Home-Based Counseling for Inner City African American Clients Research Paper by julie
Home-Based Counseling for Inner City African American Clients
Research paper on the effects of home-based counseling for at-risk African American students.
# 3205
| 5,995 words
| 61 sources
| 2001
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on Sep 10, 2003
in
Anthropology
(African)
, Education
(Teaching Methods)
, Ethnic Studies
(Africa)
, Psychology
(Social)
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This study investigated the effects of home-based counseling in improving the personal self-concept, overall social behavior and academic achievement of inner city at-risk African American adolescents, aged 12 to 21. It was hypothesized that if a counselor could be exposed to, and take into consideration, the at-risk adolescent?s home and community environment, a holistic outlook might be beneficial in recommending effective, successful intervention tactics with both short and long term benefits.
From the Paper:
"The concept of home-based visits and counseling is not new: in recent decades, mental health professionals have been visiting their clients in their homes for a variety of reasons including the provision of services to those unlikely or unwilling to seek out and maintain regular contact in more traditional settings and to provide comprehensive, integrated treatment approaches for clients with multidimensional needs. Clinical observation and empirical research supports the potential effectiveness of home-based services. Appropriate intervention can help individual clients and families in crisis or at risk to be served, stabilized and supported in their own homes; research also supports the fact that clients, whether individuals or families, facing multiple problems of poverty, few social supports, severe psychosocial disturbance, social stigma and prejudice, and limited access to employment, housing and other resources often need ongoing support to sustain a successful environment from which a student may confidently base academic achievement .and crisis free living. (Newton, 30-31)."Cite this Research Paper:
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Home-Based Counseling for Inner City African American Clients (2003, September 10)
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"Home-Based Counseling for Inner City African American Clients" 10 September 2003.
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