Donald Grant
Donald
Grant
Adjunct Professor
Campus:
- Pasadena
- Department
- Department of Marriage & Family Therapy
- Institution
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Pacific Oaks College
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Address
- 45 W Eureka Street
- Pasadena, CA 91103
- Office Phone
- Biography
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Dr. Donald E Grant Jr began his career as a middle school science teacher in Baltimore MD after graduating from Hampton University with a Bachelors' degree in Biology. He holds a doctorate in Clinical Psychology and serves in two Executive Director roles, one with his boutique training and consulting firm Mindful Training Solutions and the other at Pacific Oaks College's Center for Community and Social Impact (CCSI).
While at Pacific Oaks, Dr. Grant has served as the MFT Clinical Training Director, Core Faculty and Dean of the School of Human Development. He has a long history of direct mental health service delivery and administrative oversight for foster care systems, child welfare programs, education systems and homeless mental wellness services. He is currently overseeing a Community Agents of Change contract for LA County Department of Mental Health to reduce stigma and increase knowledge on mental wellness in Black Communities of LA County.
Dr. Grant is an international speaker and workshop facilitator, film and TV consultant and published author. His latest book "Black Men, Intergenerational Colonialism and Behavioral Health: A Noose Across Nations" is available now.
- Education History
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Degree Institution Doctorate of Clinical Psychology Alliant International University, Los Angeles Bachelor of Science in Biology Hampton University, Hampton, Virginia - Professional Memberships
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Role Organization Trustee The Oaks School Trustee Huntington Hospital Physicians Association - Media Exposure
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Appearance - Presentations
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Title Location Date 42nd Annual Black Police Officers Association National Conference Los Angeles, CA 8/2014 Undoing Racism; Working with Fathers in the Child Welfare System, Children's Institute Inc's Project Fatherhood's Annual Fatherhood Conference Los Angeles, CA 6/2013 The Broken Man; Paternal Empowerment through Needs Assessment and Systemic Awareness, Children's Institute Inc's Project Fatherhood's Annual Fatherhood Conference Los Angeles, CA 6/2013 Black and Latino Homelessness: Treatment and Case Management Considerations, LA County Training (CEU's offered) California Endowment Los Angeles, CA 5/2009 African-Americans and Latinos: Empowering Communities through Facilitative Dialogue: Head Panelist, Pepperdine University Diversity Council Culver City, CA 5/2009 The Black, The Homeless, The Forgotten. Workshop Presenter. 6th Annual African American Mental Health Conference Anaheim, CA 2/2008 - Publications
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Book Grant, D. (2019). Black Men, Intergenerational Colonialism and Behavioral Health: A Noose Across Nations. NY: Palgrave Macmillan.
Chapter Grant, Jr. D.E. (2016). Social Learning Theory and Strength Based Approaches to Counseling African American Adolescent Males. In Counseling African American Males: Effective Therapeutic Interventions and Approaches (pp. pp. 215-235). Charlotte, NC.: Information Age Publishing..
Magazine Donald Grant. (2014). Death By Stereotype. Ebony Magazine.
Donald Grant. (2014). R. Kelly's Son and the Dangerous Myths About Transgender Teens. Ebony Magazine.
Donald Grant. (2014). Institutionalized Racism - Donald Sterling and the Los Angeles Clippers. Ebony Magazine.
Donald Grant. (2013). A Hug Derails Young Man's College Plans. Ebony Magazine.
Donald Grant. (2013). NFL Suicides & Brain Injury: Are Our Sons Safe?. Ebony Magazine.
Donald Grant. (2013). Reversing The Black Male College Dropout Rate. .
Donald Grant. (2013). Black Suicide: When Prayer Is Not Enough. Ebony Magazine.
Donald Grant. (2013). My Black Son's Dispensability: Reflections on the Zimmerman Verdict. The GoodMen Project.
Donald Grant. (2013). Voices Raised Against Racial Dissonance: Are we really in a Post-Racial Society?. The GoodMen Project.
