Description
Book SynopsisAmerican treatment systems overlook some of the most salient issues in Black mental health. The global social justice movement brought attention to obvious issues, but all challenges of living Black are not obvious. Much remains deeply embedded in overlooked historical factors, overlooked identity issues, overlooked clinical bias, overlooked losses, and overlooked strengths. LaVerne Collins brings those unspoken issues of Black life to the forefront of counseling conversations. The author looks deep into Black identities and unhides the psychological impact of Black racialization. The book considers the emotional weight of the historical presumption of guilt and the impact of shorter lifespans. Collins unearths the hidden sorrow, disenfranchised grief, and ambiguous losses imposed by racism. Each chapter brings overlooked and unspoken considerations into view; helping counselors develop culturally-sensitive case conceptualizations and interventions. The book invites counselors to re
Table of Contents
Part 1: Overlooked Identity Issues
Overview
Chapter 1: Naming Rights and Representations
Chapter 2: Understanding the Diaspora: More Than Black
Chapter 3: So Many Shades of Black: Colorism and Hypodescent
Part 2: Overlooked Historical Factors
Chapter 4: Down Through the Years and Still Through the Tears
Chapter 5: The Emotional Weight of Carrying the Historical Presumption of Guilt
Part 3: Overlooked Clinical Bias
Chapter 6: The Problem of Counselor Colorblindness
Chapter 7: Marginalized vs. Privileged Expectations and Assumptions
Chapter 8: Diagnostic Bias
Part 4: Overlooked Losses
Chapter 9: The Impact of a Shorter Life Expectancy for Black Americans
Chapter 10: Disenfranchised Grief and Loss: The Hidden Sorrow of Racism
Part 5: Overlooked Strengths
Chapter 11: Cultural Assets in Black Families
Chapter 12: This Far by Faith: Religion and Spirituality in Black Life
Chapter 13: Black Resilience
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