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CURRENT RESEARCH:
Critical Thinking Cultural Affirmation (CTCA2) PHASE II Methodology: CTCA is a novel, and culturally congruent intervention
designed to reduce risk behaviors and improve psychosocial outcomes. The San Francisco Universitywide AIDS Research Program
selected the model, and is currently collaborating with the County of Los Angeles Department of Health Services Epidemiology
Program, Los Angeles County Jail, and the University of California, Los Angeles Neuropsychiatric Institute for further research.
Since its development, the CTCA model has been replicated nationally for minority men, women and youth.
CTCA is a social psychology strategy with positive impact on the mental health of individual minority Americans and mental
health providers. The model is very successful with a wide variety of health issues that are challenged by cultural/racial
barriers. The methodology of CTCA has been presented to the National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education
in Washington D.C., the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (three consecutive years) in Washington D.C., the Los Angeles
County Prevention Planning Council, the Association of Black Psychologists, the Student National Medical Association in Washington
D.C., the Congressional Black Caucus, and many more.
This implementation and curriculum has engendered national acclaim for its innovation. The American Journal of Public
Health featured the strategy; and, behavioral scientists acknowledged it as one of few promising practices for minorities
at risk for HIV.
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AmASSI Group Technical Assistance Services, Research & Education
595 Piedmont Avenue N.E., Ste 320-271
Atlanta, GA 30308
Phone:404-380-1146
info@AmASSIGroup.com
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