LEADER 04324nam 2200613 a 450 001 9910779233303321 005 20161219111341.0 010 $a0-8039-5345-3 010 $a1-4522-2911-2 010 $a1-4522-6249-7 035 $a(CKB)2550000000105386 035 $a(EBL)996682 035 $a(OCoLC)821725028 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000675486 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12347132 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000675486 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10670400 035 $a(PQKB)11001096 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC996682 035 $a(OCoLC)809969526 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0000085168 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000105386 100 $a20120521d2002 fy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aCounseling persons of African descent$b[electronic resource] $eraising the bar of practitioner excellence /$fedited by Thomas A. Parham 210 $aThousand Oaks, Calif. ;$aLondon $cSAGE$dc2002 215 $a1 online resource (xxiii, 175 p.) $cill 225 1 $aMulticultural aspects of counseling series ;$vv. 18 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-322-41538-2 311 $a0-8039-5346-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCover; 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 It 327 $aCultureThe 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 Interference 327 $aChapter 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; Summary 327 $aChapter 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 Authors 330 8 $aThis title provides an in-depth analysis of the counselling literature pertaining to African American clients. Topics discussed includes understanding personality and its measurement and African centered psychology. 410 0$aMulticultural aspects of counseling series ;$vv. 18. 606 $aMental health counseling 606 $aAfrican Americans$xCounseling of 615 0$aMental health counseling. 615 0$aAfrican Americans$xCounseling of. 676 $a616.891408996073 701 $aParham$b Thomas A$g(Thomas Anthony),$f1954-$01462012 801 0$bStDuBDS 801 1$bStDuBDS 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910779233303321 996 $aCounseling persons of African descent$93670862 997 $aUNINA