Towards a Multicultural Society: Family Therapy with Greek Families†
作者:
Brian Stagoll,
期刊:
Australian Journal of Family Therapy
(WILEY Available online 1980)
卷期:
Volume 1,
issue 2
页码: 61-68
ISSN:0156-8779
年代: 1980
DOI:10.1002/j.1467-8438.1980.tb00137.x
出版商: Blackwell Publishing Ltd
数据来源: WILEY
摘要:
Language and cultural differences can pose barriers to effective intervention in migrant families in conflict. Family therapy approaches can provide some useful strategies for overcoming these obstacles. A family therapy approach can (1) emphasise the value of utilizing natural network support systems; (2) provide a model which helps clarify communication problems arising in the relay of information through a third person acting as an interpreter; (3) underline the importance of non‐verbal and process aspects of family communication; (4) suggest techniques for negotiating, joining, and finding commonalities of family experience between a therapist and family of different ethnic background.The therapist needs to develop sensitivity to both the universal and specific ethno‐cultural structures, norms and problems of families; when this sensitivity is achieved powerful and culturally syntonic healing forces can be released. Examples of successful family therapy interventions in some Greek families in conflict are gi
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