Wendy Ashley
Biographic Data
| ID | 653213 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Wendy Ashley |
| GIVEN NAMES | Wendy |
| FAMILY NAME | Ashley |
| SIGNATURE | ASHLEY W |
| AFFILIATIONS | California State University, Northridge |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Black Barbershops
The barbershop is a landmark in the Black community, providing a site for cultural exchange, discussion forums and a point of psychological connection for African American men. Barbershops offer safe spaces for culturally responsive engagement, discourse, and guidance without stigma. Researchers and service providers have utilized Black barbershops for physical health outreach, understanding Black masculinity, exploring intersections of sexuality…
Surviving Being Black and a Clinician During a Dual Pandemic
I CAN’T BREATHE! Social distance! I CAN’T BREATHE! Stay six feet apart! I CAN’T BREATHE! Make sure you wash your hands! I CAN’T BREATHEEEE! When can I schedule a session? The duality of being Black in America and a mental health professional during a global pandemic is stressful enough; however, coupled with a simultaneous racial pandemic, the intrapsychic, interpersonal and professional responsibilities feel incessant. This article seeks to expl…
Colorful Disclosures
Managing microaggressions and marginalizing experiences while negotiating the ongoing oppression that occurs in micro, mezzo, and macro settings can be particularly challenging for clinicians of color. Thus, supervision with clinicians of color must include affirmation, empowerment, and exploration of the intracultural/intercultural dynamics inherent in the treatment-providing process and clinical supervision. Through case studies, autoethnograph…
Don’t Fight Like a Girl
Military culture promotes status hierarchy and a hypermasculine paradigm, upholding combat arms, and war heroism to exemplify the ideal soldier, contributing to existing gender disparities. This study utilized an online anonymous survey of U.S. military veterans ( N = 25) to examine veterans’ likability related to gender and level of combat exposure using frequencies, descriptives, and Mann–Whitney U tests. Results indicate that veterans prefer c…
Attachment tHairapy
Culturally competent, ethnically relevant treatment strategies are needed to address the attachment needs of foster youth in the child welfare system. Hair is a fundamental element in the lives of African American female youth and can be identified as a protective factor for this population. Furthermore, hair care can provide a context and vehicle for attachment, nurturing, and positive self-worth. Drawing from data obtained through interviews wi…
The Angry Black Woman
In the aftermath of slavery and the resulting social, economic, and political effects, Black women have become the victims of negative stereotyping in mainstream American culture. Such stereotypes include the myth of the angry Black woman that characterizes these women as aggressive, ill tempered, illogical, overbearing, hostile, and ignorant without provocation. Symptoms presented by Black women during mental health treatment may reinforce this …
Surviving Being Black and a Clinician During a Dual Pandemic
I CAN’T BREATHE! Social distance! I CAN’T BREATHE! Stay six feet apart! I CAN’T BREATHE! Make sure you wash your hands! I CAN’T BREATHEEEE! When can I schedule a session? The duality of being Black in America and a mental health professional during a global pandemic is stressful enough; however, coupled with a simultaneous racial pandemic, the intrapsychic, interpersonal and professional responsibilities feel incessant. This article seeks to expl…
Don’t Fight Like a Girl
Military culture promotes status hierarchy and a hypermasculine paradigm, upholding combat arms, and war heroism to exemplify the ideal soldier, contributing to existing gender disparities. This study utilized an online anonymous survey of U.S. military veterans ( N = 25) to examine veterans’ likability related to gender and level of combat exposure using frequencies, descriptives, and Mann–Whitney U tests. Results indicate that veterans prefer c…
Colorful Disclosures
Managing microaggressions and marginalizing experiences while negotiating the ongoing oppression that occurs in micro, mezzo, and macro settings can be particularly challenging for clinicians of color. Thus, supervision with clinicians of color must include affirmation, empowerment, and exploration of the intracultural/intercultural dynamics inherent in the treatment-providing process and clinical supervision. Through case studies, autoethnograph…
The Angry Black Woman
In the aftermath of slavery and the resulting social, economic, and political effects, Black women have become the victims of negative stereotyping in mainstream American culture. Such stereotypes include the myth of the angry Black woman that characterizes these women as aggressive, ill tempered, illogical, overbearing, hostile, and ignorant without provocation. Symptoms presented by Black women during mental health treatment may reinforce this …
Attachment tHairapy
Culturally competent, ethnically relevant treatment strategies are needed to address the attachment needs of foster youth in the child welfare system. Hair is a fundamental element in the lives of African American female youth and can be identified as a protective factor for this population. Furthermore, hair care can provide a context and vehicle for attachment, nurturing, and positive self-worth. Drawing from data obtained through interviews wi…
Don’t Fight Like a Girl
Military culture promotes status hierarchy and a hypermasculine paradigm, upholding combat arms, and war heroism to exemplify the ideal soldier, contributing to existing gender disparities. This study utilized an online anonymous survey of U.S. military veterans ( N = 25) to examine veterans’ likability related to gender and level of combat exposure using frequencies, descriptives, and Mann–Whitney U tests. Results indicate that veterans prefer c…
Colorful Disclosures
Managing microaggressions and marginalizing experiences while negotiating the ongoing oppression that occurs in micro, mezzo, and macro settings can be particularly challenging for clinicians of color. Thus, supervision with clinicians of color must include affirmation, empowerment, and exploration of the intracultural/intercultural dynamics inherent in the treatment-providing process and clinical supervision. Through case studies, autoethnograph…
Surviving Being Black and a Clinician During a Dual Pandemic
I CAN’T BREATHE! Social distance! I CAN’T BREATHE! Stay six feet apart! I CAN’T BREATHE! Make sure you wash your hands! I CAN’T BREATHEEEE! When can I schedule a session? The duality of being Black in America and a mental health professional during a global pandemic is stressful enough; however, coupled with a simultaneous racial pandemic, the intrapsychic, interpersonal and professional responsibilities feel incessant. This article seeks to expl…
Black Barbershops
The barbershop is a landmark in the Black community, providing a site for cultural exchange, discussion forums and a point of psychological connection for African American men. Barbershops offer safe spaces for culturally responsive engagement, discourse, and guidance without stigma. Researchers and service providers have utilized Black barbershops for physical health outreach, understanding Black masculinity, exploring intersections of sexuality…
Medicine (5 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Psychiatry (4 works) · Mental health (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Population (3 works) · Psychotherapist (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Counseling Practices and Supervision (2 works)