Counseling Disruptive Black Elementary School Boys

The assignment was to counsel the 10 worst behaved boys at an inner‐city elementary school. This case study illuminates the interplay between theory, practice, and values by describing effective techniques of intervention in a situation that reflects social pathology. Traditional African values and...

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Published inJournal of Multicultural Counseling and Development Vol. 23; no. 1; pp. 21 - 28
Main Author Woodard, Samuel L.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.01.1995
Subjects
Afrocentrism
Antisocial Behavior
Behavior Problems
Blacks
Cultural Influences
District of Columbia
Elementary School Students
Emotional Development
Males
Self Esteem
Trust (Psychology)
Urban Youth
Values
District of Columbia
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Summary:The assignment was to counsel the 10 worst behaved boys at an inner‐city elementary school. This case study illuminates the interplay between theory, practice, and values by describing effective techniques of intervention in a situation that reflects social pathology. Traditional African values and certain principles of character provide a set of reliable standards for improving behavior.
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is a professor in the School of Education at Howard University in Washington, DC.
Samuel L. Woodard
ISSN:0883-8534
2161-1912
DOI:10.1002/j.2161-1912.1995.tb00263.x