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Use of Ifá as a Means of Addressing Mental Health Concerns Among African American Clients
✍ Scribed by Ifetayo I. Ojelade; Kenja McCray; Jeffrey S. Ashby; Joel Meyers
- Publisher
- American Counseling Association
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 98 KB
- Volume
- 89
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1556-6678
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✦ Synopsis
African Americans underuse counseling services because of factors such as cultural mistrust, stigma, and culturally incongruent treatment interventions. As a result, this population relies on informal healing networks. The foundations of these networks have been outlined within the professional literature. However, limited attention has been given to the indigenous healing methods used by African Americans in lieu of counseling. This article explores the conceptual, diagnostic, and treatment strategies of the indigenous healing system, Yorùbá‐based Ifá.