A continuing issue of concern to society, in particular those
charged with helping others, is the prevalence of violence reported
for the African-American community. This volume in the Issues in
Childrena (TM)s and Familiesa (TM) Lives series examines the
psychological and sociological factors accounting for this violence
from an African-American perspective. Further, it critically
examines the current evidence based research as it applies to
African-Americans. Topics addressed in this volume include child
abuse, spousal abuse, domestic partner abuse, grandparents as
parents, the church and African-Americans, spirituality, prevention
and evaluation issues.
Interpersonal Violence in the African American Community:
Evidence-Based Prevention and Treatment Practices provides a solid
foundation for understanding violence within the African-American
community from the perspective of African Americans as well as
much-needed information on the development of evidence-based
practices. This volume challenges existing stereotypes of African
Americans and offers concrete, state-of-the-art advice on
approaches that are, or might be, effective with African-American
populations. Psychologist and allied professionals working in
protective services, domestic violence shelters, and schools will
find the booka (TM)s contents helpful to their practices. In
addition to psychologists, the book is targeted to social workers,
marriage and family therapists and other helping professionals
working with the African-American community.
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