- Collection:
- Atlanta University and Clark Atlanta University Theses and Dissertations
- Title:
- A survey of mental health professionals' awareness of black islanders' religious beliefs
- Creator:
- Buntin-Simmons, Sylvia M.
- Date of Original:
- 1989-08-01
- Subject:
- Degrees, Academic
Dissertations, Academic - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- theses
dissertations - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- The purpose of this study was to evaluate the awareness of Mental Health Professionals' knowledge of Black islander's religious beliefs. To also determine the educational and training levels of Mental Health Professionals in the area of cross-cultural issues. Five research questions were tested. The question's addressed the training and educational levels of Mental Health professionals along with their traditional values, if any, as well as the relationship between religion and psychotherapy. The questions also evaluated whether or not Mental Health professionals explored the client's religious belief(s) in therapy. The final area evaluated whether Mental Health professinals believed that understanding a client's culture is important in therapy. This study used the survey method which is a form of descriptive methodology. Three self-administered instruments were given to a population of 40 Mental Health professionals. The analysis of the data in this study appeared to warrant the following conclusion: 1. When participants were surveyed, the majority were from the United states. They were black with a Bachelor's degree, married and likely to be employed as nurses. They were reared in small towns and religious preference was Catholic. The median age was between 40 to 49 years. 2. The analysis of the training level of the Mental Health Professional indicated a large percentage never received training in college or while employed in the area of cross cultural counselng. 3. The survey of the issues regarding cultural counseling and religion in therapy indicated a need for training that will benefit the clientele's treatment should be sensitivity and awareness. 4. A large number of the participants agreed that religion and psychotherapy should never be seen as separate but must maintain a working relationship.
Date of award: 8/1/1989
Degree type: dissertation
Degree name: Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Granting institution: Atlanta University
Department: School of Social Work
Advisor: Williams, W. Coye - Metadata URL:
- http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/cau.td:1989_buntin_simmons_sylvia_m
- Holding Institution:
- Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library
- Rights:
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