Minorities and Family Therapy highlights the work of experienced, sensitive clinicians who, along with minority families, have found creative solutions to the problems minority families present. Until now, the field of family therapy has paid little attention to the specific clinical needs and strengths of minority families. Without sufficient exploration and training, family therapists risk treating minority families from a narrow, incomplete perspective, filtering out their inner resources, values, legacies, history, and wisdom, and underestimating the influence of the social settings in which they live. This unique and highly valuable book explores how systems-oriented clinicians presently work with ethnic and racial minority families. The chapters cover a wide range of clinical issues including pitfalls of misunderstanding and discrimination, innovative strategies for treating drug abuse and AIDS, and skills needed in caring for particular minority groups, such as Native Americans, blacks, Latinos, and Asian Americans. The authors go beyond simply spelling out cultural similarities and differences. They provide clear, clinical suggestions to be applied in family and community contexts. Not just another book on ethnicity, Minorities and Family Therapy looks at families who, because of their race and cultural background, have had to struggle with racism, discrimination, limited access to health care, economic bankruptcy, and educational barriers. Written for family therapists and health care providers who work with minority families and look for creative alternatives to improve their care, this landmark volume is a celebration of the strengths that minority families demonstrate in coping with long-term adversity.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Inc
ISBN-13
9781560245650
eBay Product ID (ePID)
94377581
Product Key Features
Author
Kenneth Hardy, George Saba, Betty Mackune-Karrer
Publication Name
Minorities and Family Therapy
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Sociology
Publication Year
1995
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
252 Pages
Dimensions
Item Weight
386g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Kenneth Hardy, Betty Mackune-Karrer, George Saba
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
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