Africentricity and the Black Disability Experience: A Theoretical Orientation for Rehabilitation Counselors.

Herbert, James T.; Cheatham, Harold E.

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ERIC Number: EJ385373

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1988

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Africentricity and the Black Disability Experience: A Theoretical Orientation for Rehabilitation Counselors.

Herbert, James T.; Cheatham, Harold E.

Journal of Applied Rehabilitation Counseling, v19 n4 p50-54 Win 1988

Literature is reviewed on rehabilitation counselor and client characteristics and prospective factors for failure in counseling Black disabled clients. Inadequacies of the Eurocentric theoretical basis of training and practice are discussed, followed by an overview of the Africentric approach which potentially provides for improved service delivery to Black disabled clients. (Author/JDD)

Descriptors: Afrocentrism, Blacks, Caseworker Approach, Counseling Techniques, Counseling Theories, Counselor Client Relationship, Cultural Traits, Disabilities, Rehabilitation Counseling

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses

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Language: English

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