The Skelton Report

My Dissertation Journey: Does Faith Matter in African American's Health Care?

In This Segment, We Discuss:

🎩 What is Religion vs Spirituality?

🎩 What Should Church Leaders Know About Help Seeking Behavior?

🎩  Research from Black medical professionals and much more!

Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by Skelton Neurocounseling, L.L.C. are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official policy of any educational institution or organizational affiliation. Any content provided by our bloggers or authors are of their opinion and are not intended to malign any religion, ethnic group, club, organization, company, individual or anyone or anything.

References:

Hamilton J. B. (2020). Religion and Spirituality in Healthcare: Distinguishing Related and Overlapping Concepts From an African American Perspective. Cancer nursing, 43(4), 338–339. https://doi.org/10.1097/NCC.0000000000000749

Stansbury, K. L., Marshall, G. L., Hall, J., Simpson, G. M., & Bullock, K. (2018). Community engagement with African American clergy: faith-based model for culturally competent practice. Aging & mental health, 22(11), 1510–1515. https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2017.1364343

Dissertation Journey: Why Are African Americans Not Feeling The COVID 19 Vaccine?

In This Segment, We Discuss:

👨🏽‍🎓Clinical Psychology Doctoral Student. 🧠Brain Science. 🎩 Mental Health. #brainscience  #neuropsychology #tGbtg #mentalhealth #brainhealth #psychology #blackpsychology #individuation #liberation#theskeltonreport

Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by Skelton Neurocounseling, L.L.C. are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official policy of any educational institution or organizational affiliation. Any content provided by our bloggers or authors are of their opinion and are not intended to malign any religion, ethnic group, club, organization, company, individual or anyone or anything.

Kricorian, K., & Turner, K. (2021). COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance and Beliefs among Black and Hispanic Americans. PloS one, 16(8), e0256122. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0256122

Laurencin, C.T., McClinton, A. The COVID-19 Pandemic: a Call to Action to Identify and Address Racial and Ethnic Disparities. J. Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities 7, 398–402

Moore, J. X., Gilbert, K. L., Lively, K. L., Laurent, C., Chawla, R., Li, C., Johnson, R., Petcu, R., Mehra, M., Spooner, A., Kolhe, R., & Ledford, C. (2021). Correlates of COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy among a Community Sample of African Americans Living in the Southern United States. Vaccines, 9(8), 879. https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines9080879

Dissertation Journey: Episode 1

I return with greetings and good news for the New Year! I am beginning my dissertation process and want you to join me on the journey. I will be looking at a combination of COVID 19, African Americans, and Spirituality. Throughout this journey I want to share what the research and science is revealing on the subject. On this episode, I share what I am learning regarding the African American COVID 19 disparities in infections and death. Along with some of the reasons there is are disproportionate rates with African American communities. Tune in and join me on the journey!

👨🏽‍🎓Clinical Psychology Doctoral Student. 🧠Brain Science. 🎩 Mental Health. #brainscience

Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by Skelton Neurocounseling, L.L.C. are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official policy of any educational institution or organizational affiliation. Any content provided by our bloggers or authors are of their opinion and are not intended to malign any religion, ethnic group, club, organization, company, individual or anyone or anything.

Yancy CW. COVID-19 and African Americans. JAMA. 2020;323(19):1891–1892.

In this episode, I interview Dr. Kenneth B Durgans. Dr. Durgans has a doctorate of education in Counseling Psychology. Dr. Durgans has held a variety of professional appointments at notable institutions including the University of Notre Dame, Wittenberg University, Olivet College, Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine, Xavier University and IUPUI. We discuss a number of topics from seeking self knowledge, black psychology, the importance of mentors, Black culture and much more! Our hope is to keep the general public informed about topics and concerns within mental health and brain science.

Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by Skelton Neurocounseling, L.L.C. are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official policy of any educational institution or organizational affiliation. Any content provided by our bloggers or authors are of their opinion and are not intended to malign any religion, ethnic group, club, organization, company, individual or anyone or anything.

In this episode, I interview Philip Sarpong. Philip is originally from Ghana and moved to the States with his family as a child. Since then he has completed a Bachelors in Neuroscience, a Masters in Health Science and currently working on his Doctorate in Clinical Psychology! We discuss a number of great topics from cultural perspectives, stigmas in mental health, spirituality, self care, sports psychology and so much more! Our hope is to keep the general public informed about topics and concerns within mental health and brain science.

Check Out Phil’s Social Media, Wellness:

YouTube Channel Wellness For Body Mind Spirity

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQinCBA_Qn_N2UteKo6gGDQ/featured

YouTube Phil’s Guide to PsyD

https://www.youtube.com/user/pk2513

E-Courses For Health & Wellness

https://philsarpong.com/elementor-808/

Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by Skelton Neurocounseling, L.L.C. are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official policy of any educational institution or organizational affiliation. Any content provided by our bloggers or authors are of their opinion and are not intended to malign any religion, ethnic group, club, organization, company, individual or anyone or anything.

Interview with Mental Health Therapist Joshua Brainard!

In this episode, I interview my friend and colleague who is an associate licensed mental health therapist, Joshua Brainard. Joshua is a Christian Theological Seminary alumni and Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) Tapping provider and advocate! We discuss different psychological theories and perspectives along with the deeper realities of humanity. We also discuss a topic that is very important to both of us, the brain/body connection. Joshua also shares his great expertise on this revolutionary technique known as EFT Tapping. Our hope is to keep the general public informed about topics and concerns within mental health and brain science.

References:

Join Joshua’s EFT Facebook Group: "Emotional Freedom Technique Tapping -- Indy Community":

https://www.facebook.com/groups/171210805124135/

A 4-minute EFT demo video by Jessica Ortner

https://youtu.be/pAclBdj20ZU

Free Coping With Depression For Minorities E-Course: https://www.udemy.com/course/coping-with-depression-for-minorities/

Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by Skelton Neurocounseling, L.L.C. are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official policy of any educational institution or organizational affiliation. Any content provided by our bloggers or authors are of their opinion and are not intended to malign any religion, ethnic group, club, organization, company, individual or anyone or anything.

Did you know that every minute, child protective services substantiates a claim for sexual abuse? Or that 93% of child sexual offenders are known by the victim? In this episode I interview Romunda Valentine who has over 20 years experience in the field and specializes in working with sexual offense populations. We discuss the topic of sexual offense and how to prevent this from occurring. You will learn about the consequences, risk factors, protective factors, the warning signs, and ways to approach this topic with your children. Our hope is to keep the general public informed about topics and concerns within mental health and brain science. Be sure to Tune it!

Have you heard of Mindfulness? How does it work? What is it exactly? Me and my lovely co-host discuss the myths of mindfulness and give a basic definition of mindfulness. We talk about how it is being present, paying attention and being non-judgmental. We also discuss some basic techniques and share how mindfulness can be a benefit for the African American community and communities of faith! Our hope is to keep the general public informed about topics and concerns within mental health and brain science. Be sure to Tune it!

Apple Podcast:

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Worflock C. (2020) Mindfulness Teacher Handbook.

In This Segment, We Discuss:

✅ Racial Identity & Cultural Awareness

✅ What Are the Advantages & Disadvantages

✅ African Americans Relationship with America and More!

Interview with Rev. Eddie L. Journey, LMHC

✅ Balancing Psychology and Spirituality

✅ Pastoring During COVID-19 Pandemic

✅ Western Perspective, African Sacred Cosmology, and More!