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Author:   LaVerne Hanes Collins
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint:   Rowman & Littlefield
Dimensions:   Width: 15.10cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 22.80cm
Weight:   0.313kg
ISBN:  

9781475867572

ISBN 10:   1475867573
Pages:   196
Publication Date:   20 December 2023
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Part 1: Overlooked Identity Issues Overview Chapter 1: Naming Rights and Representations Chapter 2: Understanding the Diaspora: More Than Black Chapter 3: So Many Shades of Black: Colorism and Hypodescent Part 2: Overlooked Historical Factors Chapter 4: Down Through the Years and Still Through the Tears Chapter 5: The Emotional Weight of Carrying the Historical Presumption of Guilt Part 3: Overlooked Clinical Bias Chapter 6: The Problem of Counselor Colorblindness Chapter 7: Marginalized vs. Privileged Expectations and Assumptions Chapter 8: Diagnostic Bias Part 4: Overlooked Losses Chapter 9: The Impact of a Shorter Life Expectancy for Black Americans Chapter 10: Disenfranchised Grief and Loss: The Hidden Sorrow of Racism Part 5: Overlooked Strengths Chapter 11: Cultural Assets in Black Families Chapter 12: This Far by Faith: Religion and Spirituality in Black Life Chapter 13: Black Resilience Bibliography About the Author

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A must-read book for counselors, therapists, and other helping professionals who work with Black and African American clients in a variety of settings. Overlooked uses excellent workmanship to shine light on often overlooked and critical issues that help illuminate life in Black America. Through Dr. Collins, we have been given a phenomenal gift designed to enhance our multicultural and social justice counseling practices.--Taunya Marie Tinsley, PhD, DMin, NCC, LPC, author of Four Quarters: A Cultural and Developmental Approach to Transforming your Spiritual Autobiography I feel seen! Let's get this book into the hands of every mental health professional who works with Black clients. It is a powerful unveiling of the nuances of the Black experience that must be addressed to effect change. #OverlookedNoMore--LaTonya M. Summers, PhD, LCMHC, LMHC, assistant professor, Jacksonville University. founder of Black Mental Health Symposium

A must-read book for counselors, therapists, and other helping professionals who work with Black and African American clients in a variety of settings. Overlooked uses excellent workmanship to shine light on often overlooked and critical issues that help illuminate life in Black America. Through Dr. Collins, we have been given a phenomenal gift designed to enhance our multicultural and social justice counseling practices. I feel seen! Let's get this book into the hands of every mental health professional who works with Black clients. It is a powerful unveiling of the nuances of the Black experience that must be addressed to effect change. #OverlookedNoMore

Author Information

LaVerne Collins is the writer/editor of the monthly column, “Honoring Diversity,” in Counseling Today Magazine. With a deep clinical passion for the intersectionality of race, faith, culture, and trauma in mental health, Collins has over 25 years of experience as a counselor, clinical supervisor, and mental health diversity trainer, in addition to serving as an adjunct instructor/lecturer and advisor for university graduate-level counseling programs.

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