Issues arising from intra‐cultural family therapy

Toledano, Amnon

doi:10.1111/j.1467-6427.1996.tb00052.x

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“…Defining ourselves as “non‐experts,” and choosing a “not‐knowing” position (Anderson & Goolishian, 1992), implied an exploring and curious attitude and a view of family members as experts on their own lives. These positions seemed essential in a cross‐cultural setting (Toldedano, 1996). Likewise, a focus on solutions and possibilities helped us look for exceptions and alternatives (de Shazer, 1988; White & Epston, 1990), a potentially valuable position in work with survivors of human rights violations and forced migration.…”

Section: A Family Therapy Approachmentioning

confidence: 99%

Engaging Refugee Families in Therapy: Exploring the Benefits of Including Referring Professionals in First Family Interviews*

Sveaass

Reichelt

2001

Family Process

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The possible benefits of including referring professionals in the first family interviews are being explored as a way to engage refugee families in therapy. Families in exile confront a number of problems related both to premigration traumatic exposures and to present adaptation processes. Refugee clients and the referring professionals in the larger system frequently see the problems and their solutions quite differently. This situation may often result in unclear working alliances in a context of therapy. We will describe first family interviews in which referring professionals are interviewed about their reasons for referrals, and where the families are invited to discuss these considerations. The conversations permit families, referrers, and therapists to reflect upon differences in positions and perspectives. Their experiences suggest that agreements or contracts based on these joint interviews are less ambiguous and more clearly formulated than contracts based on interviews with families alone. Finally, these experiences are discussed as a potentially valuable approach in a cross-cultural context.

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Section: A Family Therapy Approachmentioning

confidence: 99%

Engaging Refugee Families in Therapy: Exploring the Benefits of Including Referring Professionals in First Family Interviews*

Sveaass

Reichelt

2001

Family Process

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“…Others have explored cultural themes with regard to mental health and family therapy for the British Chinese (for example, Lam et al ., ). However, we are drawn to Toledano's () unique position that as therapists we need to think about culture even if we share the same cultural identities or backgrounds as clients.…”

Section: Culture and Reflexivitymentioning

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Culture and reflexivity: systemic journeys with a British Chinese family

Teh¹,

Lek²

2018

Journal of Family Therapy

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This paper describes a reflective space created between two Singaporean Chinese systemic psychotherapists and a British Chinese family -the Chans. The family attended the Marlborough Cultural Therapy Centre (MCTC) in London and was given two separate culture-specific systemic treatments by different therapists, which were reflected upon collaboratively with the Chans. A brief literature review of British Chinese and mental health, culture and reflexivity is described. The authors discuss clinical implications including the impact of British Chinese cultures and the effect of mental health issues on the family. The process and outcomes of the treatment are explained using the frame of reflexivity. Clinical implications discussed include the impact of British Chinese cultures and the effects of schizophrenia and anxiety on the family. Practitioner points• Reflexivity is an interactional process creating change through repeated awareness, reflection and action related to our similarities and differences • This process may helpfully guide practitioners through therapeutic journeys • Reflexivity is especially important when considering both similarities and differences -even when the therapist is working with clients from a similar (ethnic) culture • Involving clients in the writing process enhances reflexivity for both therapists and clients and in itself can be thought of as a further intervention

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“…Researchers such as Helms and Carter (1991) have supported a more comprehensive analysis that takes into account the interaction among variables such as ethnicity, gender, and class. There is also a growing interest among counselors in within-group difference (Zuniga, 1997), including variables such as acculturation and ethnic identification (Das & Kemp, 1997) and religious orientation (Toledano, 1996). From the practitioner's perspective, investigations of demographic variables, such as client and practitioner ethnicity, and baseline variables, such as client preference and expectation, are only meaningful if they can inform practice.…”

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Critical Issues in Cross‐Cultural Counseling Research: Case Example of an Ongoing Project

Tsang

Bogo

George

2003

J Multicult Couns & Deve

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Cross-cultural counseling practice is characterized by a proliferation of opinions without empirical substantiation. Most research in this area is based on survey or analog studies that do not address practice issues in terms of outcome or actual clinical process. The authors examine issues in crosscultural counseling and research, using illustrations from an ongoing study.El consejo intercultural se caracteriza por medio de la generacion de opiniones proliferas sin justificacion empirica. Muchos estudios en este campo se basan en encuestas or estudios analogicos que no se dirigen a las cuestiones de la practica, en cuanto a 10s resultados o al verdadero proceso clinico. Los autores examinan temas en las investigaciones del consejo intercultural, utilizando ejemplos de un proyecto actual.

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Issues arising from intra‐cultural family therapy

Cited by 8 publications

References 9 publications

Engaging Refugee Families in Therapy: Exploring the Benefits of Including Referring Professionals in First Family Interviews*

Engaging Refugee Families in Therapy: Exploring the Benefits of Including Referring Professionals in First Family Interviews*

Culture and reflexivity: systemic journeys with a British Chinese family

Critical Issues in Cross‐Cultural Counseling Research: Case Example of an Ongoing Project

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