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Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012
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Project SisterCircle: Risk, Intersectionality, and Intervening in Urban Schools
Williams, Wendi; Karlin, Thomas; Wallace, Deidre
Journal of School Counseling, v10 n17 2012
Adolescent Black/African descent and Latina girls in urban environments are at heightened risk for the negative consequences of sexual risk. Intervention programming that accounts for the intersection of adolescent girls' racial/ethnic cultural experiences and gender are likely to be most effective in minimizing their vulnerability for sexual risk. Project SisterCircle (PSC) is a psychosocial and spiritual intervention developed to address sexual risk vulnerability (SRV) among Black/African descent and Latina adolescent girls. The components of the PSC intervention are presented. Practical implications for implementing the intervention in schools are discussed. (Contains 1 table and 1 figure.)
Descriptors: Females, Intervention, Urban Schools, African Americans, Hispanic Americans, Sexuality, Sexual Abuse, Gender Issues, Cultural Background, Program Descriptions, Spiritual Development, Adolescents, Ethnicity
Journal of School Counseling. Montana State University, College of Education, Health and Human Development, P.O. Box 172940, Bozeman, MT 59717. Tel: 406-994-4133; Fax: 406-994-1854; e-mail: ehhddean@montana.edu; Web site: http://jsc.montana.edu
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Language: English
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