Black families in therapy : understanding the African American experience /
Nancy Boyd-Franklin.
- 2nd ed.
- New York : Guilford Press, 2003.
- xiv, 368 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 335-351) and indexes.
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: socialization and relationships -- Separation, divorce, remarriage, and stepparenting -- Religion and spirituality in 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 Americans -- 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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African American families--Mental health. African Americans--Social conditions. Family psychotherapy. African Americans--Psychology. Family psychotherapy--Methods. Social history.