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| Dedication | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Foreword | |
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| Preface | |
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| About the Authors | |
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| Building for Eternity | |
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| African-Centered Psychology in the Modern Era | |
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| Definitions | |
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| Historical Themes in Psychological Research | |
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| Inferiority Models | |
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| Deficit-Deficiency Model | |
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| Multicultural Model | |
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| Black Behavioral Norms | |
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| The African Worldview | |
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| Persistence of the African-Centered Worldview | |
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| African-Centered Psychology Comes of Age | |
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| The Development of Black Psychology-The Modern Era | |
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| Chronology of the Presidents of the Association of Black Psychologists | |
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| The Spiritual Core of African-Centered Psychology | |
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| Missing Elements | |
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| The Core of Spirituality | |
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| The Assumptions of Spirituality | |
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| The Manifestation of Spiritual Energy | |
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| Closing | |
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| Spiritual Illness | |
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| The African-American Family | |
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| The Herskovits-Frazier Debate | |
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| Snap Shots vs. Videotapes | |
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| The Indictment and Response to Black Family Life: White vs. Black Portrayals | |
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| Contemporary Demographic Profiles | |
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| Challenges Confronting Today's Families of African Descent | |
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| Poverty of Spirit | |
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| Poverty of Affirmation | |
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| Poverty of Opportunity | |
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| Poverty of Hope and Optimism | |
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| Endnotes | |
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| Coping With Racism and Oppression: Social Disparities That Impact Black Lives | |
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| Remembering a Racist Past | |
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| W. E. B. DU Bois and the Souls of Black Folk: Racism and Oppression-Then and Now | |
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| The Souls of Black Folk: Then-Racism and Oppression at the Dawn of the Twentieth Century | |
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| The Atlanta Compromise and the Rise of Booker T Washington | |
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| The Souls of Black Folk: Now-Racism and Oppression at the Dawn of the Twenty-First Century | |
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| Saltwater Fish in a Fresh Water World: Racism and Acculturation-Reframing the Discourse | |
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| A Contemporary Look at Oppression | |
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| African-American Loyalty to a Nation That Gives Less Than Equal Return on Investment | |
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| The Challenges of Micro- and Macro-Aggressions | |
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| Closing Thoughts | |
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| The Struggle For Identity Congruence in African Americans | |
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| Social Pathology of American Life | |
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| Balancing Two Competing Worldviews | |
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| The Psychology of Nigrescence | |
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| Contemporary Views | |
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| Summary | |
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| The Psychology of African-Centered Education | |
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| No Child Left Behind | |
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| No Child Left Behind (NCLB) | |
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| Testing vs. Teaching | |
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| Educational Innovations from the Obama Administration | |
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| The Challenges of Education Beyond 2010 | |
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| Academic Profile Cautions | |
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| Correlates of Achievement | |
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| Academic Achievement Motivation | |
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| Self-Efficacy | |
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| Poverty | |
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| Self-Concept | |
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| Value Orientation as a Correlate | |
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| Teacher Expectations as a Correlate | |
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| Parent Education Attainment | |
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| Family Background as a Correlate | |
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| Educational Challenges for the New Millennium | |
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| Promising Practices | |
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| An African-Centered Ideology | |
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| The Reciprocal Nature of Education and Health Care | |
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| Summary | |
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| Mental Health Issues Among African-American People | |
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| Mental Health or Mental Illness: A Question of Perspective | |
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| Therapeutic Prognosis: Contradictory Findings | |
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| Help-Seeking Behaviors in African Americans | |
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| Recommendations for Service Delivery | |
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| The Influence of Identity States on the Therapeutic Relationship | |
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| Training Service Providers | |
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| African-American Psychology Proposed Practice Competencies (Parham, 2005) | |
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| Awareness | |
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| Knowledge | |
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| Skills | |
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| Applications of an African-Centered Psychology: The Juvenile Offender | |
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| Introduction | |
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| African Americans and the Criminal Justice System: Policing, Courts, and Corrections | |
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| Historical Origins of African-American Males and the Criminal Justice System | |
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| The Relationships Between Family Dynamics, Delinquency, and Violence | |
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| The Relationship Between Identity Development Delinquency, and Violence | |
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| The Relationship Between Academic Achievement, Delinquency, and Violence | |
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| Implementation and Practical Strategies | |
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| Home Environment | |
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| School Environment | |
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| Community Environment | |
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| Practical Strategies | |
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| Education- and Training-Related Strategies | |
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| Prevention and Intervention Program Strategies | |
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| Consultation and Training Strategies | |
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| Research Strategies | |
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| Summary | |
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| African-Centered Psychology: A Look Beyond 2010 to 2020 | |
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| The Value of Praxis in African-American Psychology | |
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| Emerging Perspectives in Pursuit of a Consensus | |
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| African Psychological Literature | |
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| Al��n�: African-Centered Psychology and Spirituality-Toward an Inclusive Epistemology | |
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| Aspirations of Relevance | |
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| Avoid Becoming Secondary Scholars | |
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| Social Engineering | |
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| Pharmacotherapy | |
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| Personal Congruence | |
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| African-American Psychology: Evolution of An Idea-A Selected Annotated Bibliography | |
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| A Selected Annotated Bibliography | |
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| African Ontological Narratives (History) | |
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| Africanisms and Diasporan African World | |
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| The History and Evolution af African (Black) Psychology | |
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| African-American Psychology: General Studies | |
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| Personality and Identity Development | |
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| Assessment and Appraisal | |
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| African-Centered Education | |
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| Counseling/Clinical Therapeutic Interventions | |
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| African-American Family | |
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| Culture, Worldview, and Philosophy | |
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| African Spiritual Traditions | |
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| General Readings | |
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| Afterword | |
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| References | |
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| Index | |