African American Teenage Sons with A.J. Franklin, PhD. Boyd-Franklin attributes the ideas in the first edition of Black Families in Therapy to the work she did in a community mental health center at the University of Medicine and Dentistry in Newark, NJ. The second edition of her book Black Families in Therapy: Understanding the African American Experience was published in 2006. This book was then put on Self Magazine's 9 Books by Black Therapists to Help You Process Your Emotions in the summer of 2020, following the murder of George Floyd. Outside of writing books, Boyd-Franklin has also published articles including Mentoring, Scholarship, and the Professional Extended Family: The Legacy of Dr. Joseph White, a tribute to the work of Dr. Joseph White, the recognized founder of Black Psychology. She is known for developing home-based and community-based therapies servicing Black families, bringing psychology to the clients instead of waiting until clients come to the clinic. This system helps to organize and implement a treatment plan at the nuclear family, extended family, and systems levels. Boyd-Franklin also established the Rutgers-Somerset Counseling Program, which is a school and community-based prevention program created to address the increase in aggression and violence in female students. Awards In 1974, Boyd-Franklin was named Thomas J. Watson Fellow, which allowed her to study language and community in East and West Africa. 1991, she was cited for her Pioneering Contribution to the Field of Family Therapy by the American Family Therapy Association. In 1994, Boyd-Franklin was named Distinguished Psychologist of the Year by the Association of Black Psychologists. Boyd-Franklin received an Honorary Doctorate from the Phillips Graduate Institute in 2006. She was also awarded for Outstanding Contributions to the Theory, Practice and Research on Psychotherapy with Women from Division 35 of the American Psychological Association (APA) in 1996, the Carolyn Attneave Diversity Award from Division 43 of the APA in 1995, and the Charles and Shirley Thomas Award from Division 45 of the APA in 2001. In addition, she has also received awards from the Association of Black Social Workers and the American Psychiatric Association. Boyd-Franklin was given the Janet E. Helms Award from Teachers College, Columbia University in 2013, and the Ernest E. McMahon Award from Rutgers University. References Living people American women writers American women academics Rutgers University faculty 1950 births 21st-century American women