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Oral history interview with Lisa Paisley-Cleveland [electronic resource], 1990

Creator: Paisley-Cleveland, Lisa
Project: Northside Center for Child Development project.
(see all project interviews)
Phys. Desc. :sound file : digital preservation master, WAV files (96 kHz, 24 bit)
Location: Columbia Center for Oral History
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Biographical Note

Psychiatric social worker.

Scope and Contents

Family; psychology degrees from Howard University, New York University; work with drug-addicted patients, women with psychiatric problems at Arthur C. Logan Memorial Hospital; psychiatric social worker at Northside Center for Child Development [Northside], 1975- : union negotiations, organization of Northside, enrollment process, kinds of services; Northside in contrast to other mental health agencies: family-oriented approach, understanding racism and oppression as underpinnings of psychological and educational difficulties, influence of education level on self-esteem; Northside's need for larger political role in community, more effective strategies for communication and outreach.

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Copyright by the Northside Center for Child Development, Inc., 1990.

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