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| african centered psychology: Handbook of African American Psychology Helen A. Neville, Brendesha M. Tynes, Shawn O. Utsey, 2008-11-12 The Handbook of African American Psychology provides a comprehensive guide to current developments in African American psychology. It presents theoretical, empirical, and practical issues that are foundational to African American psychology. It synthesizes the debates in the field and research designed to understand the psychological, cognitive, and behavioral development of African Americans. The breadth and depth of the coverage in this handbook offers both foundational material and current developments. Although similar topics will be covered in this text that are included in other works, this will be the only work in which experts in the field write on contemporary debates related to these topics. Moreover, the proposed text incorporates other issues that are typically not covered in related books. The contributing authors also identify gaps in the literature and point to future directions in research, training, and practice. Key Features: Contains the writings of renowned editors and contributors: The most well-respected and accomplished editors and authors in the area of African American psychology, and psychology in general, have come together to lend their expert analysis of issues and research in this field. Designed for course use: With a consistent format from chapter to chapter and sections on historical development, cutting-edge theories, assessment, intervention, methodology, and development issues, instructors will find this handbook appropriate for use with upper-level undergraduate and graduate-level classes Offers unique coverage: The authors discuss issues not typically found in other books on African American psychology, such as ethics, certification, the gifted and talented, Hip-Hop and youth culture, common misconceptions about African Americans, and within-group differences related to gender, class, age, and sexual orientation. |
| african centered psychology: African American Psychology Faye Z. Belgrave, Kevin W. Allison, 2018-04-19 African American Psychology: From Africa to America provides comprehensive coverage of the field of African American psychology. Authors Faye Z. Belgrave and Kevin W. Allison skillfully convey the integration of African and American influences on the psychology of African Americans using a consistent theme throughout the text—the idea that understanding the psychology of African Americans is closely linked to understanding what is happening in the institutional systems in the United States. The Fourth Edition reflects notable advances and important developments in the field over the last several years, and includes evidence-based practices for improving the overall well-being of African American communities |
| african centered psychology: Seeking the Sakhu Wade W. Nobles, 2006 A complete discussion of the history and principles of African-centered psychology, this work explores the development of the African American mindset in society and reveals the thought processes of the African mind in America. Using a new approach that decries the various negative influences upon African Americans and their families, this treatise proposes a method that reclaims and restores the mind and spirit of African Americans. |
| african centered psychology: Psychology of Blacks Thomas A. Parham, Adisa Ajamu, Joseph L. White, 2017-08-15 For courses in Introduction to Psychology, African American Psychology, African American Studies, Multicultural Counseling and Cross Cultural Counseling and Psychotherapy.This text highlights the limitations of traditional psychological theories and approaches when applied to people of African descent. It provides information on how the African Centered Perspective is defined, as well as how it operates in the context of the African American family with regard to identity development, education, mental health, research, and managing contemporary issues. It links the context of African American life to the traditions, values and spiritual essence of their African ancestors in an attempt to acknowledge the African worldview and assist the African American community in addressing some of the challenges they continue to face. |
| african centered psychology: The Psychology of Blacks Thomas Anthony Parham, Joseph L. White, Adisa Ajamu, 2000 This book highlights the limitations of traditional psychological theories and approaches when applied to African descent people. It provides information on how the African Centered Perspective is defined, as well as how it operates in the context of the African American family with regard to identity development, education, mental health, research, and managing contemporary issues. It links the context of African American life to the traditions, values and spiritual essence of their African ancestors in an attempt to acknowledge the African worldview and assist the African American community in addressing some of the challenges they will face in the 21st century. Includes a thorough annotated bibliography for further reading.African Centered Psychology in the Modern Era, The African American Family, The Struggle for Identity Congruence, Psychological Issues in Education, Contemporary Approaches to Developmental Psychology, Mental Health Issues, Praxis in African American Psychology: Theoretical and Methodological Considerations, African Centered Psychology and Issues in the 21st Century.Psychologists or counselors working with the African American population. |
| african centered psychology: African American Psychology A. Kathleen Hoard Burlew, 1992-09-04 In an effort to help develop an approach to psychology that is consistent with the African American experience, African American Psychology provides a comprehensive overview of African American behavior and personality. This collection of classical papers drawn from The Journal of Black Psychology points out that a Eurocentric perspective or orientation is inherent not only in most psychological theory but also in the research methods developed to test psychological theories. As such, those who try to understand the African American experience must not limit themselves to traditional concepts or research methods. The five sections of this volume cover both alternative and theoretical perspectives and new approaches to conducting research, the diversity of structure in African American families and the forces affecting them, African American children, and two controversial but critical areas of study: intelligence and cognition. |
| african centered psychology: African Psychology in Historical Perspective and Related Commentary Daudi Ajani ya Azibo, 1996 Professionals, whether engaged primarily in theory, research, or practice, will welcome the freshness and depth of vision this anthology affords into the history and teaching of psychology, into the methodology of culture-specific research, into the peculiar predicament of the African American, into the effects of oppression and the very nature of human personality. Students of psychology, at every level, will find in this book valuable and proactive alternatives to the prevailing Eurocentric analyses. |
| african centered psychology: Counseling Persons of African Descent Thomas A. Parham, 2002-04-02 Though important strides have been made in the last three decades in the research efforts on African Americans, there continues to be a lack of significant new understanding about the impact of the African American culture on the therapy process and dynamics. This volume provides an in-depth analysis of the counseling literature pertaining to African American clients. Specifically, the analysis includes a review of the different variables (client, counselor, counseling process, and assessment) that have received the bulk of research attention. This sets the stage for the presentation of a counseling model for African American clients. The authors discuss philosophical premises upon which the model is based and suggest specific counseling strategies and interventions related to the model. Case study material is integrated throughout the chapters, focusing on individual and group approaches. This volume is an important work for counseling professionals as well as for students in social work and counseling programs. |
| african centered psychology: African American Psychology Faye Z Belgrave, Kevin W Allison, 2009-07-15 This core textbook provides students with comprehensive coverage of African American psychology as a field. Each chapter integrates African and American influences on the psychology of African Americans, thereby illustrating how contemporary values, beliefs, and behaviors are derived from African culture translated by the cultural socialization experiences of African Americans in this country. The literature and research are referenced and discussed from the perspective of African culture (mostly West African) during the period of enslavement, at other critical periods in this country (e.g., early 20th century, civil rights era), and through the present. Chapters provide a review of the research literature, with a focus on applications for contemporary living. |
| african centered psychology: Critical Psychology Derek Hook, 2004 Offers a broad introduction to critical psychology and explores the socio-political contexts of post-apartheid South Africa. This title expands on the theoretical resources usually referred to in the field of critical psychology by providing substantive discussions on Black Consciousness, Post-colonialism and Africanist forms of critique. |
| african centered psychology: African American Women and HIV/AIDS Dorie J. Gilbert, Ednita M. Wright, 2003-03-30 AIDS is the second-leading cause of death among African American women between the ages of 18 and 44. African American women constitute 63% of all cases of AIDS among women in the United States. This volume brings together the collective wisdom of scholars, researchers, and social work professionals dealing with these concerns. Focusing attention on the primary population of women impacted by AIDS, this book presents culturally sensitive responses that meet the specific needs of African American women. An historical and current overview of the alarming HIV infection rate among African Americans, in particular women, introduces the crisis. Subsequent chapters highlight HIV/AIDS prevention and intervention strategies that are successfully impacting the African American population. Guided by a feminist perspective and grounded in social construction theory, social work theory, and social work practice, this volume privileges the voice of African American women, the group that is the most disenfranchised—and least accurately represented—in AIDS-related research and writing. This essential guide sheds light on a calamity too often overlooked, making it especially valuable for scholars, students, researchers, and practitioners involved with HIV/AIDS issues in the African American community, and with women's and black studies. |
| african centered psychology: Psychological Storms Thomas Anthony Parham, 1993 An important analysis of the conflicts many African Americans endure as they struggle to balance two competing world views-African and European American. |
| african centered psychology: Back Then and Right Now in the History of Psychology John Egbeazien Oshodi, 2004 Wolfe William Silver was born in London, England on October 25, 1899. His family moved to Savannah, Georgia and he became a legend in his own time. While bootlegging whiskey from New Orleans, Louisiana, he was stopped, arrested, and his three automobiles and load of whiskey were confiscated. He was released and when he returned home and told the story, a friend said, Little Bo Peep Lost His Sheep. He opened a restaurant, bar, and pool room in the heart of Savannah and remained their for over 26 years, meeting the greats and near-greats, the famous and infamous . . . a few of which you will read about herein. |
| african centered psychology: Black-on-Black Violence Amos N. Wilson, 1990 The main thesis posits that the operational existence of Black-on-Black violence in the U.S. is psychologically and economically mandated by a white-dominated status quo. The criminalization of the Black American male is a psycho-politically engineered process designed to maintain the dependency and relative powerlessness of the African -American and Pan-African communities. It moves far beyond blaming the offending party toward an exposure of the psycho-social and intra-psychical dynamics of black-on-black criminality. Wilson contends that though this violence is orchestrated by white America's need to maintain its oppressive domination of black America, its ending is the primary responsibility of blacks here and abroad-- |
| african centered psychology: The Psychology of Money Morgan Housel, 2020-09-08 Doing well with money isn’t necessarily about what you know. It’s about how you behave. And behavior is hard to teach, even to really smart people. Money—investing, personal finance, and business decisions—is typically taught as a math-based field, where data and formulas tell us exactly what to do. But in the real world people don’t make financial decisions on a spreadsheet. They make them at the dinner table, or in a meeting room, where personal history, your own unique view of the world, ego, pride, marketing, and odd incentives are scrambled together. In The Psychology of Money, award-winning author Morgan Housel shares 19 short stories exploring the strange ways people think about money and teaches you how to make better sense of one of life’s most important topics. |
| african centered psychology: Brief Cognitive Hypnosis Jordan I. Zarren, Bruce N. Eimer, 2002 PART I: FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS AND ESSENTIAL TOOLS. Introduction: Brief Cognitive Hypnosis A Powerful Tool for Brief Psychotherapy. 1. Establishing the Therapeutic Relationship. 2. The Waking State Reframing Model. 3. Change Language: General, Waking State, Trance State, and Post-Trance State Reframing. 4. Trance Induction: Design, Choice, and Administration. 5. Self-Hypnosis for Continued Problem Resolution. 6. Common Factors in Dysfunctional Behavior and the Creation of Double Binds. 7. Dysfunctional and Therapeutic Rituals. PART 2: CLINICAL APPLICATIONS. 8. Irritating Habits as Dysfunctional Outdated Coping Skills. 9. More Complex Habits As Ways of Dealing with Anxiety and Stress. 10. Panic Disorders and Other Complex Anxiety-Based Behaviors. 11. Medical Problems Including Pain, Preparing For Medical Procedures, Self-Healing, and Coping With Treatment Side-Effects. PART 3: SMOKING CESSATION AND KEYS TO CHANGE. 12. A Single Session Smoking Cessation Program. 13. Review: Keys to Change. |
| african centered psychology: Psychology of Blacks Thomas A Parham, Adisa Ajamu, Joseph L. White, 2015-10-14 For courses in Introduction to Psychology, African American Psychology, African American Studies, Multicultural Counseling and Cross Cultural Counseling and Psychotherapy. This text highlights the limitations of traditional psychological theories and approaches when applied to people of African descent. It provides information on how the African Centered Perspective is defined, as well as how it operates in the context of the African American family with regard to identity development, education, mental health, research, and managing contemporary issues. It links the context of African American life to the traditions, values and spiritual essence of their African ancestors in an attempt to acknowledge the African worldview and assist the African American community in addressing some of the challenges they continue to face. |
| african centered psychology: African-centered Psychology Daudi Ajani ya Azibo, 2003 African-Centered Psychology: Culture-Focusing for Multicultural Competence addresses various topics on the psychology of African people. Although most analyses focus on the African-U.S. diaspora, Azibo articulates principles that are applicable to most African populations. The book opens with an introduction to the field of black psychology, its history, and its relationship to western psychology. Theories of personality are discussed, as well as a review of the diagnostic manuals of mental disorders in western psychology and psychiatry. Furthermore, Azibo suggests a restructuring of social work that respects African culture; reports the favorable results of an African-centered treatment approach; describes a Ghanaian approach to adjusting to widowhood; and reviews psychological factors related to using condoms for HIV prevention in the African-U.S. population. He also discusses issues involving contemporary hair behavior among African-U.S. women; psychological warfare tactics used by the U.S. government against revolutionary activists; and how the media can create images affecting African identity. The book concludes with empirical research studies of African identity. |
| african centered psychology: Yurugu Marimba Ani, 1994 Yurugu removes the mask from the European facade and thereby reveals the inner workings of global white supremacy: A system which functions to guarantee the control of Europe and her descendants over the majority of the world's peoples. |
| african centered psychology: Even the Rat was White Robert V. Guthrie, 2004 The classic edition of Even the Rat Was White presents a history of prejudice within the field of Social Psychology--now at a more affordable cost! Even the Rat Was White views history from all perspectives in the quest for historical accuracy. Histories and other background materials are presented in detail concerning early African-American psychologists and their scientific contributions, as well as their problems, views, and concerns of the field of social psychology. Archival documents that are not often found in mainstream resources are uncovered through the use of journals and magazines, such as the Journal of Black Psychology, the Journal of Negro Education, and Crisis. The text is divided into three parts. Part I, Psychology and Racial Differences, expands and updates historical materials that helped form racial stereotypes and negative views towards African-Americans. Part II, Psychology and Psychologists, is updated with specifics of what and how psychology was taught in the pre-1970 Black colleges, and brings forward the contributions of Black psychologists. Part III, Conclusion, discusses the implication of the previous chapters and the impact of new historical information on the field of psychology. |
| african centered psychology: Black Male Violence in Perspective P. Tony Jackson, 2015 Black Male Violence in Perspective: Towards Afrocentric Intervention represents a synthesis of lived experience, authoritative research, and Afro-centric perspective on one of the most controversial topics of our day. It examines violence by and among Black men, as it is inextricably tied to its context; the history of violence in America including colonialism, expansionism, and concepts of manifest destiny. Acknowledging important concepts like Michelle Alexander's The New Jim Crow and Joy DeGruy-Leary's Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome, and chronicling the devastating and injurious effects of racism, the text moves in a clinical direction. It identifies and addresses the resulting dangerous triad of frustration, anger, and depression and how they come together clinically to impact young Black men resulting in violent outcomes. It explores the psychology underlying violent behavior, delving into the socioeconomic realities that are very much a part of the landscape of violence in America. Tony Jackson utilizes cases from his career as a therapist as well as examples from actual life experience to illustrate challenging concepts. More importantly, Black Male Violence in Perspective proposes a theory of intervention and treatment with a discussion on quantitative and qualitative research methods. |
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| african centered psychology: Introduction to African American Studies Talmadge Anderson, James Benjamin Stewart, 2007 There is an ongoing debate as to whether African American Studies is a discipline, or multidisciplinary or interdisciplinary field. Some scholars assert that African American Studies use a well-defined common approach in examining history, politics, and the family in the same way as scholars in the disciplines of economics, sociology, and political science. Other scholars consider African American Studies multidisciplinary, a field somewhat comparable to the field of education in which scholars employ a variety of disciplinary lenses-be they anthropological, psychological, historical, etc., --to study the African world experience. In this model the boundaries between traditional disciplines are accepted, and researches in African American Studies simply conduct discipline based an analysis of particular topics. Finally, another group of scholars insists that African American Studies is interdisciplinary, an enterprise that generates distinctive analyses by combining perspectives from d |
| african centered psychology: Frican/Black Psychology in Teh American Context Kobi K. K. Kambon, 2012 |
| african centered psychology: Mental Health , 2001 |
| african centered psychology: Caribbean Psychology Jaipaul L. Roopnarine, Derek Chadee, 2016 This book seeks to promote a more unified Caribbean psychology that goes beyond a Euro-American perspective to meet the unique needs of the culturally diverse inhabitants of this region and the diaspora. |
| african centered psychology: African American Families Faye Z. Belgrave, Trenette Clark-Goings, Heather A. Jones, 2019-12-31 |
| african centered psychology: Positive Psychology in Racial and Ethnic Groups Edward Chin-Ho Chang, Christina A. Downey, Jameson K. Hirsch, Natalie J. Lin, 2016 Positive psychology has become a vibrant, well-regarded field of study, and a powerful tool for clinicians. But, for many years, the research in areas relevant to positive psychology, such as happiness, subjective well-being, and emotional intelligence, has been based on findings from largely White samples and has rarely taken the concerns of the ethnic community into consideration. Now, for the first time, leaders in the field have come together to provide a comprehensive reference that focuses specifically on how a culturally-informed approach to positive psychology can help capitalize on the strengths of racial minority groups and have a greater potential to positively impact their psychological well-being. Taking into account the rich and diverse cultural histories of ethnic groups, the information presented in this volume can help clinicians use positive psychology to inspire minorities to be effective agents in their environments and communities. Acting as a bridge between positive psychology theory and research -- largely based on an essentialist view of human behavior -- and the realities of practice and assessment in diverse groups, Positive Psychology in Racial and Ethnic Groups focuses on four main ethnic groups: Asian Americans, Latin Americans, African Americans, and American Indians. Broken into five major sections -- an introduction to the field, theory and research, assessment, clinical interventions, and a discussion of what the future may hold -- this is a unique volume in the field, and a call to action for researchers and clinicians everywhere. |
| african centered psychology: Cultural Misorientation Kobi K. K. Kambon, 2003 |
| african centered psychology: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Ken Kesey, 2006 Pitching an extraordinary battle between cruel authority and a rebellious free spirit, Ken Kesey's One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest is a novel that epitomises the spirit of the sixties. This Penguin Classics edition includes a preface, never-before published illustrations by the author, and an introduction by Robert Faggen.Tyrannical Nurse Ratched rules her ward in an Oregon State mental hospital with a strict and unbending routine, unopposed by her patients, who remain cowed by mind-numbing medication and the threat of electroshock therapy. But her regime is disrupted by the arrival of McMurphy - the swaggering, fun-loving trickster with a devilish grin who resolves to oppose her rules on behalf of his fellow inmates. His struggle is seen through the eyes of Chief Bromden, a seemingly mute half-Indian patient who understands McMurphy's heroic attempt to do battle with the powers that keep them imprisoned. The subject of an Oscar-winning film starring Jack Nicholson, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest an exuberant, ribald and devastatingly honest portrayal of the boundaries between sanity and madness.Ken Kesey (1935-2001) was raised in Oregon, graduated from the University of Oregon, and later studied at Stanford University. He was the author of four novels, including One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1962) and Sometimes a Great Notion (1964), two children's books, and several works of nonfiction.If you enjoyed One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, you might like Anthony Burgess's A Clockwork Orange, also available in Penguin Modern Classics.'A glittering parable of good and evil'The New York Times Book Review'A roar of protest against middlebrow society's Rules and the Rulers who enforce them'Time'If you haven't already read this book, do so. If you have, read it again'Scotsman |
| african centered psychology: Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? Beverly Daniel Tatum, 2021-05-06 The international bestseller that changed how we talk about racism 'A critically acclaimed book that gave readers a starting point to demystify conversations about race' The Atlantic 'A classic' Jodi Picoult Walk into any racially mixed secondary school and you will see young people clustered in their own groups according to race. Is this self-segregation a problem to address or a coping strategy? Beverly Daniel Tatum, a renowned psychology Professor, guides us through how racial identity develops, from very young children all the way to adulthood, in black families, white families, and mixed race families, and helps us understand what we can do to break the silence, have better conversations with our children and with each other about race, and build a better world. A mainstay on the bookshelves of American readers since 1998, and substantially revised and updated in 2017, this evergreen bestseller is essential reading for anyone interested in understanding the dynamics of race |
| african centered psychology: The Evolution of African-centered Psychologists , 2001 African-centered psychologists adhere to an African (Black) psychology reflective of an African worldview. The existence of African psychology is associated with an evolution in both conceptual development of an African psychology (Akbar, 1991; Jackson, 1979; Nobles, 1986x) and an emerging African consciousness (Akbar, 1991; Jackson, 1979; Karenga, 1993: Nobles, 1986). Utilizing qualitative study and phenomenological inquiry (in the broadest sense), this study explored the relevance of culture, society, training and professional experience in the developmental process of becoming African-centered and to the phenomenon of African psychology. It includes the history of African (black) psychology, appropriate definitions of relevant terminology, and discussion of three models of identity development.The study is centered on the experiences of twelve African-centered psychologists, their interpretations of phenomenon associated with the development of an African-centered perspective, and its connection with the quest to develop a psychology, which addresses needs that fall beyond the parameters of traditional psychology. Using a semi-structured interview protocol, the participants were queried about the experiences that influenced the development of their African consciousness and the conceptual development of African psychology, their experience with racism and the impact of racism on their conceptual development, their perceptions of the barriers that interfere with implementation of African based psychology, and the experiences that reinforced their African consciousness.Participants offered consistent definitions of African-centered thought; however, differences existed in operationalization of the concept. The study found that the intergenerational transmission and felt experience of African culture, African history, black organizations, and mentors significantly influenced the participant's African consciousness and the conceptual development of an African psychology. It also found that internalization and focus on racism impeded African consciousness and limited conceptualization to Western-based analysis. Reconnection with African culture and spirituality were experiences familiar to all of the study's participants.In summary, the study is about African-centered psychologists and their quest to provide an operational concept consistent with the history and culture of African Americans that would bring to the practice of psychology a more practical approach to help remedy psychologically based problems among African Americans. |
| african centered psychology: The Man In My Basement Walter Mosley, 2018-11-15 The man at Charles Blakey's door has a proposition almost too strange for words. The stranger offers him $50,000 in cash to spend the summer in Charles's basement, and Charles cannot even begin to guess why. The beautiful house has been in the Blakey family for generations, but Charles has just lost his job and is behind on his mortgage payments. The money would be welcome. But Charles Blakey is black and Anniston Bennet is white, and it is clear that the stranger wants more than a basement view. There is something deeper and darker about his request, and Charles does not need any more trouble. But financial necessity leaves him no choice. Once Anniston Bennet is installed in his basement, Charles is cast into a role he never dreamed of. Anniston has some very particular requests for his landlord, and try as he might, Charles cannot avoid being lured into Bennet's strange world. At first he resists, but soon he is tempted--tempted to understand a set of codes that has always eluded him, tempted by the opportunity to understand the secret ways of white folks. Charles's summer with a man in his basement turns into an exploration of inconceivable worlds of power and manipulation, and unimagined realms of humanity. Walter Mosley pierces long-hidden veins of justice and morality with startling insight into the deepest mysteries of human nature |
| african centered psychology: The New Handbook of Psychotherapy and Counseling with Men Glenn E. Good, Gary R. Brooks, 2005-02-18 These papers answer the editors' call for the recognition of men as a special culture and for gender consideration in therapy. The essays discuss theories and techniques for treating men and boys in a wide variety of situations from the job to the jail cell. They also address diversity and the importance of considering cultural influence on men's lives. In this edition, Good (psychology, U. of Missouri-Columbia) and Brooks (psychology and neuroscience, Baylor U.) condensed their two-volume work into a single volume and added material on research undertaken since the original publication in 1987. Annotation : 2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com). |
| african centered psychology: African-Centered Research Methodologies Abdul Karim Bangura, 2011-05-04 After almost three centuries of employing Western research methodologies, many African communities, both on the continent and throughout the world, remain marginalized in contemporary discourse. It is obvious that these Western methodologies have done relatively little good for Africans. To rectify this oversight and bring these African communities to the fore, a shift in perspective is needed, and this book posits the adoption of alternative, African-centered research methodologies as a solution. Employing such methodologies would enable African communities to define their unique identities from their unique perspectives and would help offer a long-overdue challenge to entrenched European paradigms of Africans as the other. To enable readers to apply a methodology systematically in investigating a phenomenon of interest to him/her, chapters in African-Centered Research Methodologies include: - An introduction to the method discussed - A definition of the method - The sub-areas of the method - A brief history and brief backgrounds of the pioneers of the method - Major research questions investigated by the method - Major concepts and/or theories of the method - Major research topics covered by the method - Types of methodological approaches employed - Major academic journals and publications that publish works utilizing the method - A sample of outstanding scholarly works that have employed the method - A conclusion Abdul Karim Bangura is Professor of Research Methodology and Political Science at Howard University and Researcher-in-Residence of Abrahamic Connections and Islamic Peace Studies at the Center for Global Peace in the School of International Service at American University. He holds a PhD in Political Science, a PhD in Development Economics, a PhD in Linguistics, a PhD in Computer Science, and a PhD in Mathematics. He is the author and editor/contributor of 63 books and more than 500 scholarly articles. He was president and United Nations Ambassador of the Association of Third World Studies, and Dr. Bangura is a member of many other scholarly and civic organizations. The winner of many teaching and other scholarly and community service awards, he is fluent in about a dozen African and six European languages, and is studying to strengthen his proficiency in Arabic, Hebrew, and hieroglyphics. |
| african centered psychology: Comprehensive Handbook of Psychotherapy Integration George Stricker, Jerold R. Gold, 1993-03-31 This unique handbook covers the consensuses and controversies surrounding traditional and nontraditional psychotherapeutic methodologies as related to individuals and specific subpopulations. It is the most comprehensive, integrative resource available to the graduate level student and to the practicing clinician. |
| african centered psychology: African American Clinical Psychologists' Q-sort Conceptualizations of Optimal Mental Health Antoinette Elizabeth Kavanaugh, 1997 The present study used the California Q-set (CQ-set) and Q-sort methodology (Block, 1961) to study how African American clinical psychologists conceptualize optimal mental health. Specifically, the study examined how their Q-sort descriptions vary as a function of the race of the target and the Afrocentricity of the judges. Template Q-sorts were developed to represent the collective judgment of a group of individual judges' Q- sorts. When the conventional Q-sort template matching method was used to analyze the data, the template Q-sorts of optimal mental health were virtually the same regardless of the target of the sort (European American or African American) or the psychologists' level of Afrocentricity (high or low). Furthermore, African American psychologists' conceptualizations of optimal mental health were also essentially the same as European American clinical psychologists' (Block, 1961) description of optimal mental health. A unique aspect of this study is that the data were also analyzed using an ANOVA model. By assessing the levels of variance within various groups of individual Q-sorts and the variance between groups, it was determined that it is possible for templates to be highly correlated and significantly different. Finally, although the templates were highly similar, participants reported that they believed optimal mental health was different for an African American and a European American. Thus, the appropriateness of using the CQ-set to conceptualize optimal mental health from a non-Eurocentric perspective is explored. |
| african centered psychology: My Grandmother's Hands Resmaa Menakem, 2021-02-25 THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER 'Insightful, thought-provoking and profound. I can't recommend highly enough' Sunny Singh 'A revolutionary work of beauty, brilliance, compassion and ultimately, hope' Robin DiAngelo The consequences of racism can be found in our bodies - in skin and sinew, in bone and blood. In this ground-breaking, inspiring work, therapist Resmaa Menakem examines the damage, the physical consequences of discrimination, from the perspective of body-centred psychology. He argues that until we learn to heal and overcome the generational anguish of white supremacy, we will all continue to bear its scars. My Grandmother's Hands is an extraordinary call to action for all of us to recognize that racism affects not only the mind, but also the body, and introduces an alternative view of what we can do to grow beyond our racial divides. |
| african centered psychology: African-centered Psychology Within Black Studies stacey M. Jackson, 2013 In an effort to accentuate the need for Black Psychological theory, research and methodology within the field of Africology, Africana professor Dr. DeReef Jamison argues that in order to gain a full understanding of the African American experience, Africana scholars must consider the importance of Black Psychology as it relates to their work. In his article entitled, Through the Prism of Black Psychology: A Critical review of Conceptual and Methodological Issues in Africology as seen through the Paradigmatic Lens of Black Psychology he notes that while Black Psychology is identified as a core component of Black Studies, few programs include such courses within their curricula. He further suggests that the goal within Black Psychology of examining the impact of African Americans historical experiences on their psyche speaks to the primary goal of Black Studies. Thus the empirical nature of Black Psychology utilized to understand the African American psychological experience can have tremendous implications for the field of Black studies. Through an overview of the field of Black Studies, its core curriculum, select graduate programs, and the field of Black Psychology, this paper will extend Dr. Jamison's arguments by suggesting that African-Centered psychology specifically, needs to be central in the field of Black studies. While Black Psychology empirically addresses the African American psyche considering African-American historical experiences, it is the African Worldview analytical approach, which is central to African-Centered psychological theory and methodology and provides a culturally specific analysis, which is critical to the Black Studies intellectual pursuit. |
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An Introduction to African-Centered Sociology: …
including African-centered psychology, history, and literature. However, to date the articulation of an African-centered sociology, grounded in an African-centered conceptual framework, has …
Seeing One Another: The Creation of the Sawubona Healing …
The field of Black and African-centered psychology was conceptualized and developed to address the rampant harm and ex-ploitation of African and African-descent individuals …
On the Meta-Theoretical Orientation of Daudi Azibo’s …
crucial issue” of African-centered psychology in practice namely the psychical variations and developments of the individual. The present article argues that Azibo’s nosology utilizes …
Amos Wilson: Toward a Liberation Psychology
Keywords : Amos Wilson, Liberation Psychology, African-centered psychology, Psychology of oppression Amos Wilson was a scholar/activist who headed to the call of “Bolekaja”, which …
Commentary: On Skin Bleaching and Lightening as …
Psychology. His “Azibo Nosology” (Journal of Black Psychology, Spring 1989) is the only diagnostic system of mental disorders directly linked to African-centered personality theory …
African Cultural Consciousness and African-Centered …
Keywords : African Cultural Consciousness, African-centered historiography, African-centered psychology, Amos Wilson 23 The Journal of Pan African Studies , vol.6, no.2, July 2013 . …
Amos N. Wilson: A 21 St Century Africentric Psychological …
An African-Centered Framework, African/Black Psychology in the American Context: An African-centered Approach and Cultural Misorientation: The Greatest Threat to the Survival of the …
UBUNTU AS A FOUNDATION FOR RESEARCHING AFRICAN …
UBUNTU AS A FOUNDATION FOR RESEARCHING AFRICAN INDIGENOUS PSYCHOLOGY 287 Ubuntu explained Ubuntu can be defined as a phenomenon that is, a philosophy, an ethic, …
International Journal of Transpersonal Studies
SPECIAL TOPIC: Black Psychology & Spirituality. Introduction to the Special Topic Section: Black Psychology and Spirituality. Angelina Graham . 62 A Critical Analysis of African-Centered …
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Ohio State Board of Psychology, Rule Review Workgroup May 2019 Editorial Board, The Counseling Psychologist 1998 - 2000, 2005 – 2007 Editorial Board, Journal of Black …
PREPARED BY THE AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL …
Dec 21, 2023 · stress, as well as African centered psychology and womanist psychology, both of which emerge from the wisdom and experience of Black people. This perspective appreciates …
Fundamental Task and Challenge of Black Psychology
African-centered psychology recognizes (a) the Spirit that permeates every-thing, (b) the idea that everything in the universe is interconnected, (c) the value that the collective is the most salient …
A Blueprint for Black Power Analysis of the Bufoonery of Black ...
He conducted research and taught African-Centered Psychology in Salvador, Brazil as a U.S. Fulbright Scholar, and he has written numerous scientific articles. He has published in a …
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African Centered Psychology African centered psychology recognizes: •the Spirit that permeates everything that is; •the notion that everything in the universe is interconnected; •the value that …
A Blueprint for Black Power Analysis of the Bufoonery of Black ...
He conducted research and taught African-Centered Psychology in Salvador, Brazil as a U.S. Fulbright Scholar, and he has written numerous scientific articles. He has published in a …
The Azibo Nosology - jpanafrican.org
The Azibo Nosology: An Interview with Daudi Ajani ya Azibo The following interview was conducted in September 2014 by Itibari M. Zulu, senior editor of The Journal of Pan African …
Africana Studies Moving Toward Dereliction, Savaged by …
Embrace the Irrefragable African-centered ... Psychology Department Delaware State University Daudi Ajani ya Azibo (azibod@yahoo.com), Ph.D. is a psychologist by training. He has taught …
Asa Hilliard: Conceptualizing and Constructing an African …
Constructing an African-Centered Pedagogy DeReef F. Jamison1 Abstract Asa G. Hilliard’s involvement in the education and re-Africanization process of African Americans serves as a …
African American Psychology - studentebookhub.com
Beginnings and Current State of African-Centered Psychology 32 African American Psychologists and African-Centered Psychology 34 Joseph White 34 Asa Hilliard 34 Wade Nobles 35 Na’im …
Abstract - abpsi.org
largest outgrowth of African-centered psychology has been the African-centered healing circle as a method of intervention (Grills et al., in press). African-Centered Healing Circles According to …
The University of Texas at Austin EDP 354G: Psychology of …
African American/Black psychology as a distinct system of psychological thought 2. Demonstrate an understanding of the major terms and concepts of African-centered (Afrocentric) …
Wade W. Nobles1,*
African-centered psychology recognizes (a) the Spirit that permeates every-thing, (b) the idea that everything in the universe is interconnected, (c) the value that the collective is the most salient …
What is African Psychology the psychology of? - gimmenotes
newcomer, African Psychology, is grounded on the assumptions of a common African worldview and the Africentric paradigm. I believe that it is a similar logic (or the belief in the applicability …
Asa Hilliard: Conceptualizing and Constructing an African …
Constructing an African-Centered Pedagogy DeReef F. Jamison1 Abstract Asa G. Hilliard’s involvement in the education and re-Africanization process of African Americans serves as a …
TOWARD CULTURAL (AFRICAN) PSYCHOLOGY - ResearchGate
tural African- centered psychology in particular, have invited a revitalization and 99781138677210_pi-428.indd 251781138677210_pi-428.indd 251 006-Jul-18 4:23:22 PM6 …
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of the Certification of African centered Black Psychology for The Association of Black Psychologists. He r eceived his Ph.D. in Clinical/Community Psychology from DePaul …
Recreating the Circle: A Collective Vision for Radical African …
—The African Principle of Ubuntu Dating back millennia, African peoples have devised and depended on methods of care involving self-exploration, communal purpose, and spirit …
Writings For A Liberation Psychology (2024)
history and principles of African-centered psychology, this work explores the development of the African American mindset in society and reveals the thought processes of the African mind in …
Some Reflections H - JSTOR
African-centered psychology,isconstrued asamentalhealthissue), someothernoteworthy personalqualities,and hispropoundingthatthe Africentricconception wasbefitwitha …
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the African Mind, empowerment of the African Character, and enlivenment and illumination of the African Spirit. Promoting and advancing the profession of African Psychology Influencing and …
Reflections on Pedagogical Approaches to UtilizingAmos …
African-centered psychology to generate an understanding of the need for and role of power in genuine problem solving. 94 The Journal of Pan African Studies , vol.6, no.2, July 2013 . …
RAMIFICATIONS OF 1619 FOR P MENTAL DISORGANIZATION …
metatheory of African personality: A holistic, evolutionary, African-Centered, racial theory with quantitative research and case study support (2018b). He presents lectures and workshops on …
Ubuntu in S. M. Kapwepwe's Shalapo Canicandala: - JSTOR
Jul 22, 2017 · Coincidentally, Wade Nobles, one of the elders that founded the African centered psychology movement 40 years ago, was there to pose an experien tial challenge: There is a …
An Africentric theory of human personhood - SciELO
some African American psychologists (e.g., Kambon, 1992; Myers, 1993; and Kambon & Bowen-Reid, 2010), some of which are very relevant to our experience, a continental African version …
AFRICAN (BLACK) PSYCHOLOGY - JSTOR
Baldwin / AFRICAN (BLACK) PSYCHOLOGY 237 In so much as African people exist, in fact preexisted Euro-peans as a distinct and independent cultural entity apart from European …
Fanon Revisited: Exploring the Relationship Between African …
connections of Africana Psychology. He has published articles in The Journal of African American Studies, The Griot, and The Journal of Pan African Studies. Abstract: The main argument …
African Spiritual Methods of Healing: The Use of Candomblé …
elucidation to illustrate the ways in which these might inform African centered psychology. One of the most significant functions Candomblé’ served was as a bearer of cultural norms; it allowed …
Criteria That Indicate When African-Centered …
specialty is African-centered psychology. He has 42 refereed articles and authored or edited four books including African-centered Psychology: Culture Focusing for Multicultural Competence …
Wade Nobles: The Intellectual as Healer - ResearchGate
African-centered psychology, African-centered intellectual history, Afrocentric thought, Sakhu, Wade Nobles Introduction Wade Nobles began his early explorations of the study of Africana …
The third mental health revolution: Themes, values and …
relevant in African cultural contexts given the synchronicity between its core values and African cultural values. Finally, an endeavour will be made to examine community psychology in the …
Educating African-Centered Psychologists
Nobles’ definition reflects the scope and expanse of African-centered psychology (ACP). His position is noteworthy on at least two counts. First, as he suggests, Asante’s assertion …
Writings For A Liberation Psychology (2024) - flexlm.seti.org
A complete discussion of the history and principles of African-centered psychology, this work explores the development of the African American mindset in society and reveals the thought …
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psychology so they can earn a certification in the practice,” said shodiya-zeumault. “We are hoping to partner with the Association of Black Psychologists and their new certification …
The Azibo Nosology II
The original 1989 Azibo Nosology was grounded in the long view of centered African psychology meaning the psychology originating among ADP of the ancient nilotic civilization located in …
“From psychology in Africa to African psychology”: Going
of psychology in South Africa, that had been thought to have in part been negotiated by the intervention by Nsamenang (1990) and the then Journal of African Psychology in 1990 and …
The Place of African Renaissance in South African Education
the present education system. African Renaissance and education were ith particular studied w reference to African centered psychology, African philosophy and African centered curriculum. …
BUILDING FOR ETERNITY - UCOP
African Centered African Centered - Using African values, traditions, worldview as the lens through which my perceptions of reality are shaped and colored. African Centered Psychology …
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In African-centered psychology, deconstruction is defined as an approach to psychological inquiry carried out by African psychologists which "refutes, falsifies, or otherwise renders void anti …
