The Psychologist as Counselor In College `High Risk' Programs

Denmark, Florence L.; Trachtman, Joan P.

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“…As a corollary, the delivery of mental health services has been defined in terms of this black ideal (A. Cross, 1974;Denmark & Trachtman, 1973;Howley, 1972;G. G. Jackson, 1974;Jenkins, 1969;Kerr, 1972;W.…”

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The African genesis of the Black perspective in helping.

Jackson¹

1976

Professional Psychology

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This article suggests that black Americans can be understood best from a design that recognizes a cultural connection to Africa, and it shows, through the illustration of specific strategies, that the more advantageous treatment of black clients would be based on an Afro perspective.A problem for many black people in America is not that they are without a culture or ancestry, but rather that their culture is rejected by the dominant cultural group (C. Thomas, 1973), who by their rejection imply that those unlike them are inferior, deprived, or culturally disadvantaged (Vontress, 1969). A more exemplary perspective, from the standpoint of black people, would be to recognize that blacks are not disadvantaged per se but are often placed in situations in which they are at a disadvantage (Simpkins, Gunnings, & Kearney, 1973), and therefore to appreciate their differences (Wittmer, 1971). One barrier, it is hypothesized, to the realization of the goal of cultural pluralism, is the exclusive use of what is termed the European cultural perspective. A second-order problem Requests for reprints should be sent to Gerald

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Section: Parallels Between the Afro And African Perspectivesmentioning

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The African genesis of the Black perspective in helping.

Jackson¹

1976

Professional Psychology

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The Roots of the Backlash Theory in Mental Health

Jackson

1979

Journal of Black Psychology

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A primary objective of this paper is to give more con ceptual substance to the legitimacy of an African cultural referent in the field of mental health. It has been reported, for example, that the omission of such a referent has resulted in intragroup conflicts among Afro-American professionals. Similarly, the lack of a consideration of the African roots to many of the at titudes and behaviors of Afro-Americans has been shown to thwart comprehensive assistance to the Afro- American community and its individuals. Carried a step farther, this paper will provide a framework for understanding the relationship between contemporary conflicts between Afro- and Euro-Americans and their antecedent cultures. This objective is crystallized in the backlash theory in mental health, and this theory is dis cussed in terms of its cultural antecedents and contem porary applications to mental health research and con cepts.

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The Emergence of a Black Perspective in Counseling

Jackson¹

1977

The Journal of Negro Education

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The Psychologist as Counselor In College `High Risk' Programs

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The African genesis of the Black perspective in helping.

The African genesis of the Black perspective in helping.

The Roots of the Backlash Theory in Mental Health

The Emergence of a Black Perspective in Counseling

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