Book Synopsis
Grounded in the pioneering research of Shardé Smith and Antoinette Landor, Dr. Onaje Muid expands the classic ABC-X stress model to address the chronic, daily realities of marginalized families navigating Mundane Extreme Environmental Stress (MEES)—including systemic racism, classism, and institutional discrimination. Moving past deficit-based paradigms, this definitive guide bridges high-level theory with real-world practice by equipping counselors, social workers, and therapists with a standardized 25-axis diagnostic assessment tool and a rigorous Theory of Change model. By utilizing the empowering principles of Solution-Focused Short-Term Therapy (SFSTT), this indispensable text reframes historical trauma into collective cultural assets, dense kinship networks, and proactive systemic advocacy, offering practitioners a clear pathway to true, liberatory family empowerment.
About The Author
Dr. Onaje Muid is a liberatory-transformative public health social worker and educator with over forty-six years of dedicated social service practice. His expansive career spans youth career counseling, decades as a credentialed substance abuse counselor and clinical director, and advanced practice in gun violence prevention. He holds a doctorate in social work and currently focuses his practice on black birth equity and fatherhood coordination.