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DEVELOPING CULTURALLY COMPETENT MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPISTS: TREATMENT GUIDELINES FOR NON‐AFRICAN‐AMERICAN THERAPISTS WORKING WITH AFRICAN‐AMERICAN FAMILIES
Author(s) -
Bean Roy A.,
Perry Benjamin J.,
Bedell Tina M.
Publication year - 2002
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.1752-0606.2002.tb00353.x
Subject(s) - african american , culturally appropriate , cultural competence , family therapy , psychology , psychotherapist , culturally sensitive , medicine , clinical psychology , family medicine , social psychology , sociology , pedagogy , anthropology
To serve African‐American families effectively, marriage and family therapists need to develop a level of cultural competence. This content analysis of the relevant treatment literature was conducted to examine the most common expert recommendations for family therapy with African Americans. Fifteen specific guidelines were generated, including orient the family to therapy, do not assume familiarity, address issue of racism, intervene multi‐systemically, do home visits, use problem‐solving focus, involve religious leader, incorporate the father, and acknowledge strengths. conceptual and empirical support for each guideline is discussed, and conclusions are made regarding culturally conpetent therapy with African‐American families.