Book contents
- Promoting Black Women’s Mental Health
- Promoting Black Women’s Mental Health
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Introduction
- Part I Black Women in Context
- Part II Therapy Contexts
- Part III Core Themes in Black Women’s Stress and Distress
- Part IV Helping Black Women Recover and Thrive
- 13 Improving Black Women’s Physical Health and Wellness
- 14 Black Women’s Inner Healing and Resources for Thriving
- 15 Black Women’s Spiritual and Religious Coping
- Conclusion
- Appendix
- Index
- References
15 - Black Women’s Spiritual and Religious Coping
from Part IV - Helping Black Women Recover and Thrive
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 22 June 2023
- Promoting Black Women’s Mental Health
- Promoting Black Women’s Mental Health
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Introduction
- Part I Black Women in Context
- Part II Therapy Contexts
- Part III Core Themes in Black Women’s Stress and Distress
- Part IV Helping Black Women Recover and Thrive
- 13 Improving Black Women’s Physical Health and Wellness
- 14 Black Women’s Inner Healing and Resources for Thriving
- 15 Black Women’s Spiritual and Religious Coping
- Conclusion
- Appendix
- Index
- References
Summary
Black Women’s Spiritual and Religious Coping discusses the role of religion and spirituality in Black women’s lives and mental health. We remind therapists of the centrality of Black women’s spiritual and religious orientation. The discussion includes how Black women might connect stress, suffering, and psychological distress to religious and spiritual narratives. Next, we discuss Black women’s use of spirituality and religiosity to cope with life’s difficulties. We also examine how spiritual and religious involvement can increase Black women’s experiences of oppression, self-loathing, and self-silencing. Finally, we offer suggestions for working with Black women on religious and spiritual issues from a culturally skilled perspective.
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- Promoting Black Women's Mental HealthWhat Practitioners Should Know and Do, pp. 357 - 376Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023