This volume examines special issues associated with providing services and guidance to African American men. Although this group of men is like any other in its struggle with its social and economic problems, African American men experience a higher rate of murder, imprisonment, unemployment and racism. The contributors to this book provide a broad, interdisciplinary view of the possible solutions to the different problems facing African American men.
PART ONE: MENTAL HEALTH Therapeutic Support Groups for African American Men - Anderson J Franklin Group Work With Sexually Abused African American Boys - Shirley Salmon-Davis and Larry E Davis Psychiatric Treatment of Older African American Males - F M Baker Counseling African American Men - Courtland C Lee Responding to the Needs of The Gay Male Client - James Herbert Williams PART TWO: HEALTH Prostate Cancer in African American Men - Robert Pierce Thoughts on Psychosocial Interventions Working with African American Males with Diabetes - Leo E Hendricks Reducing Risk Taking among African American Males - Steven Schinke, Kristin Cole, Christopher Williams, and Gilbert Botvin PART THREE: EDUCATION African American Males - Paula Allen-Meares Their Status, Educational Plight, and the Possibilities for Their Future Mapping School Violence with Students, Teachers, and Administrators - Ron Avi Astor, Heather Ann Meyer, and Ronald Pitner Getting African American Male School Students on Track - Don C Locke Meeting the Educational Needs of Homeless and Highly Mobile African American Youths - William R Penuel, Bertha Sherrill, Timothy Davey, and Elizabeth Allison The Education of Adolescent Black Males - Garett Albert Duncan Connecting Self-Esteem to Human Dignity PART FOUR: FAMILIAL RELATIONS Family Practice with African American Males - Ruth G Mc Roy, Sadye M L Logan, and Edith M Freeman Culturally Sensitive Interventions with African American Teenage Fathers - Mark S Kiselica Working with Incarcerated African American Males and Their Families - Anthony E O King Working in Groups with African American Men Who Batter - Oliver J Williams PART FIVE: GANGS, RISKY BEHAVIOR, AND DELINQUENCY Gang Prevention and Intervention with African American Males - Scott H Decker and G David Curry Preventing Delinquency Among African American Males - Janice Joseph Delivering Comprehensive Services to High-Risk African American Males - Mary Nakashian and Paula Klienman PART SIX: EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC SECURITY Career Counseling with African American Male College Students - Frederica Hendricks Employment for Young African American Males - Harry J Holzer Where the Jobs Are and What Employers Want Building Assets among African American Males - Michael Sherraden
Overview
This volume examines special issues associated with providing services and guidance to African American men. Although this group of men is like any other in its struggle with its social and economic problems, African American men experience a higher rate of murder, imprisonment, unemployment and racism. The contributors to this book provide a broad, interdisciplinary view of the possible solutions to the different problems facing African American men.