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Couples Therapy: Dr. Ayanna Abrams Part 1.

Our guest expert, Dr. Ayanna Abrams is a licensed clinical psychologist in Georgia and CEO/Founder of Ascension Behavioral Health, LLC. Dr. Abrams enjoys providing consultation and guest speaking opportunities to organizations (specifically non-profit), schools, churches, hospitals, & amp; other media and has been featured on Huffington Post Live, Therapy for Black Girls & Silence the Shame. She is also the proud co-founder of Not So Strong, a mental health initiative focused on emotional healing of black women through use of vulnerable narratives.

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What Do the American Psychological Association’s New Guidelines Mean for Black Men and Boys?

The American Psychological Association released “Guidelines for the Psychological Practice with Boys and Men” to help psychologists better address their male patients who are either victims or accused of bullying, physical or sexual harassment, depression, and/or anxiety. While the guidelines serve to address boys and men regardless of their backgrounds, the APA acknowledged that specific identities--including race—play a role in how masculinity is experienced and performed.

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Mamie Phipps Clark (1917-1983)

Born in Hot Springs, Ark., in 1917, Mamie Phipps Clark received bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Howard University.  It was at Howard University that she met her husband, Kenneth Clark, who convinced her to pursue psychology instead of mathematics. Mamie’s Clark’s master thesis, “The Development of Consciousness of Self in Negro Pre-School Children," formed the early basis for the famous doll studies, which looked at the black child’s self-perception.

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How to handle racism with your child

The ways in which parents of color prepare their children for encountering racism and addressing it when it occurs are important. Here are some tips for parents from Dr. Anita Jones Thomas, a psychologist and dean of the College of Applied Behavioral Sciences at the University of Indianapolis, and Dr. Nzinga Harrison, a psychiatrist based in metropolitan Atlanta.

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