Cultural Mistrust and Counseling: A Review of Factors Impacting African Americans Males

Nathalie Mizelle, James L. Maiden, Jody C. Grandy, Delarious O. Stewart and Brian Sutton
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Nathalie Mizelle: Associate Professor of Counseling, University of the District of Columbia, United States
James L. Maiden: Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, University of the District of Columbia, United States
Jody C. Grandy: Director of Counseling, Elizabeth City State University
Delarious O. Stewart: Manager of School Psychology, District of Columbia Public Schools, United States
Brian Sutton: Contributing Faculty Member, Washington Trinity University, United States

Research Journal of Education, 2020, vol. 6, issue 8, 128-134

Abstract: African American males are less likely to engage in mental health services. Racial discrimination, cultural mistrust, mental health disparities, and racial identity roles are significant factors impeding African American men from pursuing or continuing counseling. Unfortunately, counselors subliminally acknowledge the stereotypical labels ascribed to African American males lead to a poor or non-existing rapport, and tend to create solutions for the clients, disregarding their intrinsic motivation and autonomy. This conceptual article discussed racial discrimination, microaggression, and community ties as the barriers to counseling engagement among African American males. The article also highlighted the history of counseling African American males and the present urgency for a culturally sensitive model using the concepts of Motivational Interviewing for encouraging counseling engagement and autonomous resolution of ambivalence.

Keywords: African American male; Racial microaggression; Culturally diverse counseling; Motivational interviewing. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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