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Author:

Boyd-Franklin, Nancy.

Title:

Black families in therapy : understanding the African American experience / Nancy Boyd-Franklin.

Edition:

2nd ed.

Publisher:

Guilford Press,

Copyright Date:

2003

Description:

xiv, 368 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

African American families--Mental health.
African Americans--Social conditions.
Family psychotherapy.
African Americans--Psychology.
Family Therapy--methods.
Social Conditions.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 335-351) and indexes.

Contents:

Pt. 1. Overview -- Racism, racial identity, and skin color issues -- Extended family patterns, kinship care, and informal adoption -- Role flexibility and boundary confusion -- African american men and women: socialization and relationships -- Separation, divorce, remarriage, and stepparenting -- Religion and spirituality in African American families -- Additional important topics in African American communities -- Pt. 2. Major treatment theories, issues, and interventions -- The therapist's use of self and value conflicts -- Major family therapy approaches and their relevance to the treatment of African Americans -- The multisystems model -- Public policy issues: a guide for clinicians -- Pt. 3. Socioeconomic class issues and diversity of family structures -- Poor families and the multisystems model -- Single-parent African American families -- Middle-class African American families -- Pt. 4. Implications for supervision, training, and future research -- Implications for training and supervision -- Conclusion and implications for future clinical work and research.

ISBN:

9781572306196 (alk. paper)
157230619X (alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)52127285

LCCN:

2003009245

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

OLAX314 -- Reu Memorial Library (Dubuque)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)