@article{blount_prosek_king_brookins_fitzpatrick_2024, title={The Lived Experiences of African American Women in Natural Recovery: Re-Envisioning the Role of Counselors}, ISSN={["1573-3246"]}, DOI={10.1007/s10447-024-09553-4}, abstractNote={Abstract Recovery from substance misuse is complex and requires an individual’s desire and readiness for change. Specifically, for African Americans, additional factors such as social equity and access to culturally responsive treatments can complicate the recovery process. In this secondary analysis of a transcendental qualitative phenomenological study, researchers explored how eight African-American women navigated their change process in natural recovery. Researchers identified the following emergent themes: (a) focused on the drug; (b) engagement in risky behavior; (c) desire to be free; (d) Damascus Road experience; (e) plea to higher power; (d) geographical cure; (e) self-liberation in commitment; and (f) new associations. Findings are conceptualized through the Transtheoretical Model framework. Implications emphasize the importance of counselors’ outreach role in their communities.}, journal={INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COUNSELLING}, author={Blount, Taheera N. and Prosek, Elizabeth A. and King, Kelly and Brookins, Craig and Fitzpatrick, David C.}, year={2024}, month={Mar} }
 @article{blount_laguardia_fitzpatrick_2021, title={African American Women's Substance Use Recovery Experiences: A Phenomenological Inquiry}, volume={66}, ISSN={["2161-007X"]}, DOI={10.1002/cvj.12146}, abstractNote={We examined the lived substance use recovery experiences of eight African American women. Specifically, in this study, we examined how participants were able to achieve sustained recovery without the aid of substance use treatment. Using transcendental phenomenological analysis, we found that participants used four components of recovery capital: family, spirituality, religion, and the Black Church. This study has important relevance to working with African American women in substance use recovery.}, number={1}, journal={COUNSELING AND VALUES}, author={Blount, Taheera N. and LaGuardia, Amanda C. and Fitzpatrick, David C.}, year={2021}, month={Apr}, pages={92–110} }