April Harris‐Britt
Biographic Data
| ID | 5120837 |
|---|---|
| NAME | April Harris‐Britt |
| GIVEN NAMES | April |
| FAMILY NAME | Harris‐Britt |
| SIGNATURE | BRITT A H |
| AFFILIATIONS | Fielding Graduate University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 216 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 14 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Safe harbors and stable connections? The relationships between grandparents and grandchildren
Grandparents can play a variety of roles in the lives of their grandchildren, ranging from occasional visitor to full‐time caregiver, representing a stabilizing force or a source of conflict. Grandparents' level of engagement varies according to cultural norms, familial need for support, and legal determinations. Research suggests that children benefit from the presence of supportive and involved grandparents and perhaps lose out on opportunities…
Diverse perspectives
Family Court Review (FCR) stands as a premier, peer‐reviewed journal in family law practice, providing a platform for practical, theoretical, and empirical articles. Anchored in core values of interdisciplinary collaboration and a commitment to the well‐being of families, FCR fosters scholarly discourse aimed at facilitating efficient resolutions of family disputes. In line with these values, the current study conducted an examination of articles…
Introduction
Parental access and custody disputes exacerbate the stress that families in transition are already experiencing as they navigate toward a new normal. While some families are able to establish the new normal for themselves, other families want or require the assistance of family law professionals to determine issues related to access and navigating the reconfiguration of the family. In such cases, a key role of the family law professional is to ma…
Pilot development and initial validation of the Black spiritual creativity scale
There is a lack of research dedicated to understanding and evaluating how African Americans engage in spiritual creativity as a form of cultural empowerment in order to thrive in the face of systemic oppression. The Black Spiritual Creativity Scale (BSCS) is a new measure that was designed to address this gap in the literature. The BSCS measures the experience of creativity, rhythm, and soul as spiritual forces that contribute to a sense of perso…
Feasibility, acceptability, and depression outcomes of a randomized controlled trial of Mindful Self‐Compassion for Teens (MSC‐T) for adolescents with subsyndromal depression
INTRODUCTION: Adolescents are experiencing high rates of depressive symptoms, with negative consequences to their long-term health. Group-based, mindful self-compassion programs show promise in mitigating the development of more significant depression in at-risk adolescents. However, the lack of well-designed, active control conditions has limited the ability to examine the efficacy of such interventions. METHODS: = 15.81, 70% female) with subsyn…
A compass but not a road map
The 2022 Guidelines for Parenting Plan Evaluations in Family Law Cases were developed taking into account membership feedback which identified guidance around issues of Diversity Equity & Inclusion (DE&I) as a high priority. The current Guidelines have integrated issues of diversity in many areas of the document, by adding a section on guiding principles and values, expanding and clarifying evaluator education and training, and embedding cultural…
Training parenting plan evaluators
Standards of practice for parenting plan evaluations continue to evolve, informed by advances in research and the development of innovative, evidence‐based approaches to assessment and intervention. Parenting plan evaluators are asked to inform the court, parents, and other professionals on how to address the complex needs of increasingly diverse families amid reorganization, high conflict, and crisis. How can we attract and properly train new me…
Developmental Relationships between Attention Problems and Reading Skills in Black and White Elementary School Students
Academic performance in preschool and early elementary grades has long been linked with child attention problems. There is empirical and theoretical support that this co-occurrence is attributable to longitudinal relations between attention and reading problems. However, the literature to date—coming primarily from psychology disciplines—has insufficiently explored the possibility that the relationship between attention problems and reading perfo…
One Size Really Does Not Fit All
Reunification therapy is specialized family therapy to address parent–child relational disruption (i.e. child resistance to or refusal of parent contact), typically during or following a high‐conflict divorce or custody dispute. The literature discussing reunification therapy interventions with families involving racial diversity, SES, religiosity, and other socio‐cultural aspects is limited to non‐existent. In the move towards being culturally s…
Emotional availability and psychosocial correlates among mothers in substance‐abuse treatment and their young infants
Emotional availability (EA) was investigated among low‐income mothers enrolled in substance‐abuse treatment and their young infants ( n = 21) compared with a demographically matched group of mother–infant pairs who, by self‐report, were not at risk for substance abuse ( n = 27). The mother–infant dyads in the treatment group generally demonstrated poorer EA functioning than those in the comparison group, but few differences between the groups on …
Examining Relationships Between Ethnic Identity, Family Environment, and Psychological Outcomes for African American Adolescents
Perceived Racial Discrimination and Self‐Esteem in African American Youth
Racial socialization was examined as a protective factor that might buffer African American youth from the negative effects of perceived racial discrimination. Two types of racial socialization were examined: messages about race pride and preparation for bias. One hundred twenty-eight eighth-grade African American students participated in the study. As anticipated, both types of socialization moderated the relationship between discrimination and …
Intimate Partner Violence and Women's Depression Before and During Pregnancy
Depressive symptoms of 95 prenatal care patients were examined relative to the women's experiences of intimate partner violence. Women who were victims of psychological aggression during the year before pregnancy were not at elevated risk for depression except when the psychological aggression was very frequent. However, during pregnancy, psychological aggression was more closely tied to women's depression levels, regardless of its frequency. In …
Changes in Intimate Partner Violence During Pregnancy
Perceived Racial Discrimination and Self‐Esteem in African American Youth
Racial socialization was examined as a protective factor that might buffer African American youth from the negative effects of perceived racial discrimination. Two types of racial socialization were examined: messages about race pride and preparation for bias. One hundred twenty-eight eighth-grade African American students participated in the study. As anticipated, both types of socialization moderated the relationship between discrimination and …
Examining Relationships Between Ethnic Identity, Family Environment, and Psychological Outcomes for African American Adolescents
Intimate Partner Violence and Women's Depression Before and During Pregnancy
Depressive symptoms of 95 prenatal care patients were examined relative to the women's experiences of intimate partner violence. Women who were victims of psychological aggression during the year before pregnancy were not at elevated risk for depression except when the psychological aggression was very frequent. However, during pregnancy, psychological aggression was more closely tied to women's depression levels, regardless of its frequency. In …
Changes in Intimate Partner Violence During Pregnancy
Emotional availability and psychosocial correlates among mothers in substance‐abuse treatment and their young infants
Emotional availability (EA) was investigated among low‐income mothers enrolled in substance‐abuse treatment and their young infants ( n = 21) compared with a demographically matched group of mother–infant pairs who, by self‐report, were not at risk for substance abuse ( n = 27). The mother–infant dyads in the treatment group generally demonstrated poorer EA functioning than those in the comparison group, but few differences between the groups on …
Changes in Intimate Partner Violence During Pregnancy
Intimate Partner Violence and Women's Depression Before and During Pregnancy
Depressive symptoms of 95 prenatal care patients were examined relative to the women's experiences of intimate partner violence. Women who were victims of psychological aggression during the year before pregnancy were not at elevated risk for depression except when the psychological aggression was very frequent. However, during pregnancy, psychological aggression was more closely tied to women's depression levels, regardless of its frequency. In …
Perceived Racial Discrimination and Self‐Esteem in African American Youth
Racial socialization was examined as a protective factor that might buffer African American youth from the negative effects of perceived racial discrimination. Two types of racial socialization were examined: messages about race pride and preparation for bias. One hundred twenty-eight eighth-grade African American students participated in the study. As anticipated, both types of socialization moderated the relationship between discrimination and …
Examining Relationships Between Ethnic Identity, Family Environment, and Psychological Outcomes for African American Adolescents
Emotional availability and psychosocial correlates among mothers in substance‐abuse treatment and their young infants
Emotional availability (EA) was investigated among low‐income mothers enrolled in substance‐abuse treatment and their young infants ( n = 21) compared with a demographically matched group of mother–infant pairs who, by self‐report, were not at risk for substance abuse ( n = 27). The mother–infant dyads in the treatment group generally demonstrated poorer EA functioning than those in the comparison group, but few differences between the groups on …
One Size Really Does Not Fit All
Reunification therapy is specialized family therapy to address parent–child relational disruption (i.e. child resistance to or refusal of parent contact), typically during or following a high‐conflict divorce or custody dispute. The literature discussing reunification therapy interventions with families involving racial diversity, SES, religiosity, and other socio‐cultural aspects is limited to non‐existent. In the move towards being culturally s…
A compass but not a road map
The 2022 Guidelines for Parenting Plan Evaluations in Family Law Cases were developed taking into account membership feedback which identified guidance around issues of Diversity Equity & Inclusion (DE&I) as a high priority. The current Guidelines have integrated issues of diversity in many areas of the document, by adding a section on guiding principles and values, expanding and clarifying evaluator education and training, and embedding cultural…
Training parenting plan evaluators
Standards of practice for parenting plan evaluations continue to evolve, informed by advances in research and the development of innovative, evidence‐based approaches to assessment and intervention. Parenting plan evaluators are asked to inform the court, parents, and other professionals on how to address the complex needs of increasingly diverse families amid reorganization, high conflict, and crisis. How can we attract and properly train new me…
Developmental Relationships between Attention Problems and Reading Skills in Black and White Elementary School Students
Academic performance in preschool and early elementary grades has long been linked with child attention problems. There is empirical and theoretical support that this co-occurrence is attributable to longitudinal relations between attention and reading problems. However, the literature to date—coming primarily from psychology disciplines—has insufficiently explored the possibility that the relationship between attention problems and reading perfo…
Feasibility, acceptability, and depression outcomes of a randomized controlled trial of Mindful Self‐Compassion for Teens (MSC‐T) for adolescents with subsyndromal depression
INTRODUCTION: Adolescents are experiencing high rates of depressive symptoms, with negative consequences to their long-term health. Group-based, mindful self-compassion programs show promise in mitigating the development of more significant depression in at-risk adolescents. However, the lack of well-designed, active control conditions has limited the ability to examine the efficacy of such interventions. METHODS: = 15.81, 70% female) with subsyn…
Diverse perspectives
Family Court Review (FCR) stands as a premier, peer‐reviewed journal in family law practice, providing a platform for practical, theoretical, and empirical articles. Anchored in core values of interdisciplinary collaboration and a commitment to the well‐being of families, FCR fosters scholarly discourse aimed at facilitating efficient resolutions of family disputes. In line with these values, the current study conducted an examination of articles…
Introduction
Parental access and custody disputes exacerbate the stress that families in transition are already experiencing as they navigate toward a new normal. While some families are able to establish the new normal for themselves, other families want or require the assistance of family law professionals to determine issues related to access and navigating the reconfiguration of the family. In such cases, a key role of the family law professional is to ma…
Pilot development and initial validation of the Black spiritual creativity scale
There is a lack of research dedicated to understanding and evaluating how African Americans engage in spiritual creativity as a form of cultural empowerment in order to thrive in the face of systemic oppression. The Black Spiritual Creativity Scale (BSCS) is a new measure that was designed to address this gap in the literature. The BSCS measures the experience of creativity, rhythm, and soul as spiritual forces that contribute to a sense of perso…
Safe harbors and stable connections? The relationships between grandparents and grandchildren
Grandparents can play a variety of roles in the lives of their grandchildren, ranging from occasional visitor to full‐time caregiver, representing a stabilizing force or a source of conflict. Grandparents' level of engagement varies according to cultural norms, familial need for support, and legal determinations. Research suggests that children benefit from the presence of supportive and involved grandparents and perhaps lose out on opportunities…
Psychology (13 works) · Psychiatry (7 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (6 works) · Clinical Psychology (5 works) · Medicine (5 works) · Developmental psychology (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Child Abuse and Trauma (3 works)