Enhancing the Delivery of Mental Health and Counseling Services to Black Males: Critical Agency and Provider Responsibilities

June, Lee N.

doi:10.1002/j.2161-1912.1986.tb00164.x

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“…The second major obstacle identified by participants related to concerns about working with White therapists. Our finding confirms numerous studies that suggest most Black clients prefer Black therapists to White therapists (Atkinson, 1983; Brown, 2003; Heffernon & Bruehl, 1971, June, 1986;Nickerson et al., 1994; Okonji, Ososkie, & Pulos, 1996; Sue et al., 1974). Specifically, Nickerson et al.…”

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Understanding the Experience of Black Clients in Marriage and Family Therapy

Awosan

Sandberg

Hall³

2011

J Marital Family Therapy

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Past research on Black clients' utilization of therapy focused on the barriers that prevent Black clients from attending therapy and the reasons for these barriers. However, few studies have been conducted that focus on how Black clients attending therapy actually experience these barriers. This study utilized both Likert and open-ended questions to examine the obstacles 16 Black clients face in their attempts to attend family therapy. The most frequently identified obstacles were related to concerns over family member response and cultural barriers to therapy. Participants also reported concerns about racial and/or cultural differences and a lack of understanding by non-Black therapists. The implications of this study addressed how to effectively meet the therapeutic needs of Black clients.

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Understanding the Experience of Black Clients in Marriage and Family Therapy

Awosan

Sandberg

Hall³

2011

J Marital Family Therapy

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“…Articles, books, monographs, and theoretical reviews related to training issues (Arredondo-Dowd & Gonsalves, 1980;Casas, Ponterotto, & Gutierrez, 1986;Copeland, 1983;Mio, 1989;Pederson, 1988), characteristics of African American culture (Carter, 1991;Cheatham, 1990;Helms, 1984), cross-cultural models (Helms, 1984;Parham & Helms, 1981), clients' preferences for counselors' race (Parham & Helms, 1981;Pomales, Claiborn, & LaFromboise, 1986), and the use of counseling services are some of the many topics that have been investigated (June, 1986;Larrabee, 1986). Articles, books, monographs, and theoretical reviews related to training issues (Arredondo-Dowd & Gonsalves, 1980;Casas, Ponterotto, & Gutierrez, 1986;Copeland, 1983;Mio, 1989;Pederson, 1988), characteristics of African American culture (Carter, 1991;Cheatham, 1990;Helms, 1984), cross-cultural models (Helms, 1984;Parham & Helms, 1981), clients' preferences for counselors' race (Parham & Helms, 1981;Pomales, Claiborn, & LaFromboise, 1986), and the use of counseling services are some of the many topics that have been investigated (June, 1986;Larrabee, 1986).…”

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“…O ver the last 20 years, the number of studies conducted on the counseling process related to African Americans has shown a dramatic increase. Articles, books, monographs, and theoretical reviews related to training issues (Arredondo-Dowd & Gonsalves, 1980;Casas, Ponterotto, & Gutierrez, 1986;Copeland, 1983;Mio, 1989;Pederson, 1988), characteristics of African American culture (Carter, 1991;Cheatham, 1990;Helms, 1984), cross-cultural models (Helms, 1984;Parham & Helms, 1981), clients' preferences for counselors' race (Parham & Helms, 1981;Pomales, Claiborn, & LaFromboise, 1986), and the use of counseling services are some of the many topics that have been investigated (June, 1986;Larrabee, 1986). Nevertheless, within this domain of empirical and theoretical research, few articles have been published that provide information about sex-role and developmental issues and how to conceptualize these concerns to guide counselors with subgroups of the African American population.…”

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Psychosocial Development and Black Male Masculinity: Implications for Counseling Economically Disadvantaged African American Male Adolescents

Harris

1995

Jour of Counseling & Develop

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“…Nonetheless, the representation of underrepresented cohorts will have meliorating effects on the functioning of the counseling staff. June (1986) cites the underrepresentation of Black men as both professionals in the field of psychology, and as clients seeking help at counseling services, and points to the need for a diversified staff in maximising service delivery to a diversified population, if the service is to be effective in meeting the needs of its clientele.…”

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confidence: 95%