In your paper, you should take a stand or position on an issue or topic confronting
clinical psychologists and the field in general. More specifically, your topic or issue
must address how the topic is relevant to African descent people. You must make the
case that the issue or topic you are discussing is indeed relevant to African Americans
and that there are implications for this population. Once you take your position, you
must then incorporate supporting literature to substantiate the position you have. The
question of culture and race must be included in your analysis of the topic. Be sure that
the two peer reviewed articles you choose to help you layout the issue and support (or
oppose) your position are included in your paper. Remember, this is a scholarly
thought/reflection paper, which means your thoughts and analysis should be connected to
the scholarly literature present in the field of clinical psychology.
While your topic may be general and reflect some issue that has been discussed in the
field of clinical psychology, you should make every effort to draw on information
discussed in the Akbar and Fu-Kiau texts. This is an important perspective that is often
left out of the discussion in mainstream psychology, which should not be left out of your
paper.
