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ABPsi San Diego ChapterWe are comprised of active Black Psychologists, Sociologists, Marriage & Family Therapists, Professors, Social Workers, Nurse Practitioners, Poets, Healers & Ministers with a goal of healing
our Black community. The purpose of our Chapter is to address and meet the mental health needs of the San Diego community. The following are some of the areas of interest and concern:
We embody this mission through our commitment to academic excellence, community service, personal passions and culture of familial inclusion. We are each other's keeper and we stand united towards freedom. |
ABPsi National HistoryThe Association of Black Psychologists was founded in San Francisco in 1968 by a number of Black Psychologists from across the country. They united to actively address the serious problems facing Black Psychologists and the larger Black community. Guided by the principle of self determination, these psychologists set about building an institution through which they could address the long neglected needs of Black professionals. Their goal was to have a positive impact upon the mental health of the national Black community by means of planning, programs, services, training, and advocacy. Their objectives were:
the population whose needs society has not fulfilled. The Association of Black Psychologists has grown from a handful of concerned professionals into an independent, autonomous organization of over 1400 members. |
What is Black Psychology?
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is defined as:
"Black/African Centered psychology is a dynamic manifestation of unifying African
principles, values and traditions. It is the self-conscious "centering" of psychological
analyses and applications in African realities, cultures, and epistemologies.
Black/African centered psychology, as a system of thought and action, examines the
processes that allow for the illumination and liberation of the Spirit. Relying on the
principles of harmony within the universe as a natural order of existence, Black/African
centered psychology recognizes: the Spirit that permeates everything that is; the notion
that everything in the universe is interconnected; the value that the collective is the most
salient element of existence; and the idea that communal self knowledge is the key to
mental health.
Black/African Centered psychology is ultimately concerned with understanding the
systems of meaning, of human beingness, the features of human functioning, and the
restoration of normal/natural order to human development. As such, it is used to resolve
personal and social problems and to promote optimal functioning."
principles, values and traditions. It is the self-conscious "centering" of psychological
analyses and applications in African realities, cultures, and epistemologies.
Black/African centered psychology, as a system of thought and action, examines the
processes that allow for the illumination and liberation of the Spirit. Relying on the
principles of harmony within the universe as a natural order of existence, Black/African
centered psychology recognizes: the Spirit that permeates everything that is; the notion
that everything in the universe is interconnected; the value that the collective is the most
salient element of existence; and the idea that communal self knowledge is the key to
mental health.
Black/African Centered psychology is ultimately concerned with understanding the
systems of meaning, of human beingness, the features of human functioning, and the
restoration of normal/natural order to human development. As such, it is used to resolve
personal and social problems and to promote optimal functioning."
