The Need to Belong: A Theory of the Therapeutic Function of the Black Church Tradition

Thompson, Delores A.; McRae, Mary

doi:10.1002/j.2161-007x.2001.tb00205.x

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“…This study reaffirmed how a sense of belonging was a significant variable in the psychological, emotional and cognitive development and wellbeing of women with a disability (Thompson and McRae 2001). Expanding Maslow's conceptualisation of belonging, Baumeister and Leary (1995) described the need to belong as a powerful and pervasive human motivation present in all individuals, guiding the individual's emotional, cognitive and behavioural actions and motivating them to develop social bonds.…”

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(Re)constructing Myself: the process of transition to motherhood for women with a disability

Lawler

Begley

Lalor

2015

Journal of Advanced Nursing

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Aim This paper presents a substantive theory that explains the transition to motherhood for women with a disability. Background Over the last thirty years, interest in exploring women's experiences of motherhood has increased. Extant theories on transition to motherhood originate, primarily, from the perspective and experiences of non‐disabled women with few exploring the phenomenon from the perspective and experiences of women with a disability. Those that do tend to focus on issues of accessibility, profiling the challenges that women with a disability encounter while accessing maternity services, attaining a maternal role and fulfilling the requirements of that role. Little is known about the experiences of women with a disability and their transition to motherhood and even less about the relationship of this process on the self. Design The study was conducted using a Strauss and Corbin approach to grounded theory. Method Individual interviews (n = 22) were conducted over 4 years (2008–2012). Women were interviewed during pregnancy and in the postnatal period. All interviews were recorded, transcribed verbatim, imported into Nvivo 8 and analysed using the constant comparative method. Findings The substantive theory that emerged from the study provides a conceptual framework clinicians can reference when counselling, assisting and facilitating women with a disability during their preparation for and transition to motherhood. Conclusion The substantive theory presented in this paper will increase clinicians' understanding of the process involved in the transition to motherhood for women with a disability.

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(Re)constructing Myself: the process of transition to motherhood for women with a disability

Lawler

Begley

Lalor

2015

Journal of Advanced Nursing

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“…The therapeutic function of Black Church services has also been reported previously (48-53). However, these prior studies do not fall under the rubric of CBHPP, because they either focus exclusively on the activities of clergy or describe in general terms how the church can be a place of healing for members.…”

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Church-Based Health Programs for Mental Disorders Among African Americans: A Review

Hankerson¹,

Weissman²

2012

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Objective African Americans, compared to White Americans, underutilize traditional mental health services. A systematic review is presented of studies involving church-based health promotion programs (CBHPP) for mental disorders among African Americans to assess the feasibility of utilizing such programs to address racial disparities in mental health care. Methods A literature review of MEDLINE, PsycINFO, CINAHL, and ATLA Religion databases was conducted to identify articles published between January 1, 1980 and December 31, 2009. Inclusion criteria included the following: studies were conducted in a church; primary objective(s) involved assessment, perceptions/attitudes, education, prevention, group support, or treatment for Diagnostic and Statistical Manual-IV mental disorders or their correlates; number of participants was reported; qualitative and/or quantitative data were reported; and African Americans were the target population. Results Of 1,451 studies identified, 191 studies were eligible for formal review. Only eight studies met inclusion criteria for this review. The majority of studies focused on substance related disorders (n=5), were designed to assess the effects of a specific intervention (n=6), and targeted adults (n=6). One study focused on depression and was limited by a small sample size of seven participants. Conclusion Although CBHPP have been successful in addressing racial disparities for several chronic medical conditions, the published literature on CBHPP for mental disorders is extremely limited. More intensive research is needed to establish the feasibility and acceptability of utilizing church-based health programs as a possible resource for screening and treatment to improve disparities in mental health care for African Americans.

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“…The therapeutic function of Black Church services has also been reported previously (48)(49)(50)(51)(52)(53). However, these prior studies do not fall under the rubric of CBHPP, because they either focus exclusively on the activities of clergy or describe in general terms how the church can be a place of healing for members.…”

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Church-Based Health Programs for Mental Disorders Among African Americans: A Review

Hankerson¹,

Weissman²

2012

Psych Services

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Objective-African Americans, compared to White Americans, underutilize traditional mental health services. A systematic review is presented of studies involving church-based health promotion programs (CBHPP) for mental disorders among African Americans to assess the feasibility of utilizing such programs to address racial disparities in mental health care.Methods-A literature review of MEDLINE, PsycINFO, CINAHL, and ATLA Religion databases was conducted to identify articles published between January 1, 1980 and December 31, 2009. Inclusion criteria included the following: studies were conducted in a church; primary objective(s) involved assessment, perceptions/attitudes, education, prevention, group support, or treatment for Diagnostic and Statistical Manual-IV mental disorders or their correlates; number of participants was reported; qualitative and/or quantitative data were reported; and African Americans were the target population.Results-Of 1,451 studies identified, 191 studies were eligible for formal review. Only eight studies met inclusion criteria for this review. The majority of studies focused on substance related disorders (n=5), were designed to assess the effects of a specific intervention (n=6), and targeted adults (n=6). One study focused on depression and was limited by a small sample size of seven participants. (8), and barriers to access, like lack of insurance (9). Given the debilitating nature of mental disorders (10), especially among African Americans (11), identifying ways to increase mental health service utilization in the Black community is a vital public health concern. Conclusion-AlthoughChurch-based health promotion programs (CBHPP) have received growing interest as a way to reduce health disparities among African Americans (12, 13). As defined by Ransdell (14), church-based health promotion consists of "a large-scale effort by the church community to improve the health of its members through any combination of education, screening, referral, treatment, and group support." The Black Church, classically defined as one of the seven predominantly African American denominations of the Christian faith, is a trusted, central institution in many African American communities that has been used as a setting for the delivery of health, social, civic, and political services (15). CBHPP have been used successfully in African American churches to address health disparities for numerous medical conditions such as cancer (16-21), diabetes (22-25), weight loss and obesity (26-31), cardiovascular disease and hypertension (32-35), asthma (36), and HIV/AIDS (37, 38).DeHaven et al. (39) conducted a systematic review of 53 general health programs in faithbased organizations conducted between 1990 through 2000 to determine the effectiveness of these programs in providing healthcare services. Importantly, they concluded that faithbased programs can improve health outcomes. However, only two of the articles in the review identified mental illness as the study's primary focus. In one of these studie...

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The Need to Belong: A Theory of the Therapeutic Function of the Black Church Tradition

Cited by 23 publications

References 25 publications

(Re)constructing Myself: the process of transition to motherhood for women with a disability

(Re)constructing Myself: the process of transition to motherhood for women with a disability

Church-Based Health Programs for Mental Disorders Among African Americans: A Review

Church-Based Health Programs for Mental Disorders Among African Americans: A Review

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