682 Search Results for African American and Counseling
2009). The interventions used in this research study proved to be ineffective, however, and it has been suggested that more culturally relevant study leading to the development of more highly-culturally-specific practices is needed in this regard (P Continue Reading...
Direct Practice Analyst PaperThe African American youth are disproportionately affected by mental health illnesses due to the social, economic, and political challenges pervasive in their community. Black youth are at a higher risk of developing ment Continue Reading...
Multicultural Supervision
CROSSING COLOR BARRIERS
Ethical and Legal Concerns
Section I of the ACA (2014) Code of Ethics on Resolving Ethical Issues mandates professional counselors to behave ethically and to obey the law. They are fully aware that Continue Reading...
Family Counseling
When considering family assessment, one must consider that all individuals come from unique and diverse backgrounds, including families. A counselor must attain a familiarity with these differences in order to strengthen the counse Continue Reading...
COUNSELING Counseling: Theoretical PerspectivesThe approach to forming a group would be the manual selection of the group members since a group of culturally diverse adolescent females needs to be present for this purpose. A fixed quota of culturally Continue Reading...
United States is a country of settlers, anti-immigrant sentiment has permeated public discourse and is damaging the social fabric of the nation. Early anti-immigrant sentiment is symbolized most powerfully by the Nativist movement, which closely rese Continue Reading...
1. Introduction and Group FormationMental health within an academic setting has become a contentious and complex subject for society. Here, students are faced with a much more perverse social environment that has severe implications for their overall Continue Reading...
Logic ModelGoal:Improved provision of mental health services for the African American communityMission: To improve the mental health of the African American community via intervention effortsPurpose: the African American community does not receive ad Continue Reading...
Multicultural Counseling
cultural bias and/or culturally appropriate interventions.
Burnett, J.A., Hamel, D., & Long, L.L. (2004). Service learning in graduate counselor education: Developing multicultural counseling competency. Journal of Mult Continue Reading...
Hispanics and 40,375,000 African-Americans live in the United States and the respective percentages of these population groups are projected to continue to increase well into the foreseeable future. The purpose of this study was to provide descripti Continue Reading...
(Searight; Gafford, 2005) There are also changes in the value systems of the different communities as the ecological situation of the communities change and this may be due to historical changes or shifts into new areas by the individuals. Even with Continue Reading...
journal, published years, related school community counseling. These worth 15 points . The guidelines Article Critique: a. At 2 pages, including title page, abstract references? b.
There is a growing concern regarding the health status of the young Continue Reading...
Multicultural Counseling
Presenting Issues
The presenting issues evidenced by the client include self-identity and self-esteem issues. In particular the client appears to be confused about which culture she belongs to and which values and behaviors Continue Reading...
Cyber Counseling
The emergence and advancement of computer and internet technology has revolutionized and forever changed the way that normal everyday people live their lives. Practically no corner of society and culture in the United States and oth Continue Reading...
Evidence-Based Counseling: Implications Counseling Practice, Preparation, Professionalism. ERIC Digest. Hauenstein, E.J. (2008). Building rural mental health system: From de facto system quality care.ID
Review the Sexton article and make a case for Continue Reading...
Child Counseling
The objective of this work is to provide viable research techniques to use in order to help a child and her family. This report represents a summary of Alicia Thomas, a nine-year-old African-American 4th grader with a series of legi Continue Reading...
Case Summary
Client Y is a 33-year-old African-American female with two children aged 3 and 5, and married to a 39-year-old Hispanic male. Client Y presents following a referral by her sister, who thinks that she is under severe emotional distress. S Continue Reading...
Career Counseling and Multicultural Students in School-to-Work Transition
Good career counseling always takes place within a cultural context, which is true regardless of ethnicity. Current theoretical models may not be adequate to explain the caree Continue Reading...
Creoles
Professionals involved in therapy and counseling with members of the Creole culture of New Orleans and southern Louisiana should be aware of the history and traditions of this group that make it distinctive from all others in the United Stat Continue Reading...
four-year college, California State University Long Beach (CSULB) was my first choice. However, since CSULB could not accept my application, I decided to apply to California State University Dominguez Hills (CSUDH), which was listed as an alternativ Continue Reading...
Career Counseling Workshop for a Hispanic Population
PowerPoint Introduction
Two-Day Career Counseling Workshop for All School District Hispanic Students!
Location
Aaronson Auditorium, 9:00 A.M. -- 3:00 P.M., January 5 and 6, 2015
Refreshments
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Racial Profiling of African-Americans in Lake County, Indiana
Students need to have an awareness about racial profiling, who are most likely to be targets for racial profiling, and about the steps necessary to work upon the solutions to racial profi Continue Reading...
" "This agent of RE/MAX blatantly discriminated against Latinos," said NFHA President and CEO Shanna L. Smith. So, the bottom line of that story is Latinos may be getting good jobs in some cases but finding appropriate housing near one's place of wor Continue Reading...
Interestingly, in social skills assessment research, a separate empathy factor of skills emerged through multivariate analysis on the adolescent version of the Walker-McConnell Scale of Social Competence and School Adjustment. This factor was not id Continue Reading...
Given that people engage in sporting events for a wide range of reasons, the authors assert that it is time for athletes to develop a moral code that embraces higher standards of conduct that will help reverse these recent trends and once again prov Continue Reading...
Prevalence of Depression in Massachusetts
Prospectus: Depression Among Older Immigrant African Women in Metro West Massachusetts
Abstract
In West Massachusetts United States, the most common health disorders are anxiety and depression. These health d Continue Reading...
Part I: Background
Introduction
A personal career case study combines a personal reflection with scholarly research on career development and motivational theories. During the process of compiling information for the case study, I will present my pas Continue Reading...
Child Abuse Case Studies
The 70-year-old Asian-American woman
The 70-year-old Asian-American woman has been having severe arguments with her daughter, and she reports that her daughter slapped her giving her a black eye. She does not want this info Continue Reading...
African-American Mental Health Problems
The article I selected for this assignment is Smith's "Mental health care services for African-Americans: Parity or disparity?" It predominantly addresses the social determinants of culture -- specifically Afr Continue Reading...
Cross Cultural Mores and Values: Middle-Eastern Americans, South Asian-Americans and Native Americans
No longer a melting pot but more like a salad bowl, the United States has always been a land of immigrants and its diverse demographic composition Continue Reading...
He has a name; he is the Capitalism of private property and the Capitalism of the state" (Sigmund 85). The social, economic, and political undertones of Liberation Theology are not hard to see. While representing themselves as activists, their goal Continue Reading...
No matter how intelligent a person is and how successful he can be, there are many reasons for him to choose a career not really worthy of his talents. This can be due to the conception that some races do not succeed in a certain field. Similarly so Continue Reading...