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A Family Strengths Model of Adjustment to Disability for African American Clients
Author(s) -
Alston Reginald J.,
Turner William L.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
journal of counseling and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.805
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1556-6676
pISSN - 0748-9633
DOI - 10.1002/j.1556-6676.1994.tb00953.x
Subject(s) - african american , sociocultural evolution , psychology , process (computing) , gerontology , clinical psychology , developmental psychology , medicine , sociology , computer science , ethnology , anthropology , operating system
Sociocultural factors germane to African American families need to be recognized and incorporated into the counseling process of African Americans with disabilities. It is imperative that counseling professionals develop a thorough understanding of the family, community, and cultural ecologies of African Americans who are disabled. This article includes an analysis of the African American family system and its inherent strengths. A family strengths model of adjustment to disability for African American clients is presented, and potential applications of the model to the adjustment process are provided.