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COMMITMENT TO MINORITY INCLUSION: A STUDY OF AAMFT CONFERENCE PROGRAM CONTENT AND MEMBERS' PERCEPTIONS
Author(s) -
Killian Kyle D.,
Hardy Kenneth V.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
journal of marital and family therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.868
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1752-0606
pISSN - 0194-472X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1752-0606.1998.tb01077.x
Subject(s) - diversity (politics) , inclusion (mineral) , perception , psychology , representation (politics) , salient , association (psychology) , social psychology , population , medical education , gerontology , gender studies , sociology , medicine , political science , demography , psychotherapist , law , neuroscience , politics
This study examined the representation of minorities and minority issues in the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy. The relationship between AAMFT conference program content and changing social demographic from 1980 to 1996 was explored through an ecosystemic lens, and descriptive data were elecited through structured interviews with clinical members. Results indicated that there was a singnificant increase in the percentage of programming devoted to minority issues from 1980 to 1996 while the percentage of minorities in the population also rose dramatically in the same period. Salient themes from the interviews are presented. Recommendations are made for enhancing diversity within AAMFT.