Essays on Family Value

Did the Welfare System Cause the Dissolution of the Black Family?

Introduction

In 1965 when the civil rights movements was experiencing an explosion, Daniel Patrick Moynihan penned a report to President Johnson claiming that one of the major reasons for poverty amongst black Americans was the fact that a quarter of black families were being headed by women. While that report caused a lot of uproar for the then White House aide, today we still see that many African American homes are manned by single women as many black babies seem to be born outside of wedlock. This is a problem that looks to ...

The family I have interviewed is composed of 4 members: a mother and her three children. Violy, the mother, is 53 years old, a widow and has no occupation. Groban, the eldest, is 26 years old, male, single, has a Master’s degree in Education and has been a university instructor and researcher for four years. Lambert, the second child, is 20 years old, male, single and a senior Fine Arts student. Carrie, the youngest child, is 17 years old, single and sophomore student majoring in Physics. The family lives in a 2-storey residence with a 240 square meter floor area. The family has an average ...

Multicultural and Diversity Aspects of Empowerment Counseling

The realization that the demographics of the United States of America will be made up of a considerably large number of ethnic groups who have been considered minorities before has raised the importance of multicultural and diversity training among counselors dealing with mental health (National Association Of Social Workers, 2001). According to Nassar-McMillian & Niles (2010) empowerment counseling focuses on enhancing clients self esteem, decision making skills, and developing his or her social, life, and health skills. This literature review will provide insight into multicultural and diversity aspects of empowerment counseling. The focus of the literature will be why it is ...