| Description |
xiv, 274 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-267) and index. |
| Contents |
Part I: Black, Afro-American families: the cultural context -- Black, Afro-American families in therapy: an overview -- Racism, racial identification, and skin color issues -- Black extended family patterns and informal adoptions -- Role flexibility and boundary confusion in black families -- Religion, spirituality, and the treatment of black families. |
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Part II: Major treatment theories, issues, and interventions -- Therapist's use of self and value conflicts with black families -- Major family therapy approaches and their relevance to the treatment of black families -- The multisystems approach to the treatment of black families -- The multisystems approach to the treatment of poor black families -- Demonstrating the multisystems approach: a case example. |
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Part III: Diversity of familial structures and interventions -- Single-parent black families -- Black middle-class families in therapy -- Issues in the treatment of black couples in family therapy. |
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Part IV: Implications for training and future research -- Implications for training and supervision -- Conclusion and implications for future clinical work and research. |
| Subject |
African American families -- Mental health.
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African Americans -- Social conditions.
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Family psychotherapy.
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Black or African American -- psychology.
(DNLM)D001741Q000523
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Family Therapy -- methods.
(DNLM)D005196Q000379
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Social Conditions. (DNLM)D012924
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African American families -- Mental health.
(OCoLC)fst00799154
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African Americans -- Social conditions.
(OCoLC)fst00799698
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Family psychotherapy. (OCoLC)fst00920448
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| ISBN |
0898627354 |
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9780898627350 |
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