04190nam 2200553Ia 450 991080881800332120200520144314.01-4833-2845-71-4522-5139-8(CKB)2560000000089895(EBL)997114(OCoLC)809774001(MiAaPQ)EBC997114(EXLCZ)99256000000008989519981026d1999 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierWorking with African American males a guide to practice /Larry E. Davis, editor1st ed.Thousand Oaks, Calif. Sage Publicationsc19991 online resource (409 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-7619-0472-7 Includes bibliographical references (p. 333-375) and index.Cover; Contents; Acknowledgment; Introduction; Part I - Mental Health; Chapter 1 - Therapeutic Support Groups for African American Men; Chapter 2 - Group Work with Sexually Abused African American Boys; Chapter 3 - Psychiatric Treatment of Older African American Males; Chapter 4 - Counseling African American Men; Chapter 5 - Responding to the Needs of the Gay Male Client; Part II - Health; Chapter 6 - Prostate Cancer in African American Men: Thoughts on Psychosocial Interventions; Chapter 7 - Working with African American Males with DiabetesChapter 8 - Reducing Risk Taking Among African American MalesPart III - Education; Chapter 9 - African American Males: Their Status, Educational Plight, and the Possibilities for Their Future; Chapter 10 - Mapping School Violence with Students, Teachers, and Administrators; Chapter 11 - Getting African American Male Students on Track; Chapter 12 - Meeting the Educational Needs of Homeless and Highly Mobile African American Males; Chapter 13 - The Education of Adolescent Black Males: Connecting Self-Esteem to Human Dignity; Part IV - Familial RelationsChapter 14 - Family Practice with African American MalesChapter 15 - Culturally Sensitive Interventions with African American Teenage Fathers; Chapter 16 - Working with Incarcerated African American Males and Their Families; Chapter 17 - Working in Groups with African American Men Who Batter; Part V - Gangs, Risky Behavior, and Delinquency; Chapter 18 - Gang Prevention and Intervention with African American Males; Chapter 19 - Preventing Delinquency Among African American Males; Chapter 20 - Delivering Comprehensive Services to High-Risk African American MalesPart VI - Employment and Economic SecurityChapter 21 - Career Counseling with African American Male College Students; Chapter 22 - Employment for Young African American Males: Where the Jobs are and What Employers Want; Chapter 23 - Building Assets Among African American Males; References; Index; About the Editor; About the ContributorsThis volume examines special issues associated with providing services and guidance to African American men. Although this group of men is like any other in its struggle with its social and economic problems, African American men experience a higher rate of murder, imprisonment, unemployment and racism. The contributors to this book provide a broad, interdisciplinary view of the possible solutions to the different problems facing African American men.African American menHealth and hygieneAfrican American menMental healthAfrican American menFamily relationshipsAfrican American menSocial conditionsAfrican American menHealth and hygiene.African American menMental health.African American menFamily relationships.African American menSocial conditions.613.042308996073Davis Larry E789932MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910808818003321Working With African American Males4006661UNINA