Table of Contents

Preface

Chapter 1. The Etiology of Trauma in African-American Women
Tiffany Brannon, PhD
University of the Cumberlands

Chapter 2. The Trauma of Colorism across a Lifespan
Kerri McCullough
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA

Chapter 3. The African-American Woman’s Historical Trauma: Our Inability to Heal
Nakpangi Thomas¹, PhD and Tezonia Morgan², PhD
¹Southern New Hampshire University, Manchester, New Hampshire, USA
²Wings of Virtue Counseling and Research Institute, Southfield, Michigan, USA

Chapter 4. Treatment Practices of Black/African-American Women Dealing with Race-Based Trauma
Tina Marie Glover
Keiser University, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA

Chapter 5. Deconstructing Negative Stereotypes About Black Women: Implications for Clinical Treatment
Portia X. Allie-Turco, PhD, LMHC, NCC
University of New York Plattsburgh, Plattsburgh, New York, USA

Chapter 6. Untangling Black Hair: Black Women’s Eternal Search for Self and Beauty
Katrina E. Pinkney
Department of Counseling, University of the Cumberlands, Williamsburg, Kenntecky, USA

Chapter 7. Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction as a Treatment for Traumatic Stress for African-American Women
Tiffany R. Williams¹, Paigean Jones² and Chomba Muwele^3
1Psychology, Tennessee State University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
²Social Work, Howard University, Washington, DC, USA
³Psychology, Tennessee State University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA

Chapter 8. Misdiagnosing and Underdiagnosing African-American Women: Implications for Trauma-Informed Care
Theresa Libios
Doctoral Candidate, Walden University, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Chapter 9. Openness and Depth: Gender and Racially Sensitive Clinical Practices Through the Lens
of Afrocentricity, Black Feminism and Transformative Trauma-Informed Care Approaches
Lauren Downey, EdD, LPCC-S, ACS and Ariel Dew, MA, LPCC
The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center, Lexington, Kentucky, USA

Chapter 10. Let the Healing Begin: Black Women’s Spirituality in Times of Trauma
Awa Jangha¹ and Latoya Moss^2
1Seminary of The Southwest, Austin, Texas
²Independent Researcher/Scholar

Chapter 11. Counseling African-American Women: A Person-Centered Spiritual Approach
Cerise D. Lewis, PhD, LMFT, LPCC
Lewis Family Wellness Center, Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, USA

Chapter 12. Black Women: Pregnancy and Trauma
Dr. Kimberley Dockery, LMFT
Yorkville University, Toronto, Canada

Chapter 13. “Reclaiming Connection”: Interpersonal Healing in African-American Women Assailed by Relational Trauma
Ryan T. Wright
Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA

Chapter 14. “I Want to Live!”: Exploring the Inequities in the U.S. Healthcare System
Allison N. Hotz, PhD, Robin Oatis-Ballew, PhD and Esther Lynch, PhD
Tennessee State University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA

Chapter 15. By My Own Bootstraps: Career Success, the Sacrifice of African-American Women and
the “American Dream”
Pia L. Scott¹, PhD and Shane´J. Gill², PhD
¹P.L. Scott Group, LLC, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
²Regent University, Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA

Chapter 16. Institutional and Systemic Racism and the Traumatic Experiences of African-American Women
Layla J. Bonner¹, PhD, Gimel Rogers², Agnes Lover³ and Tamiko Webb⁴, PhD
¹LMFT, NCC, Assistant Professor, M.A. in Mental Health Counseling Program, Belmont University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
²Psy.D., ABPP, F.I.R.E. Igniting Lives, Owner; Faculty/Associate Director Online MAP/MACLP Programs, Pepperdine University, Los Angeles, California, USA
³MBA, M.Div., D.Min. Saint Paul African Methodist Episcopal Church, Lead Pastor
⁴Inpatient Coordinator; Adjunct Professor, Tennessee State University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA

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