The Lived Experiences of African American Women in Natural Recovery: Re-Envisioning the Role of Counselors
Taheera N. Blount,
Elizabeth A. Prosek,
Kelly King
et al.
Abstract:Recovery from substance misuse is complex and requires an individual’s desire and readiness for change. Specifically, for African Americans, additional factors such as social equity and access to culturally responsive treatments can complicate the recovery process. In this secondary analysis of a transcendental qualitative phenomenological study, researchers explored how eight African-American women navigated their change process in natural recovery. Researchers identified the following emergent themes: (a) fo… Show more
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