Counseling Muslim Couples From a Bowen Family Systems Perspective

Sauerheber, Jill Duba; Nims, Donald R.; Carter, David J.

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“…Some argue that therapists might face reluctance or resistance from Muslim clients due to stigma about psychotherapy amongst this population (e.g. Abu Raiya and Pargament, ) and suggest addressing this early on in treatment to acknowledge and validate their feelings (Sauerheber et al ., ). Others argue that Muslims will be hesitant to share their personal or interpersonal concerns or difficulties, and they typically expect a medical cure from therapy (Daneshpour, ).…”

Section: A Review Of the Literaturementioning

confidence: 97%

“…Much of the therapy literature on Muslims presents guidelines on how to do effective culturally sensitive psychotherapy with Muslims and provides anecdotal evidence (e.g. Ahammed, ; Sauerheber, Nims and Carter, ), but it is not grounded in empirical research. Beyond guidelines, the literature does not provide discussions related to challenges and strengths that arise in therapy for therapists working with Muslim clients.…”

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The experiences of non‐Muslim, Caucasian licensed marriage and family therapists working with South Asian and Middle Eastern Muslim clients

Arshad

Falconier

2018

Journal of Family Therapy

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This qualitative study investigated the experiences of eight non‐Muslim, Caucasian licensed marriage and family therapists working with South Asian and Middle Eastern Muslim clients. Semi‐structured interviews were used to examine the challenges and benefits that resulted from ethnic/racial and religious differences in therapy with clients of this population, and the strategies used or suggested by therapists in managing these differences. The data were analysed using thematic analysis and the themes that emerged were organized based on the areas of inquiry. Participants reported several challenges, including managing clients’ therapy expectations, engaging clients in therapy, understanding and accepting differences, and staying neutral. Participants described strategies they used and made recommendations on how to manage these challenges, including being aware of and acknowledging these differences and clarifying roles in therapy. Participants also identified benefits that derived from ethnic/racial and religious differences, such as finding it easier to make clients the experts and being able to provide an outsider perspective to clients. Practitioner points Non‐Muslim, Caucasian MFTs should be prepared to experience some challenges, but also some benefits, when working with South Asian and Middle Eastern Muslim clients When working with this population, managing bias might be hard for therapists, and may require ongoing attention and work Recommendations provided by therapists in this study might be useful in managing the challenges that might arise from ethnic/racial and religious differences when working with the South Asian and Middle Eastern Muslim population

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Section: A Review Of the Literaturementioning

confidence: 97%

Section: A Review Of the Literaturementioning

confidence: 99%

The experiences of non‐Muslim, Caucasian licensed marriage and family therapists working with South Asian and Middle Eastern Muslim clients

Arshad

Falconier

2018

Journal of Family Therapy

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“…Couples’ therapy may teach the couple how to respond better to unmet needs when these occur in the relationship. Psychiatric nurses need to be encouraged to engage their own self-reflection and consider their own biases about the couples to provide effective support (Sauerheber, Nims & Carter 2014:231–239).…”

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Lived experiences of couples in a relationship where one partner is diagnosed with a mental illness

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BackgroundA partner with mental illness can be challenging in a couple’s relationship. Mental illness brings about disintegration in the relationship because the partner without mental illness takes on more responsibilities than before. The partner without mental illness can be subjected to multiple risks, including stress and burden of care. The lived experiences of couples in a relationship where one partner is diagnosed with a mental illness is an under-researched area of mental health.ObjectivesTo explore and describe the lived experiences of couples in a relationship where one partner is diagnosed with a mental illness.MethodA qualitative, descriptive, exploratory and contextual research design was utilised. A purposive sampling method was used to sample participants for this study. Five couples, where one partner was diagnosed with a mental illness, participated in the study. Ten in-depth, individual, phenomenological interviews were conducted to provide rich descriptions of the couples’ experiences. Data were analysed using thematic analysis. An independent coder assisted with the data analysis. A consensus discussion was held between the independent coder and the interviewing researcher to agree on the identified themes.ResultsFour themes with categories emerged from the data analysis: couples experienced changed social roles in their relationship, emotional upheaval was experienced by the individual partners in the couple relationship, interpersonal distance was experienced in the couple’s relationship and a changed relationship with the self was experienced by the individual partners in the couple relationship.ConclusionThe results concluded that couples experienced that the presence of mental illness in their relationship adversely affects the relationship, thus emphasising the need to empower the couples dealing with challenges of being in a relationship where one partner is diagnosed with a mental illness.

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“…In the context of social work with older Muslim persons, culturally sensitive intervention that is mindful of the Islamic dimensions of Muslim family life and the Islamic principles on the care of older persons would be necessary. In social work and in other helping professions, the role of Islam in providing appropriate services to Muslim clients has been verified (Al-Shahri, 2002;El-Amin and Nadir, 2014;Kennedy et al, 2010;Lawrence and Rozmus, 2001;Sauerheber et al, 2014). Practitioners are encouraged to familiarise themselves with the religious and cultural needs of Muslim clients and gain insight into the Islamic doctrines and the family, gender and social arrangements in Muslim communities which influence the helping relationship and to consider these factors in their interventions.…”

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Kinship care and older persons: An Islamic perspective

Abdullah

2016

International Social Work

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This article explores issues pertinent to culturally sensitive social work and the care of older persons in Muslim communities in the context of population ageing. In particular, it examines kinship care in Islam and its incorporation into institutional social work services as part of multicultural practice with older Muslim clients. The aim of the article is to assess the nature of kinship care systems as informal support networks among Muslim communities and their role in supporting the well-being of older persons in the family. These networks play a pivotal role in Muslim family life and need to be considered in social work policies and practice so that service provision can be consistent with the lived realities of Muslim clients in their diverse environments.

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Counseling Muslim Couples From a Bowen Family Systems Perspective

Cited by 13 publications

References 20 publications

The experiences of non‐Muslim, Caucasian licensed marriage and family therapists working with South Asian and Middle Eastern Muslim clients

The experiences of non‐Muslim, Caucasian licensed marriage and family therapists working with South Asian and Middle Eastern Muslim clients

Lived experiences of couples in a relationship where one partner is diagnosed with a mental illness

Kinship care and older persons: An Islamic perspective

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