WE Matter!

ISBN-13: 9781032058085 / Miękka / 2023 / 282 str.

Opis

This critical volume engages a conversation at the intersection of the fields of education and psychology among recognized Black women scholars.

Spis treści

Introduction Complexifying What it Means to be Black and Female 1. Black Women: Then and Now 2. Developing a Black Feminist Analysis for Mental Health Practice: From Theory to Praxis 3. Embodying Strength: The Origin, Representations, and Socialization of the Strong Black Woman Ideal and its Effect on Black Women’s Mental Health 4. Strong Like My Mama: The Legacy of “Strength,” Depression, and Suicidality in African American Women 5. Voices Unheard: An Intersectional Approach to Understanding Depression among Middle- Class Black Women Conversations across Generations 6. “Why Doesn’t Anyone Help Us?”: Therapeutic Implications of Black Girls’ Perceptions of Health 7. Analyzed Selfie: Stereotype Enactment, Projection, and Identification Among Digitally Native Black Girls 8. Using Hair-Combing Interactions to Enhance Relationships between Black Women and Girls Impacted by Homelessness 9. Caregivers for the Elderly: Clinical Issues and Intervention Clinical and Training Implications 10. Still We Rise: Psychotherapy for African American Girls and Women Exiting Sex Trafficking 11. Invisible Bruises: Theoretical and Practical Considerations for Black/Afro-Latina Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse 12. Living in the Margins: Intersecting Identities and Clinical Work with Black Women 13. Training and Supervision Needs of Practitioners Working with African American Women

O autorze

Wendi S. Williams is a celebrated scholar, author, and educator, who has committed her life’s work to educate teachers, institutions, policymakers, advocates, and the general public on the intersections of education and psychology. Her work threads the intersection of psychology and education with Black women’s liberatory leadership practices to understand our everyday lived experiences and influence organizational health.