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Forging a Collaborative Relationship Between the Black Church and the Counseling Profession by Carla Adksion-Bradley; Darrell Johnson; JoAnn Lipford Sanders; Lonnie Duncan; Cheryl Holcomb-McCoy is a Psychology article available to read on EtoBox.
What is Forging a Collaborative Relationship Between the Black Church and the Counseling Profession about?
In the field of counseling, there has been a growing awareness of the important role the Black church plays in African American communities. Although counseling professionals have begun recognizing the influence the Black church has in the lives of African Americans, there seems to be little information on how counselors can collaborate with African American congregations to meet the mental health needs of African American clients. The authors examine how counselors can use the psychological and social strengths of the Black church. Strategies and implications for collaborating with this institution are also discussed. e organized Black church has been recognized as the oldest and most influential institution founded, maintained, and controlled by African T" American people (Boyd-Franklin, 1989;Taylor, Ellison, Chatters, Levin, & Lincoln, 2000). Historically, African American scholars have affirmed that the Black church has consistently been a dependable source of support for African American families and individuals. It has been considered by some to serve as the genesis of a self-controlled corporate entity through which African Americans could organize and mobilize their resourc
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- Author
- Carla Adksion-Bradley; Darrell Johnson; JoAnn Lipford Sanders; Lonnie Duncan; Cheryl Holcomb-McCoy
- Publisher
- American Counseling Association; Wiley (John Wiley & Sons); Wiley-Blackwell; Wiley (ISSN 0160-7960)
- Published
- 2005
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Psychology (Social Sciences)