It Takes A Village: African American Psychology

Name: It Takes A Village: African American Psychology
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Psychological Therapeutic Interventions For Working With The African American Population

Created byTselane Gardner

Last updated 2/2021

English

English [Auto],

What you'll learn

African American Psychology
Culturally Based Mental Health Psychological Interventions

Course content

1 section • 9 lectures • 37m total length

Why African Americans Don't Seek Psychotherapy4:07
Explore why African Americans avoid psychotherapy, focusing on cultural mistrust, stigma, fear of weakness, and the impact of oppression, racism, and race-related injustices.
Personal Awareness3:13
Reflect on your personal awareness by examining biases and stereotypes of African Americans, including views on lighter skin tones and systemic racism. Discuss these issues with clients to foster dialogue.
Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome3:11
Explore post-traumatic slave syndrome and its multigenerational trauma and absence of treatment, and learn how these factors shape mental health symptoms and clinical practice with African-American clients.
Seven Psychological Strengths of African Americans5:01
Explore Dr. Joseph L. White's seven psychological strengths of African Americans, including improvisation, resilience, connectedness, spirituality, emotional vitality, gallos of humor, and healthy suspicion, as guides for culturally informed practice.
African Character1:56
Explore the five dimensions of the African character—divinity, teachability, perfectibility, free will, and moral and social responsibility—as core strengths shaping African-American psychology.
Practice Competencies5:24
Develop practice competencies by meeting clients where they are through authentic rapport, culturally informed assessments, and flexible therapy approaches, guided by migration models from pre encounter to internalization.
Communication Skills3:51
Explore how cultural considerations shape communication with African-American clients, including verbal and nonverbal cues, eye contact, attire, clarifying unfamiliar terms, and strengthening the therapeutic relationship.
The Village and Multisystems Approach6:06
Explore the village and multi systems approach, mapping family, kin, caregivers, and community resources to support African American clients, as outlined by Nancy Boyd Franklin.
Evidence Based Practices & Closing5:10
Learn evidence-based practices for african-american clients, including interpersonal psychotherapy, seeking safety for PTSD and substance use, trauma-focused CBT and cognitive restructuring, positive psychology, afrocentric trials, and psycho education.

Requirements

An interest in African American Psychology and African American Mental Health

Description

With the recent unrest around the nation due to racist incidents, many are wondering how to promote healing in the Black community. It Takes a Village: Working with African American Clients is a course that will provide mental health practitioners and health care providers with a foundation of African American Psychology. African American Psychology provides a Multisystems approach that will assist in helping African American Clients, in a culturally sensitive manner, to address the psychological repercussions of racism, discrimination and various health disparities, which helps the clients learn coping skills to manage their mental health symptomatology. It Takes a Village features evidence-based practices that will assist practitioners in developing culturally appropriate mental health interventions. These interventions will enhance the therapeutic relationship, decrease clients’ mental health symptomatology and improve their overall quality of life.

Who this course is for:

Mental Health Practitioners
Health Care Providers
Community Members
Anyone interested in African American Psychology and African American Mental Health