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COUNSELING AFRICAN AMERICANSREVIEW OF CHAPTER 14Counseling the Culturally Diverse: Theory and Practice-- Derald Wing Sue & David Sue
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Middle- and Upper-Class African Americans“This country is filled with highly successful Black men who are leading balanced, stable, productive lives working all over the labor market.” –Hugh Price, former National Urban League President
Ethnic & Racial Identity
The sequential process of racial identity and implications for counseling
Implications for Counseling African American preferences for
counselor ethnicity are often related to their current stage of racial identity
Preference regarding the race of a counselor are usually tied to the issue Depression, anxiety, drug/alcohol abuse,
meeting new people, overcoming loneliness, and dealing with anger?
Racial issues and personal relationships?
Most important counselor characteristic…
Often, the most important counselor characteristic for African Americans is the cultural sensitivity of the counselor (Sue & Sue, pg. 367, 2013).
Family StructureKinship Bonds with Extended Family and Friends
Family Structure… Increasingly, black families are headed by
single parents The African American family is often
described as matriarchal Black children are significantly less likely
than other children to be living with two married parents
African American family structure has many strengths
Differences should not be seen as “deficits”
Family Structure… For family therapy to be successful,
counselors must first identify their own set of beliefs and values regarding appropriate roles and communication patterns within a family and take care not to impose these beliefs on other families.
Put on “different lenses”
Spiritual and Religious ValuesSpirituality and religion play an important role in many African American Families
Spiritual & Religious Values… The Church is an important support
system. What might the church provide?
Support systems connected with the church have been found to promote resilience in African American undergraduates exposed to microaggressions
Racism & Discrimination“Am I being treated this way because I’m black?”“Do I protest it or just take it?”“What if they had been white?”
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Racism to Colorism What is Colorism? Light skin/Dark
skin are there differences in treatment?
Racial socialization can help buffer the effects of racism
Implications for Clinical PracticeDeveloping the therapeutic relationship
4 Interactive Factors for African American Clients Reactions to Racial
Oppression or “Historical Hostility”
Influence of Afro-American Culture
Influence of Majority Culture
Personal Experiences and Endowments
Task of the counselor is to help the client understand the effects of these interactive factors and allow such understanding to guide conscious, growth-producing choices.
What does it mean to be “black” in America?Ask yourself this question again. Is your answer any different?
ReferenceSue, D. W., & Sue, D. (2013). Counseling the Culturally Diverse:
Theory and Practice, Chapter 14. Hoboken: John Wiley & Sons.