The Resilience of Joy: Importance of Cultivating Joy for Black Family Well-Being

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This 10-minute talk offers an autochthonous position, grounded in Optimal Conceptual Theory to understand the psychological well-being of Black families by centering joy as a healing modality. It is geared to academics and clinicians open to considering strengths-based decolonized approaches to working with Black parents and their families.

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