Socioculturally Attuned Family Therapy: Guidelines For Equitable Theory And Practice

Socioculturally Attuned Family Therapy Socioculturally Attuned Family Therapy addresses the need for socially responsible couple, marriage, and family therapy that infuses diversity, equity, and inclusion throughout theory and clinical practice. The text begins with a discussion of societal systems, diversity, and socially just practice. The authors then integrate principles of societal context, power, and equity into the core concepts of ten major family therapy models, paying close attention to the “how to’s” of change processes through a highly diverse range of case examples. The text concludes with descriptions of integrative, equity based family therapy guidelines that clinicians can apply to their practice. Teresa McDowell, EdD, is a professor of marriage, couple, and family therapy and chair of the Department of Counseling Psychology at Lewis & Clark Graduate School of Education and Counseling in Portland, Oregon. She is a licensed marriage and family therapist, AAMFT clinical fellow, and approved supervisor. Her work includes a focus on applying critical social theory to family therapy practice. Carmen Knudson-Martin, PhD, LMFT, is a professor and director of the marriage, couple, and family therapy program at Lewis & Clark Graduate School of Education and Counseling. She is a past president of the American Association for Marital and Family Therapy— California Division, and recipient of the 2017 Distinguished Contribution to Family Therapy and Practice award from the American Family Therapy Academy. She is a founder of socioemotional relationship therapy. J. Maria Bermudez, PhD, is an associate professor in the marriage and family therapy program in the Department of Human Development and Family Science at the University of Georgia. She is an AAMFT clinical fellow, approved supervisor, and licensed marriage and family therapist. Her work is anchored in feminist-informed and culturally responsive approaches to therapy, research, and supervision. Socioculturally Attuned Family Therapy Guidelines for Equitable Theory and Practice Teresa McDowell, Carmen Knudson-Martin, and J. Maria Bermudez First edition published 2018 by Routledge 711 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10017 and by Routledge 2 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon, OX14 4RN Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an informa business  2018 Teresa McDowell, Carmen Knudson-Martin, and J. Maria Bermudez The right of Teresa McDowell, Carmen Knudson-Martin, and J. Maria Bermudez to be identified as the authors of this material has been asserted by them in accordance with sections 77 and 78 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilised in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers. Trademark notice: Product or corporate names may be trademarks or registered trademarks, and are used only for identification and explanation without intent to infringe. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names: McDowell, Teresa, author. | Knudson-Martin, Carmen, author. | Bermudez, J. Maria, author. Title: Socioculturally attuned family therapy : guidelines for equitable theory and practice / Teresa McDowell, Carmen Knudson-Martin, and J. Maria Bermudez. Description: New York, NY : Routledge, 2017. | Includes bibliographical references and index. Identifiers: LCCN 2017032515| ISBN 9781138678200 (hardcover : alk. paper) | ISBN 9781138678217 (pbk. : alk. paper) | ISBN 9781315559094 (e-book) Subjects: | MESH: Family Therapy | Culturally Competent Care | Sociological Factors Classification: LCC RC488.53 | NLM WM 430.5.F2 | DDC 616.89/156—dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2017