Precursors of an African Genesis Model of HelpingThis work presents the theoretical dimension of three decades of research on African-derived concepts of helping, and is a companion to An Africentric Paradigm of Helping, a book that presents the application dimension to the subjects of training, substance abuse, ethnicity, workforce diversity, and time. This book is a foundation for a series of publications and events to serve the needs of practitioners, researchers, scholars and students. |
Contents
Foreword Naim Akbar | xv |
Precursors to the African Genesis Model | 1 |
Overview of CrossCultural Helping Dimension | 21 |
AfricanAmerican Students as Peer Counselors | 55 |
The Invisible Black Male in an Innovative Adult | 83 |
Racial Selfdesig | 101 |
White Mental Health Profession Backlash | 115 |
The Emergence of a Black Counseling Perspective | 129 |
The Emergence of a Black Social Work Perspective | 163 |
The Cultural Seedbeds of the Black Protest | 201 |
Is Behavior | 225 |
Transition Interim Considerations | 245 |
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