Applying Structural Family Therapy in the Changing Context of the Modern African American Single Mother

Williams, Natasha D.; Foye, Angelique; Lewis, Florence C.

doi:10.1080/08952833.2015.1130547

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“…Weltner’s (1982) examination adopted the shocking case‐study pseudonym of Mrs Pigpile, talks of enmeshment , clinging children , using the word problem over 50 times. Williams et al (2016) focused on African‐American lone‐mothers. Remembering Minuchin’s (1973) passion for addressing the detrimental impact of socioeconomic climates on his client families, they concluded that by tending to specific sensitivities , therapy can differently position lone‐mothers at the top of the family structure.…”

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An autoethnographic exploration of a lone‐mother trainee systemic therapist

Beazley¹

2022

Journal of Family Therapy

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In the UK, in 2019, there were 2.9 million lone‐parent families, a family with children that is headed by one parent; ~90% of lone‐parents are mothers. I am one of them. Using a social constructionist approach, I look inward at my self and back outward at social‐cultural context in response to my observations, within systemic practice and training, of possible privileging of a dominant social discourse of family—a father, a mother and children—that positions lone‐mothers as other. My experiences in vignettes, my data, are analysed using a daisy model. Emergent salient themes are discussed. The findings hopefully prompt an elicitation of responses and resonances that will act as impetus for necessary future dialogue within systemic practice and inquiry.

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An autoethnographic exploration of a lone‐mother trainee systemic therapist

Beazley¹

2022

Journal of Family Therapy

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“…More recently, Becerra and Michael‐Makri (2012) demonstrated the effectiveness of SFT with a single‐parent Mexican‐American family, to create healthy boundaries, relieve parenting stress, and repair family functioning. Studies demonstrating the effectiveness of SFT have been conducted with families from a variety of cultures and contexts (Kurtines & Szapocznik, 1996; Ma, 2021; Sim, 2007; Weaver et al, 2019; Williams et al, 2016). For these reasons, SFT was chosen as the therapeutic model to treat Iranian single‐parent families in this study.…”

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The effectiveness of structural family therapy in repairing behavioral problems and improving family functioning in single‐parent families in Iran

Dehghani

Bernards

2022

J Marital Family Therapy

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Family is foundational to Iranian culture and society and traditional families have been upheld by religious and political institutions since ancient times. However, the incidence of single-parent families in Iran is increasing and literature on treating dysfunction in these families in therapy is lacking. This study examines the effectiveness of structural family therapy (SFT) in addressing problems in family functioning and children's behavior in single-parent Iranian families using a single-case, multiple baseline, ABA design. Participants included five single mothers and their children who received SFT for 8 weeks following a baseline phase. Participants were assessed during the baseline, therapy, and follow-up phases using the Child Behavior Checklist and the Family Assessment Device.The data were analyzed visually and quantitatively. Results indicated that the treatment was effective in decreasing behavior problems and improving family functioning and that treatment effects were statistically significant and stable through the follow-up period. Research and clinical implications and limitations are discussed.

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Culture in Couple and Family Therapy

Sudano¹,

Carter²

2017

Encyclopedia of Couple and Family Therapy

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Applying Structural Family Therapy in the Changing Context of the Modern African American Single Mother

Cited by 6 publications

References 41 publications

An autoethnographic exploration of a lone‐mother trainee systemic therapist

An autoethnographic exploration of a lone‐mother trainee systemic therapist

The effectiveness of structural family therapy in repairing behavioral problems and improving family functioning in single‐parent families in Iran

Culture in Couple and Family Therapy

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