Racism and Prejudice as Negative Impacts on African American Clients in Therapy

Priest, Ronnie

doi:10.1002/j.1556-6676.1991.tb01586.x

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“…Similarly, cultural values of filial piety influence many Asian families (Koh & Bell, 1987). Moreover, for many minority groups, spirituality and religion are believed to be integrally intertwined with well-being (Bacote, 1994;Pargament, 1997;Priest, 1991). In the family/communitycentered perception of mental illness held by Asians and Hispanics, for example, religious and spiritual beliefs are viewed as enhancing the coping process, especially when the family is unable to assist with problems (Comas- Diaz, 1989;Cook & Timberlake, 1989).…”

Section: The Need For Studies That Identify Cultural-specific Resourcesmentioning

confidence: 97%

Resilience and adaptation to stress in later life: Empirical perspectives and conceptual implications

Ong

Bergeman

2004

Ageing Int.

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As it has become more widely recognized that increasing numbers of people are living to progressively older ages, it is important to understand the nature of individual traits that promote resilience and welt-being in later life, to describe how these traits develop, to identify the factors that threaten and undermine their maintenance, and to elucidate the mechanisms that support and promote their growth. To have a knowledge base upon which to build intervention programs to improve and maintain well-being in later life, it is necessary to build understanding of what the multiple pathways are that lead to resilience, how these pathways may change, and what can be done to stop or forestall maladjustment and decline. Progress on these issues requires a greater understanding of process. In this article, we highlight theoretical areas of research on resilience and well-being that have received relatively little attention in previous work with older adults. We also identify unresolved methodological challenges associated with the measurement and analysis of within-person phenomena and elaborate on the implications of these challenges for process research in aging populations. Finally, we discuss future intervention directions to advance knowledge of resilience and positive health in later adulthood.

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Section: The Need For Studies That Identify Cultural-specific Resourcesmentioning

confidence: 97%

Resilience and adaptation to stress in later life: Empirical perspectives and conceptual implications

Ong

Bergeman

2004

Ageing Int.

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“…As a topic in the therapy/counseling literature, racism has been discussed as a contributor to family stress and mental illness (e.g., Priest, 1991;Willis, 1995), and as a factor affecting the process and outcome of therapy (Boyd-Franklin, 1989). Priest (1991) observed that African-American clients may perceive their problems to be caused by societal inequity, rather than by personal deficiencies. Given that therapists tend to look for problems "within" the client, Priest (1 99 1) recommended that therapists need to be culturally aware to assess accurately the degree to which the problem is external or internal to the client.…”

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Developing Culturally Competent Marriage and Family Therapists: Treatment Guidelines for Non‐african‐american Therapists Working With African‐american Families

Bean

Perry

Bedell

2002

J Marital Family Therapy

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To serve African-American families effectively, marriage and family therapists need to develop a level of cultural competence. This content analysis of the relevant treatment literature was conducted to examine the most common expert recommendations for family therapy with African Americans. Fifteen specific guidelines were generated, including orient the family to therapy, do not assume familiarity, address issue of racism, intervene multi-systemically, do home visits, use problem-solving focus, involve religious leader, incorporate the father, and acknowledge strengths. Conceptual and empirical support for each guideline is discussed, and conclusions are made regarding culturally competent therapy with African-American families.

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“…Discrimination has been reported to be a major stressor ( Priest, 1991 ), and results from the CARDIA study show that African Americans experiencing racial discrimination in several domains had nearly twice the odds of reporting current tobacco use compared with those who reported experiencing no discrimination ( Borrell et al, 2007 ). As we are unaware of any studies on discrimination and light smoking, our hypothesis regarding discrimination was based on investigations of heavier smoking.…”

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Longitudinal precursors of young adult light smoking among African Americans and Puerto Ricans

Fagan¹,

Brook

Rubenstone³

et al. 2009

Nicotine &Amp; Tobacco Research

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Introduction: Studies have consistently documented the importance of examining light smoking among African American and Latino adolescent and adult smokers. Little is known, however, about the psychosocial antecedents of adolescent and young adult light smoking in these racial/ethnic minority groups. Methods:This study examined the longitudinal interrelationships and pathways leading to light smoking among African Americans ( n = 288) and Puerto Ricans ( n = 262). Specifi cally, we assessed parental factors, perceived discrimination, peer smoking, personality factors, and light smoking in late adolescence as precursors to light smoking among African American and Puerto Rican young adults. Results:The results of structural equation modeling showed that a history of greater parental smoking, less parental educational attainment, and more perceived discrimination were each mediated by peer smoking and the youth's maladaptive personality and behavior in late adolescence. The youth's maladaptive personality and behavioral characteristics and light smoking in late adolescence, in turn, predicted light smoking in young adulthood. There were no signifi cant racial/ethnic or gender differences in the pathways to light smoking.

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Racism and Prejudice as Negative Impacts on African American Clients in Therapy

Cited by 78 publications

References 13 publications

Resilience and adaptation to stress in later life: Empirical perspectives and conceptual implications

Resilience and adaptation to stress in later life: Empirical perspectives and conceptual implications

Developing Culturally Competent Marriage and Family Therapists: Treatment Guidelines for Non‐african‐american Therapists Working With African‐american Families

Longitudinal precursors of young adult light smoking among African Americans and Puerto Ricans

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