On Fri, 23 Feb 2001, jim clark wrote:
> Hi
>
> On Fri, 23 Feb 2001 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > I nominate Michael to design the first non-Eurocentric
> > faith-based research methods course.
>
Well,Well. I spent 6 months as an addiction counselor at Tomoka
Correctional Institution here in Daytona Beach,Florida.The majority
of the inmates in the program were black.The most active group
were members of the Black Muslims and with my emphasis on the Eurocentric
aspect of drug addiction,I emphasized that recovery should follow
the Afro-centric modality.I had lots of black inmates attention
.It should be noted that the Black Muslims in the 60's did more to
rehabilitate black inmates than all those people with BA,MA and PhD
in Psychology and Sociology and Social Work.Under Elizah Muhammad,
Malcolm X, and the illustrious Minister Louis Farrakan.Black men
and women were showing respect and dignity for each other and
were able to set aside all types Of Eurocentric lifestyle conditioning.
Need I say more about a non-Eurocentric model for addiction recovery?
Michael Sylvester,PhD
Daytona Beach,Florida
