A Psychosocial View of Mental Illness: An Introduction to Part II |
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Authors: | Rafael Art Javier William G Herron |
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Institution: | St. John’s University, Center for Psychological Services and Clinical Studies, Jamaica, New York, 11439 |
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Abstract: | Increasingly, grandmothers are parenting grandchildren in homes where parental presence is sporadic or nonexistent. A disproportionate percentage of African American grandparents fall in this category. The author reviews the literature on the African American grandmother in the context of the African American family and describes a practice model for service provision to those women who seek support as they “parent again.” |
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Keywords: | African American parenting grandparents empowerment model support group |
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