Black families in therapy : understanding the African American experience

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