Open AccessCulturally Relevant Family Therapy Practice with Parents of Children and Adolescents
Author(s) -
Tania Roy,
Thirumoorthy Ammapattian,
R. Parthasarathy
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
indian journal of psychological medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.417
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 0975-1564
pISSN - 0253-7176
DOI - 10.4103/0253-7176.203122
Subject(s) - alliance , mental health , family therapy , psychology , competence (human resources) , psychotherapist , psychiatry , medicine , medical education , clinical psychology , social psychology , political science , law
India is diverse in culture, with multiple aspects that may not match with the Western societal picture. Hence, it has often been seen that therapists encounter unique aspects of therapy that is faced during actual practice, which is never written in any textbook or research papers. Substantial information is present through both outcome (efficacy and effectiveness) studies and process research, but it has very little impact of actual Marital and Family Therapy (MFT) practice. This paper throws light into "how" and "what" of family therapy with parents of children/adolescents having psychiatric disorders.