Salvador Minuchin's structural family therapy and its application to multicultural family systems

The structural approach to family therapy offers a useful perspective to the nurse therapist working with families with various cultural backgrounds. Asian and Hispanic families are examined to illustrate using Minuchin's approach to family counseling. The rationale for the structural approach...

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Published inIssues in mental health nursing Vol. 19; no. 6; p. 557
Main Author Navarre, S E
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England 1998
Subjects
Asian Americans - psychology
Attitude to Health - ethnology
Cultural Diversity
Family Therapy - methods
Hispanic Americans - psychology
Humans
Models, Nursing
Models, Psychological
Psychiatric Nursing - methods
Role
Transcultural Nursing - methods
United States
United States
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Summary:The structural approach to family therapy offers a useful perspective to the nurse therapist working with families with various cultural backgrounds. Asian and Hispanic families are examined to illustrate using Minuchin's approach to family counseling. The rationale for the structural approach is explored, and specific therapeutic techniques for practice are described. Nurses who work with culturally diverse families might profit by using this approach.
ISSN:0161-2840
DOI:10.1080/016128498248845