Raising Multiracial Awareness in Family Therapy through Critical ConversationsPosted in Articles, Family/Parenting, Identity Development/Psychology, Media Archive on 2010-01-18 23:21Z by Steven |
Raising Multiracial Awareness in Family Therapy through Critical Conversations
Journal of Marital and Family Therapy
Volume 31, Issue 4
Pages 399 – 411
October 2005
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-0606.2005.tb01579.x
Teresa McDowell
School of Family Studies
University of Connecticut
Lucrezia Ingoglia
Greater Lakes Mental Healthcare
Tacoma, Washington
Takiko Seizawa
Family Service Associates
San Antonio, Texas
Christina Holland
Behavioral Medicine Clinic
Olympia, Washington
Wayne Dashiell Jr.
Tacoma, Washington
Christopher Stevens
Renton Youth and Family Services
Renton, Washington
Multiracial families are uniquely affected by racial dynamics in U.S. society. Family therapists must be prepared to meet the needs of this growing population and to support racial equity. This article includes an overview of literature related to being multiracial and offers a framework for working with multiracial identity development in therapy. A critical conversation approach to working with multiracial identity is shared along with case examples. The authors’ experiences developing the model via a practitioner inquiry group are highlighted.
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