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Black families in therapy : understanding the African American experience
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Black families in therapy : understanding the African American experience / Nancy Boyd-Franklin.
ISBN
157230619X
Edition
2nd ed.
Published
New York : Guilford Press, 2003.
Physical Description
xiv, 368 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
February 03, 2004
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Pt. 1. Overview
Racism, racial identity, and skin color issues
Extended family patterns, kinship care, and informal adoption
Role flexibility and boundary confusion
African american men and women: gender roles, socialization, relationships, and couples in therapy
Separation, divorce, remarriage, and stepparenting
Religion, spirituality, and the treatment of African American
Families
Additional important topics in African American communities
Pt. 2. Major treatment theories, issues, and interventions
The therapist's use of self and value conflicts
Major family therapy approaches and their relevance to the treatment of African American families
The multisystems model
Public policy issues: a guide for clinicians
Pt. 3. Socioeconomic class issues and diversity of family structures
Poor families and the multisystems model
Single-parent African American families
Middle-class African American families
Pt. 4. Implications for supervision, training, and future research
Implications for training and supervision
Conclusion and implications for future clinical work and research.
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