Analysis Of Tonya's Religion In The Vignette

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What is not mentioned in the vignette is Tonya’s religion. African-Americans tend to be committed to their spirituality and the church serves as an extended family (Stevens & Smith, 2013). Studies have shown that spirituality can counteract the negative effects of cultural stereotypes and trauma as well as provide to favorable mental health outcomes among African American females (Blakey, 2016). Religion can provide the client with the ability to find hope and self-efficacy. Blakey (2016) study concluded that women had found that trauma and substance abuse had routed them away from church and their spirituality, but with sobriety and regaining their relationship with a higher power helped bring the women back to a life they had left behind.

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