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"Every Rung a Generation, Every New One, Higher, Higher"Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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Source: Family Process - August 11, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: EVAN IMBER-BLACK Tags: EDITORIAL Source Type: journals

How Adolescent Children of African Jamaican Immigrants Living in Canada Perceive and Negotiate their Roles within a Matrifocal FamilyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This research project examined the adolescent/young adult-parent relationships of African Jamaican immigrants currently living in Canada. Specifically, we focused on the transmission of cultural values and beliefs within these relationships and how the adolescents navigated and negotiated potential changes in these values because of their acculturative experiences. An examination of various mundane family/cultural practices provided insight into perceived transmission attempts by parents and the adolescent/young adult interpretation of these attempts. Twenty in-depth interviews were conducted with adolescent/young adult me...
Source: Family Process - August 9, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: GEOFFREY S. NAVARA, SUSAN LOLLIS Tags: BUILDING THEORY FROM QUALITATIVE RESEARCH IN INTERNATIONAL CONTEXTS Source Type: journals

Couples with Schizophrenia "Becoming like Others" in South Korea: Marriage as Part of a Recovery ProcessEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Very little is known about the married life of couples with schizophrenia. In this paper, authors report perceptions and experiences of 5 married couples with schizophrenia on their strategies in forming and maintaining healthy marriage. Our data reveal that participants had realistic expectations of marriage, and recognized benefits as well as obstacles in their marriages with respect to their recovery. This paper examines the importance of extended family members, mental health professionals, and the larger society's attitudes toward marriage as a factor in the recovery process for persons with schizophrenia. The authors...
Source: Family Process - August 9, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: MYUNG-YEE YU, WOOCHAN SHIM Tags: BUILDING THEORY FROM QUALITATIVE RESEARCH IN INTERNATIONAL CONTEXTS Source Type: journals

Family Focused Treatment for Patients with Bipolar Disorder in Turkey: A Case SeriesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The objective of this case series is to explore the applicability of FFT in a non-Western culture. Ten patients with bipolar disorder and their family members attended the 9-month FFT as adjunctive to pharmacotherapy in an outpatient specialty clinic in Izmir, Turkey. Patients improved in Global Assessment of Functioning Scores and Clinical Global Impression Scores from pre- to posttreatment. Case studies are given, which illustrate the differences between Western and non-Western families coping with bipolar disorder. FFT was easily applied to a Turkish sample with few changes in format or focus. Adaptations included subst...
Source: Family Process - August 9, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: AYSEGUL OZERDEM, MERAL OGUZ, DAVID MIKLOWITZ, CAN CIMILLI Tags: BUILDING THEORY FROM QUALITATIVE RESEARCH IN INTERNATIONAL CONTEXTS Source Type: journals

Utilizing Family Strengths and Resilience: Integrative Family and Systems Treatment with Children and Adolescents with Severe Emotional and Behavioral ProblemsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Community mental health agencies are consistently challenged to provide realistic and effective home-based family-centered treatment that meets local needs and can realistically fit within available budget and resource capabilities. Integrated Family and Systems Treatment (I-FAST) is developed based on existing evidence-based approaches for working with at-risk children, adolescents, and families and a strengths perspective. I-FAST identified 3 evidence-based, core treatment components and integrated them into a coherent treatment protocol; this is done in a way that builds on and is integrated with mental health agencies'...
Source: Family Process - August 9, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: MO YEE LEE, GILBERT J. GREENE, KAI SHYANG HSU, ANDY SOLOVEY, DAVID GROVE, J. SCOTT FRASER, PHIL WASHBURN, BARBARA TEATER Tags: INNOVATIVE THERAPY AND RESEARCH Source Type: journals

Facilitating Our Clients' Right to Choose: A Commentary on the Work of Shoshana BulowEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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Source: Family Process - August 9, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: BEA HOLLANDER-GOLDFEIN Tags: INNOVATIVE THERAPY AND RESEARCH Source Type: journals

Integrating Sex and Couples Therapy: A Multifaceted Case HistoryEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This article tells the story of a couple presenting for sex therapy due to their unconsummated marriage, and is told to exemplify how sex therapy and couples therapy can be integrated in order to best meet the needs of couples. As the story unfolds, the multilayered facets of the presenting issue are revealed. The therapy incorporates and weaves together family of origin history, intrapsychic and cognitive issues, relational dynamics, patterns of interaction, and physiological/medical concerns into a postmodern couples therapy with behavioral interventions. This combined approach recognizes the value of each method on its ...
Source: Family Process - August 9, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: LCSW SHOSHANA BULOW Tags: INNOVATIVE THERAPY AND RESEARCH Source Type: journals

Some Historical Conditions of Narrative WorkEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Written to honor the immense contribution of Michael White as a leader in the development of narrative therapy, this historical essay contrasts the origins of psychoanalysis, family therapy and narrative therapy. Changes in the understanding of therapeutic strategies, methods of training and supervision, styles of leadership, the involvement of audiences in the therapeutic and training processes, and conceptions of the nature of the mind are described. A style of direct demonstration of methods, especially of the formulation of questions, is important in narrative work. The central master-role of the therapist in analysis ...
Source: Family Process - August 9, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: C. CHRISTIAN BEELS Tags: SPECIAL SECTION: THE LEGACY OF MICHAEL WHITE Source Type: journals

Narrative Ideas for Consulting with Communities and Organizations: Ripples from the GatheringsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This paper reviews Michael White's early work with communities and extends ideas and practices from that work into the realm of consulting with organizations. We draw on Michael's writing and the records of two specific projects, as well as the recollections of team members in those projects, to describe how ideas and practices that were originally developed in working with individuals and families came to be applied in community settings. Specifically, we show how the central intention of the work is to use narrative ideas and practices in ways that allow communities to articulate, appreciate, document, utilize, and share...
Source: Family Process - August 9, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: JILL FREEDMAN, GENE COMBS Tags: SPECIAL SECTION: THE LEGACY OF MICHAEL WHITE Source Type: journals

Tracing Lines of Flight: Implications of the Work of Gilles Deleuze for Narrative PracticeEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The philosophical groundwork of Gilles Deleuze is examined for its relevance for narrative practice in therapy and conflict resolution. Deleuze builds particularly on Foucault's analytics of power as "actions upon actions" and represents power relations diagrammatically in terms of lines of power. He also conceptualizes lines of flight through which people become other. These concepts are explored in relation to a conversation with a couple about a crisis in their relationship. Tracing lines of power and lines of flight are promoted as fresh descriptions of professional practice that fit well with the goals of narrative pr...
Source: Family Process - August 9, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: JOHN WINSLADE Tags: SPECIAL SECTION: THE LEGACY OF MICHAEL WHITE Source Type: journals

The Absent but Implicit: A Map to Support Therapeutic EnquiryEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This paper describes recent developments in the use of the "absent but implicit" in narrative therapy. Michael White used the term "absent but implicit" to convey the understanding that in the expression of any experience of life, there is a discernment we make between the expressed experience and other experiences that have already been given meaning and provide a contrasting backdrop, which "shapes" the expression being foregrounded. In therapeutic conversations, we can use the concept of the "absent but implicit" to enquire into the stories of self that lie beyond the problem story. We review as a foundation for appreci...
Source: Family Process - August 9, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: MAGGIE CAREY, SARAH WALTHER, SHONA RUSSELL Tags: SPECIAL SECTION: THE LEGACY OF MICHAEL WHITE Source Type: journals

Introduction to the Special Section—Continuing Narrative Ideas and Practices: Drawing Inspiration from the Legacy of Michael WhiteEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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Source: Family Process - August 9, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: VICTORIA C. DICKERSON Tags: SPECIAL SECTION: THE LEGACY OF MICHAEL WHITE Source Type: journals

Advances in Latino Family Research: Cultural Adaptations of Evidence-Based InterventionsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The stark contrast between frequent calls for research and practice that are applicable across a broad spectrum of cultural and ethnically diverse groups and the dearth of empirical knowledge about Latino families provided the impetus for this special issue on advances in Latino family research. A focus on empirically based practice frames the issue, focusing specifically on how concepts (expressed emotion, parenting style) can be used within interventions, how Latino parents perceive efforts to deliver evidence-based interventions, and how pilot projects that delivered culturally adapted interventions in three separate ci...
Source: Family Process - May 31, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: GUILLERMO BERNAL, MELANIE M. DOMENECH RODRÍGUEZ Tags: SPECIAL ISSUE ADVANCES IN FAMILY RESEARCH WITH LATINOS GUEST EDITORS GUILLERMO BERNAL AND MELANIE M. DOMENECH RODR & Iacute;GUEZ Source Type: journals

Commentary: On the Wisdom and Challenges of Culturally Attuned Treatments for LatinosEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
In this commentary, I outline the common and distinctive components in the cultural adaptation studies in this special issue and compare cultural adaptations with universalistic and culture-specific perspectives. The term cultural attunement may be more reflective than cultural adaptation insofar as the cultural additions in these studies make the treatments more accessible by adding language translation, cultural values, and contextual stressors. These additions most likely enhance the level of engagement and retention in therapy for Latino families. The work ahead requires a deeper examination of the cultural theories of...
Source: Family Process - May 18, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: CELIA JAES FALICOV Tags: CULTURALY ATTUNING FAMILY THERAPY Source Type: journals

Adaptation of the Preventive Intervention Program for Depression for Use with Predominantly Low-Income Latino FamiliesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This paper describes the process for and safety/feasibility of adapting the Beardslee Preventive Intervention Program for Depression for use with predominantly low income, Latino families. Utilizing a Stage I model for protocol development, the adaptation involved literature review, focus groups, pilot testing of the adapted manual, and open trial of the adapted intervention with 9 families experiencing maternal depression. Adaptations included conducting the intervention in either Spanish or English, expanding the intervention to include the contextual experience of Latino families in the United States with special attent...
Source: Family Process - May 18, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: EUGENE J. D'ANGELO, ROXANA LLERENA-QUINN, RACHEL SHAPIRO, FRANCES COLON, PAOLA RODRIGUEZ, KATIE GALLAGHER, WILLIAM R. BEARDSLEE Tags: CULTURAL ADAPTATION TRIALS Source Type: journals

Culturally Informed and Flexible Family-Based Treatment for Adolescents: A Tailored and Integrative Treatment for Hispanic YouthEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The increasing utilization of evidence-based treatments has highlighted the need for treatment development efforts that can craft interventions that are effective with Hispanic substance abusing youth and their families. The list of evidence-based treatments is extremely limited in its inclusion of interventions that are explicitly responsive to the unique characteristics and treatment needs of young Hispanics and that have been rigorously tested with this population. Some treatments that have been tested with Hispanics do not articulate the manner in which cultural characteristics and therapy processes interact. Other tre...
Source: Family Process - May 18, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: DANIEL A. SANTISTEBAN, MAITE P. MENA Tags: CULTURAL ADAPTATION TRIALS Source Type: journals

Parent-Child Interaction Therapy for Puerto Rican Preschool Children with ADHD and Behavior Problems: A Pilot Efficacy StudyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This study evaluates the initial efficacy of the Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) for Puerto Rican preschool children aged 4[ndash]6 years with a diagnosis of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), combined or predominantly hyperactive type, and significant behavior problems. Thirty-two families were randomly assigned to PCIT (n=20) or a 3.5-month waiting-list condition (WL; n=12). Participants from both groups completed pretreatment and posttreatment assessments. Outcome measures included child's ADHD symptoms and behavior problems, parent or family functioning, and parents' satisfaction with treatment. A...
Source: Family Process - May 18, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: MARIBEL MATOS, JOSÉ J. BAUERMEISTER, GUILLERMO BERNAL Tags: CULTURAL ADAPTATION TRIALS Source Type: journals

"Queremos Aprender": Latino Immigrants' Call to Integrate Cultural Adaptation with Best Practice Knowledge in a Parenting InterventionEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This study contributes to the cultural adaptation/fidelity balance debate by highlighting the necessity of exploring ways to develop culturally adapted interventions characterized by high cultural relevance, as well as high fidelity to the core components that have established efficacy for evidence-based parenting interventions. A pesar de las circunstancias únicas y difíciles que enfrentan las familias de inmigrantes latinos, aún se debate si es necesario adaptar culturalmente las intervenciones basadas en evidencia para esta población. Siguiendo el método de muestreo teórico, en la investigación cualitativa actual...
Source: Family Process - May 18, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: JOSÉ PARRA CARDONA, KENDAL HOLTROP, DAVID CÓRDOVA, JR., ANA ROCIO ESCOBAR-CHEW, SHEENA HORSFORD, LISA TAMS, FRANCISCO A. VILLARRUEL, GRACIELA VILLALOBOS, BRIAN DATES, JAMES C. ANTHONY, HIRAM E. FITZGERALD Tags: CONSTRUCTS AND PERSONS IN CULTURAL ADAPTATION Source Type: journals

Parenting Styles in a Cultural Context: Observations of "Protective Parenting" in First-Generation LatinosEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Current literature presents four primary parenting styles: authoritative, authoritarian, permissive, and neglectful. These styles provide an important shortcut for a constellation of parenting behaviors that have been characterized as consisting of warmth, demandingness, and autonomy granting. Empirically, only warmth and demandingness are typically measured. Research reporting on parenting styles in Latino samples has been equivocal leading to questions about conceptualization and measurement of parenting styles in this ethnic/cultural group. This lack of consensus may result from the chasm between concepts (e.g., authori...
Source: Family Process - May 18, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: MELANIE M. DOMENECH RODRÍGUEZ, MELISSA R. DONOVICK, SUSAN L. CROWLEY Tags: CONSTRUCTS AND PERSONS IN CULTURAL ADAPTATION Source Type: journals

Cultural Variability in the Manifestation of Expressed EmotionEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
We examined the distribution of expressed emotion (EE) and its indices in a sample of 224 family caregivers of individuals with schizophrenia pooled from 5 studies, 3 reflecting a contemporary sample of Mexican Americans (MA 2000, N=126), 1 of an earlier study of Mexican Americans (MA 1980, N=44), and the other of an earlier study of Anglo Americans (AA, N=54). Chi-square and path analyses revealed no significant differences between the 2 MA samples in rates of high EE, critical comments, hostility, and emotional over-involvement (EOI). Only caregiver warmth differed for the 2 MA samples; MA 1980 had higher warmth than MA ...
Source: Family Process - May 18, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: STEVEN R. LÓPEZ, JORGE I. RAMÍREZ GARCÍA, JODIE B. ULLMAN, ALEX KOPELOWICZ, JANIS JENKINS, NICHOLAS J. K. BREITBORDE, PERLA PLACENCIA Tags: CONSTRUCTS AND PERSONS IN CULTURAL ADAPTATION Source Type: journals