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Africentricity Meets Child Welfare

Explore Africentrism's impact on child welfare practice, emphasizing cultural healing, empowerment, and social development. Discover its origins, themes, and application in human services through examples of innovative programs and services. This approach promotes spiritual and moral growth, reconnects individuals to their cultural roots, and fosters a safe environment for holistic healing.

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Africentricity Meets Child Welfare

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  1. Africentricity Meets Child Welfare Vivian Jackson, ACSW, LICSW Senior Consultant National Child Welfare Resource Center for Family - Centered Practice

  2. Africentrism: a world view from an alternative standpoint • Asante, Ak’bar, Nobles, Karenga, Schiele • Origins in pre-colonial Africa • Relationship to Eurocentric standpoint • Nguzo Saba, Kwanzaa

  3. Africentrism: Themes • harmony with nature • survival of the group • spirituality • veneration of ancestors • respect for tradition • sociality of selfhood • affective approach to knowledge is valid

  4. Africentrism and Human Services • Liberation orientation, along with spiritual and moral development • Healing through cultural learning and reconnection • Healing within a “safe” context

  5. Examples • Analysis of Human Problems (Schiele) • African-Centered Model of Alcohol Abuse Prevention (Nobles) • Social Skills Training (Banks) • AIDS Education program (Foster)

  6. Examples • Rites of Passage Program for Foster Children (Gavazzi) • Rites of Passage Program for High Risk Adolescents (Harvey) • Substance Abuse Treatment Services (Freeman) • Psychotherapy Services (Oshodi)

  7. Example • Human Service Delivery - NTU (Phillips)

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