Mama: George Floyd's Battle Cry and Implications for Counselors Who Work with Black Men
Conference Strand
Practice, Strategies, Techniques, and Interventions
Abstract
While George Floyd was being murdered, he called out for his mother and his battle cry was heard around the world. In this session, the presenter will discuss perceived dynamics between Black men and their mothers, and answer an overarching question: Do Black men perceive their mothers as primary sources of social support during mental distress, and if so, how can counselors include them for the optimal wellbeing of their clients?
Evidence
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Format
Individual Presentations
Biographical Sketch
Dr. LaTonya Summers champions mental wellness among Black communities. She is the founder of the Black Mental Health Symposium, she publishes Black Mental Health Today magazine, and she operates Black CE Credits. Her new memoir, Black Again is her own reckoning with racial identity, whereby she lost and reclaimed Blackness. She is an award-winning assistant professor of clinical mental health counseling at Jacksonville University. There, she brings 28 years of clinical mental health and addictions counseling experience and conducts research on multicultural issues in counseling and supervision. Her most recent study was an exploration on the dynamics between Black men and their mothers that yielded implications for counselors who work with Black men. She is the program director of the Center for Men's Mental Wellness, a free counseling program for men with services provided by JU students. Summers co-authored a textbook, Multicultural Counseling: Responding with Cultural Humility, Empathy, and Advocacy. She has been featured in O Magazine on authenticity in the workplace and has given a TEDx Talk on how to process pain advantageously. To her, it is an honor to be with you for NCCEC 2024!
Location
Room 147
Start Date
3-7-2024 2:00 PM
Recommended Citation
Summers, LaTonya, "Mama: George Floyd's Battle Cry and Implications for Counselors Who Work with Black Men" (2024). National Cross-Cultural Counseling and Education Conference for Research, Action, and Change. 15.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/ccec/2024/2024/15
Mama: George Floyd's Battle Cry and Implications for Counselors Who Work with Black Men
Room 147
While George Floyd was being murdered, he called out for his mother and his battle cry was heard around the world. In this session, the presenter will discuss perceived dynamics between Black men and their mothers, and answer an overarching question: Do Black men perceive their mothers as primary sources of social support during mental distress, and if so, how can counselors include them for the optimal wellbeing of their clients?
Description
While George Floyd was being murdered, he called out for his mother and his battle cry was heard around the world. In this session, the presenter will discuss perceived dynamics between Black men and their mothers, and answer an overarching question: Do Black men perceive their mothers as primary sources of social support during mental distress, and if so, how can counselors include them for the optimal wellbeing of their clients?