Too Broken to be Fixed? A Spiritual Guide to Inner Healing [Paperback] by Mor... - Softcover

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ISBN 10: 0974716804 ISBN 13: 9780974716800

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African American men and women who are in need of help for their psychological/emotional problems continue to remain broken and in despair because they are uncomfortable about seeking help from mental health providers. Unfortunately, the condition of our brothers and sisters worsens, preventing them from living life to the fullest.

Too Broken to be Fixed? A Spiritual Guide to Inner Healing is for African American men and women who are suffering from debilitating psychological problems in silence. It is especially important that African American men be included in this discussion because they may be at greater risk of experiencing mental illness due to trying to survive in a hostile and racist society. This book is also for mental health providers, church leaders, and the community at large who are called to engage in the healing process of our people.

In Too Broken to be Fixed? A Spiritual Guide to Inner Healing, Dr. Morrow discusses the deleterious effects of depression on the African American community, its symptoms, causation, and some of the barriers that prevent African Americans from seeking treatment. Dr. Morrow shares both psychological and spiritual interventions, and highlights the role of the African American church in the healing process of its people. The reader will gain a greater understanding of depression, and how to achieve inner healing.

Emotional wholeness and inner healing come from the blending of culturally competent therapeutic practice and spiritual awakening!

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Dr. Gloria Morrow is a licensed clinical psychologist, with a thriving practice in Upland, California. She specializes in treating adults and adolescents who suffer from psychological problems, such as depression and anxiety, as well as a variety of other disorders. In addition, she facilitates clinical groups that focus on depression and substance abuse, as well as process groups in the area of grief and loss, self-esteem/self-concept, and relationship issues.

Dr. Morrow is the author of Too Broken to be Fixed? A Spiritual Guide to Inner Healing, which focuses on depression in the African American community, and the role of the Black church in the delivery of services to this population. Her work with couples has been highly successful, and she facilitates numerous seminars and retreats for married and engaged couples each year. Her latest book, Strengthening the Ties that Bind: A Guide to a Healthy Marriage will be released thiseminar entitled, Strengthening the Ties that Bind is held twice annually, and she also facilitates relationship seminars for single adults.

Dr. Morrow has been featured as a relationship expert in the July, 2003, November, 2003, and May, 2004 issues of Jet Magazine, and the October, 2003 issue of Heart and Soul Magazine. She has also been cited in the October issue of Blues Buster, a newsletter associated with the magazine, Psychology Today, regarding depression in the African American community. Dr. Morrow often writes a weekly column on marriage and the family, as well as other relationship issues for the Inland Valley News, a weekly African American newspaper, and she is a guest columnist for the Imani Magazine, an Atlanta based national magazine.

In addition to her work with clients, Dr. Morrow is an academician and researcher, and has served as both faculty and clinical training director for the University of La Verne, and California State University, Fullerton. As a researcher, the findings of her various research projects are presented each year at professional conferences and workshops all over the world, including Cape Town South Africa.

Dr. Morrow has developed two videos entitled "Understanding the Cultural World of African American Clients, and Developing Empathy," and "Developing Empathy" because of her commitment to helping therapists to become more competent in meeting the mental health needs of this unique population. She has also facilitated numerous workshops and presentations regarding multicultural issues, such as race, ethnicity, gender, religion, and spirituality, and she is a member of a research team at University of La Verne. Dr. Morrow serves as a psychological consultant for the California Black Women's Health Network, and she serves as the Executive Director of PIF (Partners in Faith): Redefining Mental Health through Outreach, Education, & Resources, an organization designed to enhance the psychological and overall well being of African Americans.

Dr. Morrow is married to Rev. Tommy Morrow, pastor of Victory Community Church and publisher of Inland Valley News, a weekly African American newspaper, and they have three children, and three grandchildren.

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• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0974716804
• ISBN 13: 9780974716800
• Einband: Taschenbuch
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