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This text highlights the limitations of traditional psychological theories and approaches when applied to people of African descent. It provides information on how the African Centered Perspective is defined, as well as how it operates in the context of the African American family with regard to identity development, education, mental health, research, and managing contemporary issues. It links the context of African American life to the tradi...

This analysis discusses the conflicts that many African Americans endure as they struggle to balance two competing world views--African and European American.

Counseling Persons of African Descent provides an in-depth analysis of the counselling literature pertaining to African American clients.

Dr Thomas A. Parham demonstrates an African-centered, culturally based approach that can augment any therapy with African American clients. Dr Parham's approach honors spirituality, interconnectedness, and self-knowledge, and is aimed at treating the client holistically - that is, without dividing a client's issues into affective, cognitive, and behavioral factors. In this session, Dr Parham works with a young woman who, because of a felony on...