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Opening A Can Of Worms: African American Therapists' Attitudes About Broaching Race With White Clients, Michelle Gavel
Opening A Can Of Worms: African American Therapists' Attitudes About Broaching Race With White Clients, Michelle Gavel
MSU Graduate Theses
Broaching attitudes and factors affecting the decision to broach race in African American therapists are examined using a survey and interview design. Broaching involves addressing racial differences in therapy sessions with clients, and is recommended in counseling-training literature for White therapists when working with clients of color. Given the lack of guidelines for therapists of color working with White clients, this study examined the broaching attitudes of African American therapists working with White clients. This study found that the decision to broach race in the Black therapist/White client dyad is complex. Many factors involving the therapists' comfort, therapists' self-awareness, clients' …
The Ethics Of Amos In Light Of Its Ancient Near Eastern Context, Mark D. Arnold
The Ethics Of Amos In Light Of Its Ancient Near Eastern Context, Mark D. Arnold
MSU Graduate Theses
The book of Amos, in a fashion almost preternaturally relevant to contemporary conditions, discusses issues of war and welfare. Amos condemns several foreign nations for various war crimes and then turns to Israel, excoriating it for its mistreatment of the poor. Specifically he indicts the wealthy for enacting policies that created new poor while preventing the old poor from regaining their rightful positions in society. Israel’s elite used economic and judicial methods to enrich themselves at the expense of the vast majority of the population. As a result, Amos predicts the destruction of Israel just as he predicted the destruction …