<i>Kujichagulia</i>-Uncovering the Secrets of the Heart: Group Work With African American Women on Predominantly White Campuses

Brown, Sherlon P.; Lipford-sanders, Joann; Shaw, Madethe

doi:10.1080/01933929508411339

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“…For example, they have more neutral or liberal gender roles and expectations than White women (Davenport & Yurich, 1990;Harris, 1996). They are also likely to adhere to Afrocentric values of collective survival, emotional vitality, and a being orientation to time (Brown, Lipford-Sanders, & Shaw, 1995). African American women are likely to value spirituality, be collective in orientation, and place a high importance on nurturing relationships both within and extended from the family (Abdullah, 1998;Boyd-Franklin, 1991;Greene, 1994).…”

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Toward the Development of the Stereotypic Roles for Black Women Scale

Thomas

Witherspoon

Speight

2004

Journal of Black Psychology

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Preliminary findings on the validation of the Stereotypic Roles for Black Women Scale (SRBWS) are presented. A sample of 186 African American women took the SRBWS along with the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale and the Racial Identity Attitude Scale–B. A confirmatory factor analysis supported a four-factor structure of the scale, and moderate reliability estimates were found for each of the interrelated but distinct subscales. Stepwise regression analyses revealed that Mammy and Sapphire images were significant predictors of self-esteem scores and that the internalized stereotypic roles contributed unique variance over racial identity attitudes in understanding self-esteem in Black women. Suggestions for future research and validation of the SRBWS are discussed.

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Toward the Development of the Stereotypic Roles for Black Women Scale

Thomas

Witherspoon

Speight

2004

Journal of Black Psychology

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220

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“…Armed with a cultural understanding, therapists working with African American girls should focus on the strengths and assets of the client, her environment, and the broader African American community (Sanders & Bradley, 2005). African Americans in general, particularly African American girls and women, often espouse values of collective survival, emotional energy, and a being orientation to time (i.e., a person is viewed as valuable by virtue of their existence; S. P. Brown, Lipford-Sanders, & Shaw, 1995). African American girls are also likely to value spirituality, be collective in orientation, and place high importance on nurturing relationships within extended family and community (Abdullah, 1998;Boyd-Franklin, 1991;Greene, 1994).…”

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African American adolescent girls: Embracing the strength in intersectionality.

Clinton-Sherrod¹,

Hawkins²,

Townsend³

2019

Multicultural Feminist Therapy: Helping Adolescent Girls of Color to Thrive.

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African American girls are a diverse, resilient group whose members experience a range of strengths and challenges. The varied lived experiences of African American girls highlight the importance of an intersectional lens when considering therapeutic approaches and ways in which practitioners can work to empower them. However, as with other ethnic minorities, there is often underutilization of mental health treatment by African American girls (Garland et al., 2005;L. M. Miller, Southam-Gerow, & Allin, 2008). This chapter examines such approaches from the perspective of individual, family, and group therapy, with a focus on assessment, barriers to treatment, strategies for treatment retention, and effectiveness of treatment.Although African American girls have myriad presenting problems, trauma is, unfortunately, a common underlying issue for many (Voisin, 2007;Wilson, Woods, Emerson, & Donenberg, 2012). We examine the impact of varied traumatic experiences, such as violence, racism, and other forms of oppression (e.g., sexism, classism, homophobia), and identify how these experiences may manifest as presenting problems in the therapeutic setting.

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“…In theory, counseling groups could be useful in addressing Black students' feelings of alienation, which in turn could improve Black students' graduation rates (Brown, Lipford-Sanders, & Shaw, 1995). However, Black college students underuse counseling services because of the students' perception that counselors at university counseling centers are culturally insensitive and because of the existence of some culturally insensitive counselors at these centers (Brown et al, 1995;Jordan, 1991;Leong, Wagner, & n t a , 1995;Merta, 1995;Ponterotto, Anderson, & Grieger, 1986). Therefore, a counseling group that seeks to address the issue of alienation among Black students should do so by using culturally sensitive group methods.…”

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“…The group was therapeutic because its purpose was to increase members' self-knowledge, clarify changes desired by members, and provide members with tools to make those changes (Corey & Corey, 1992). Sister-Friends was a support group also because it allowed members to share their experiences of being Black women, which was intended to help reduce members' psychological stress related to feelings of isolation (Brown et al, 1995).…”

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“…All of these topics were addressed from a perspective that was sensitive to Black culture. For example, when body image was the focus of the group, the counselor openly addressed issues of skin color and hair texture, These topics are not usually discussed freely by Black women, yet they often negatively affect self-concept and behavior (Boyd-Franklin, 1991: Brown et al, 1995. Therefore, it was important for the counselor to model open discussion so that group members would begin to discuss these issues as well.…”

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