Introduction : Rethinking trauma and mental health for people of African ancestry. Reclaiming our right to wholeness and wellness / Rhonda Wells-Wilbon -- Conceptualizing urban practice and mental health. Living while Black : the psychophysiological health implications of vicarious racial trauma / Terra L. Bowen-Reid and Ingrid K. Tulloch -- Sacred spaces : spirituality as a healing-centered modality for trauma in urban communities / Kevin Daniels and Georgia Jennings-Dorsey -- Somatic experiencing, EMDR, and brainspotting : an African-centered critique / Paula Langford -- Culturally relevant, trauma-responsive, and healing-centered social work supervision / Paul Archibald and Nia Johnson -- Trauma and the legacy of the Black experience. Encapsulating our truths : an Afrocentric approach to addressing trauma in African American culture / LaTanya N. Townsend, Tonya C. Phillips and Rhea C. Porter -- Intimate partner violence, trauma and mental health / Tricia Bent-Goodley, Noelle St. Vil, Aaliah Zonicle, Lennon Jackson, and Sakima Romero-Chandler -- Sexual assault interventions : inclusion of African-centered strategies for sexual assault survivors / Yolanda Bogan, Rhea C. Porter, Chelsey Henderson and Rhonda Wells-Wilbon -- The fingerprint of trauma on Black youth : a critical analysis of Eurocentric social work models with African American adolescents and the shift toward the Afrocentric paradigm / Cashmere O’Neal and Loren Henderson -- Cocoa butter : how Black mothers prevent, protect and heal their daughters from racialized-gender trauma / S. RaSheem -- In the trenches : community advocacy. Being an informal caregiver : a multigenerational issue across the life span / Tina Jordan –- Trauma and education among young Black males : exploring African-centered rites of passage programming as a protective factor / David Miller and Deidre McDaniel -- Uponyaji : restoring the spirits of foster care and adopted children who have experienced loss / Tiffany Y. Lane, Jazlyn A. Bain and Stephanie Oyler -- Addressing substance use through African-centered practice approaches / Anthony Estreet, Paul Archibald, Len Price, and Korey Johnson -- Addressing HIV/AIDS in the Black community : examining culturally responsive approaches / Jordan White and Anthony Estreet -- Incarceration : the new slavery / Janeen Cross and Natalie Muñoz.
Summary:
"Addressing the social problems associated with trauma and mental health amongst African Americans in urban environments, this book uses an African-centered lens to critique the most common practice models and interventions currently employed by social workers in the field. Divided into 4 parts and grounded in traditional African cultural values, it argues that basic key values in a new clinical model for mental health diagnosis are: A spiritual component; Collective/group approach; Focus on Wholeness; Oneness with Nature; Emphasis on truth, justice; balance, harmony, reciprocity, righteousness, and order. Being free from racism, sexism, classism and other forms of oppression, this African-centered approach is crucial for working with people of African origin who experience daily 'trauma' through adverse living conditions. This book will be key reading on any practice and direct service course at both BSW and MSW level and will be a useful supplement on clinical courses as well as those aimed at working with diverse populations and those living in urban environments"-- Provided by publisher.
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