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Black families in therapy: understanding the African American experience/ Nancy Boyd-Franklin

By: Boyd-Franklin, NancyMaterial type: Text

TextPublication details: New York: Guilford Press, 2003Edition: 2nd edDescription: xiv, 368 pISBN: 157230619X (alk. paper)Subject(s): African American families--Mental health -- African Americans--Social conditions | Family psychotherapyDDC classification: 616.89156

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: 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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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
General Books	Central Library, Sikkim University General Book Section	616.89156 BOY/B (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		P27209

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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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