Hwemedua

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Hwemedua

• Ezemenari M. Obasi
• The Ohio State University
• National Black Counseling Psychologists Meeting
• April 17, 2004

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Hwemedua

• Critical examination and quality control that
• Addresses issues of mediocrity
• Examines all aspects of human life and endeavors
  in order to achieve perfection
• Production of high quality work that is
• Rooted in a sense of purpose
• Of utility of the community as a whole

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Overview

• Who Are We?
• Brief Scope of CP
• Are We Who We Say We Are?
• Critical Examination of CPs Utility
• Impact of Axiological Conflict on our Vision
• Are We All We Aught To Be?
• Suggestions for Future Directions

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Who Are We?

• Counseling
• Greek Kaunseler
• Latin Consuasor
• Psychology
• Greek Psychi Logos
• KMT Sakhu

• Defining Features
• Remedial Role
• Preventive Role
• Educative-Developmental Role

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Who Are We?

• Unifying Themes
• Intact personalities
• Assets and strengths
• Brief interventions
• Person-Environment Interaction
• Educational and Career Development

• Sections and SIGS
• Racial Ethnic Diversity
• GLBT Awareness
• Gender Issues
• Health Psychology
• Positive Psychology
• Vocational Psychology
• Research / Practice
• Prevention
• Advocacy
• Social Justice
• Public Interest Initiatives

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Are We Who We Say We Are?

• Western Psychologists
• Barriers
• Black Psychologists
• BRI Research
• African Psychologists
• Personality Theory

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Are We Who We Say We Are?

• Population Size
• 12.9 of the US population
• 12.3 (34.7 million) are people of African
  descent
• 0.6 (1.8 million) identified as being biracial
• Household Makeup
• 53 single parent household
• 9 no parent in the household

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Are We Who We Say We Are?

• Educational Obtainment
• Steady decline in high school dropout rate since
  1972
• College/University enrollment at an all time high
• 63 Female and 37 male
• Degrees
• 6.8 Associates
• 11.5 Bachelors
• 4.2 Masters
• 0.3 Doctors

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Are We Who We Say We Are?

• Poverty Level (2000)
• Twice the national average (22)
• 6 composed of a two parent household
• Unemployment Rate (3/04)
• 10.2 in versus the 5.7 national average
• Spending Power (2002)
• Over 98 Billion spent on Entertainment, Apparel
  and Services

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Are We Who We Say We Are?

• Incarceration Rates
• Continuous increase from 1990 2000
• Likelihood
• 2x Hispanics and 5x Whites
• 43.7 of those prisoners on death row (2002)
• HIV/AIDS
• XYZ
• Etc

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Are We All That We Aught To be?

• Pyramid People
• Driven by power Isfet
• Obtained fast results
• Inheritance Based
• Sworn to secrecy
• Keepers

• Sphere People
• Driven by balance - Maat
• Obtained slow results
• Dissemination to all
• Blood
• Sharers

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Closing

• Professionals
• Avoid conceptual incarceration of students
• Surround, support, and protect ensuing generations

• Students
• Multidisciplinary
• Creative
• Courageous
• Establish community based partnerships
• Apply your work in a way that benefits the
  community
• Lets insert ourselves into the international
  conversation
• Lets be sphere people

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Closing

• What is our vision?
• What methodology will actualize this vision?