| Description |
1 online resource (xvii, 332 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Foundations of counseling in African settings -- Indigenous healing practices in Sub-Saharan Africa -- Role of the oral tradition in counseling people of African ancestry -- Assessment for counseling intervention -- Research on counseling in African settings -- Deconstructing counseling psychology for the African context -- Racial oppression, colonization, and identity: toward an empowerment model for people of African heritage -- Contexts of counseling -- School counseling -- Counseling students at tertiary institutions -- Family therapy within the African context -- Pastoral care and counseling -- African refugees: challenges and prospects of resettlement programs -- Counseling orphans and vulnerable children in Africa -- Diversity counseling with African Americans -- Resolving conflict in Africa: in search of sustainable peace -- Counseling applications -- Counseling for trauma -- HIV and AIDS counseling -- Substance use disorder counseling -- Career counseling people of African ancestry -- Counseling people with disabilities -- Future of counseling in African heritage settings -- Counseling in African cultural heritage settings: the challenges and opportunities |
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pt. 1. Foundations of counseling in African settings -- pt. 2. Contexts of counseling -- pt. 3. Counseling applications -- pt. 4. The future of counseling in African heritage settings |
| Summary |
This volume advances a uniquely Afro-centric, sociocultural understanding of health maintenance and risk reduction in African cultural heritage populations. It unites a diverse group of leading African and Africanist scholars in an exploration of common cultural values in African heritage communities and their practical applications in contemporary counseling. The chapters highlight the prominent health issues faced in Africanist settings today and use real-world experiences to illustrate core lessons for effective community action. The approach spans complex cultural milieus, from diversity counseling to conflict resolution. Each chapter includes field-based experiential tasks, discussion boxes, research boxes and case studies, which serve as valuable resources in both coursework and casework. Counseling People of African Ancestry is an essential primer for community health workers, counselors and educators seeking a better understanding of African cultural heritage settings to promote community health, well-being and development |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Africans -- Psychology.
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Cross-cultural counseling.
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Psychiatry, Transcultural.
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African Continental Ancestry Group -- psychology.
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Counseling -- methods.
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Cultural Competency.
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Health Promotion -- methods.
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Medicine, African Traditional -- psychology.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Mpofu, Elias.
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| ISBN |
0511977352 (ebook) |
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1139090909 (electronic bk.) |
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1139092820 (electronic bk.) |
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9780511977350 (ebook) |
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9781139090902 (electronic bk.) |
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9781139092821 (electronic bk.) |
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(paperback; alk. paper) |
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(hardback ; alk. paper) |
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(paperback; alk. paper) |
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(hardback ; alk. paper) |
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