consciousness and the Significance of Sunsum; Clinical Relevance; Conclusion; Chapter 7 - Counseling Models for African Americans: The What and How of Counseling; The Role and Task of Helpers and Healers; Therapeutic Intervention; Connecting With Clients; Assessment; Facilitating Awareness; Setting Goals; Taking Action and Instigating Change; Feedback and Accountability; SummaryChapter 8 - Counseling African American Fathers: A Program for Active InvolvementSocial Science and Black Men; Adolescent Fathers; Involved African American Fathers; The Program; Case Study; Discussion; Chapter 9 - Raising the Bar for What Passes as Competence; Raising the Bar for What Passes as Competence; The Circumference of Our Experience; Appendix; References; Index; About the Editor; About the AuthorsThis title provides an in-depth analysis of the counselling literature pertaining to African American clients. Topics discussed includes understanding personality and its measurement and African centered psychology.Multicultural aspects of counseling series ;v. 18.Mental health counselingAfrican AmericansCounseling ofMental health counseling.African AmericansCounseling of.616.891408996073Parham Thomas A(Thomas Anthony),1954-1462012StDuBDSStDuBDSBOOK9910779233303321Counseling persons of African descent3670862UNINA