Exploring Clinicians Attitudes Toward the Incorporation of Racial Socialization in Psychotherapy

Journal of Black Psychology

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 507-531

  Brown, Danice L ^a   Blackmon, Sha'Kema ^b   Schumacher, Kayla ^a   Urbanski, Brooke ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY EDWARDSVILLE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; counseling; psychotherapy; racial socialization

Indexed keywords

EID: 84886485089     PISSN: 00957984     EISSN: 15524558     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0095798412461806     Document Type: Article

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