Psychotherapy with African American Women Innovations in Psychodynamic Perspectives and Practice

by Jackson, Leslie C.; Greene, Beverly

• ISBN13: 9781572305854
• ISBN10: 1572305851
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-07-11
• Publisher: The Guilford Press

Summary

Focusing on the breadth of issues that affect Psychotherapy with African American women, this unique volume is designed to help clinicians develop a broader understanding of what is useful and what is problematic when applying psychodynamic concepts to their clients. From an array of seasoned clinicians, chapters present innovative and creative reformulations of theory and technique that build upon and challenge existing models. The volume is replete with illustrative clinical material and pointers for practice. Issues addressed include the psychological m dilemmas confronting diverse African American women as they negotiate a society that is hostile to them on multiple levels; how ethnicity, class, gender, sexual orientation, and other differences come into play within the therapeutic dyad; and approaches to unraveling the complex interplay of sociopolitical, intrapsychic, and interpersonal concerns in in treatment.

Author Biography

Leslie Jackson, PhD, ABPP, is a professor of psychology at Georgia State University and a psychologist in private practice in Atlanta. An experienced clinician, teacher, and consultant, Dr. Jackson is an active presenter at professional workshops and conferences. Her research and publications focus on diversity issues in training and service delivery.

Beverly Greene, PhD, ABPP, is a professor of psychology at St. John's University and a certified clinical psychologist in private practice in New York City. Dr. Greene has received numerous national awards for distinguished scholarly and professional contributions. Her publications include Women of Color: Integrating Ethnic and Gender Identities in Psychotherapy (coedited with Lillian Comas-Diaz).

Table of Contents

The New Multiculturalism and Psychodynamic Theory: Psychodynamic Psychotherapy and African American Women	1	(14)
Leslie C. Jackson
The Interweaving of Cultural and Intrapsychic Issues in the Therapeutic Relationship	15	(18)
Kumea Shorter-Gooden
Leslie C. Jackson
Individual and Group Psychotherapy with African American Women: Understanding the Identity and Context of the Therapist and Patient	33	(29)
Joan M. Adams
The Stone Center Theoretical Approach Revisited: Applications for African American Women	62	(20)
Yvonne M. Jenkins
African American Lesbians and Bisexual Women in Feminist-Psychodynamic Psychotherapies: Surviving and Thriving between a Rock and a Hard Place	82	(44)
Beverly Greene
The Courage to Hear: African American Women's Memories of Racial Trauma	126	(19)
Jessica Henderson Daniel
The African American Supervisor: Racial Transference and Countertransference in Interracial Psychotherapy Supervision	145	(21)
Michele Owens-Patterson
Hair Texture, Length, and Style as a Metaphor in the African American Mother-Daughter Relationship: Considerations in Psychodynamic Psychotherapy	166	(28)
Beverly Greene
Judith C. White
Lisa Whitten
Finding the Lost Part: Identity and the Black/White Biracial Client	194	(14)
Kumea Shorter-Gooden
Psychoanalytic Group Psychotherapy with African American Women: The Bad Mother in All-Female Groups	208	(17)
Judith C. White
The Icon of the Strong Black Woman: The Paradox of Strength	225	(14)
Regina E. Romero
African American Women and Moral Masochism: When There Is Too Much of a Good Thing	239	(12)
Cheryl L. Thompson
Feminist and Psychodynamic Psychotherapy with African American Women: Some Differences	251	(24)
Frances K. Trotman
African American and American Jew: A Tale of Two Women Searching for Home	275	(18)
Cheryl L. Thompson
Index	293