Culturally Sensitive Therapy with Low-Income Ethnic Minority Clients: An Empowering Intervention

Dass-Brailsford, Priscilla

doi:10.1007/s10879-011-9190-4

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“…Empowerment is a commonly reviewed concept in connection with counseling individuals from culturally and ethnically diverse backgrounds. In fact, infusing an empowering model into counseling promotes safety for ethnic minority clients while also shifting the focus in sessions to opportunities and positive outcomes (Dass-Brailsford, 2012). Thus, emphasizing the strengths and resources of Black female students may provide not only a sense of safety but also increased confidence in seeking academic, personal, and career prospects.…”

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Black Girls Matter

Harris

Hockaday

McCall

2017

Professional School Counseling

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Servant leadership may serve as a framework for school counselors to meet the needs of Black female students. Through mixed methodology research, the authors examined comparisons between school counselor and servant leadership frameworks. They also investigated the leadership experiences of seven practicing school counselors when serving Black female students. Findings emphasize both similarities and differences between school counselor leadership and servant leadership characteristics. This article provides implications for practice, training, and future research.

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Black Girls Matter

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Hockaday

McCall

2017

Professional School Counseling

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“…The pedagogical approach adopted by the instructor encouraged students to view the traumatic responses of their clients as expressions of pain and efforts to cope with unacceptable environmental demands and stressors that are usually grounded in cultural systems of meaning making (Dass-Brailsford, 2007; Dass-Brailsford, 2011). The primary goal of the course was to develop student skills in locating and utilizing the strength and resilience inherent within children, families, and communities so that they could support them in healing and recovery.…”

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The Transformative Effects of International Education at an HIV/AIDS Clinic in South Africa

Dass-Brailsford

Serrano

2010

Journal of Transformative Education

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In recent years, more psychology programs are offering study abroad courses. These courses have the additional benefit of increasing student cultural competence. The goal of this study was to examine the impact of international education on a group of graduate students in psychology who participated in a 5-week travel abroad program to South Africa. Using a small convenience sample, a qualitative research design was used to explore student perceptions of engaging in clinical work in a cross-cultural setting. The study is framed within multicultural education and transformative learning theory, both of which inform the findings. Several themes that were categorized as personal, professional, community, social/cultural, and political emerged from in-depth individual interviews with participants. They reported a deeper cultural understanding of self and others with a stronger appreciation and respect of the uniqueness of individuals and their worldviews and the importance of validating these cultural differences. Participants reported that direct contact with others who were culturally different helped them develop key clinical skills of compassion and empathy. Overall most participants found that the international experience was 'life-changing' and provided them with opportunities to transcend the limits of regular classroom instruction. Some students were

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Culturally Responsive Counseling With Latinas/Os

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Culturally Sensitive Therapy with Low-Income Ethnic Minority Clients: An Empowering Intervention

Cited by 8 publications

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Black Girls Matter

Black Girls Matter

The Transformative Effects of International Education at an HIV/AIDS Clinic in South Africa

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