Developing culturally competent marriage and family therapists: Treatment guidelines for non-African-American therapists working with African-American families

Journal of Marital and Family Therapy

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 153-164

  Bean, Roy A ^a   Perry, Benjamin J ^b   Bedell, Tina M ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; CAUCASIAN; CREATIVITY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; FAMILY THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MARITAL THERAPY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; REVIEW; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; CREATIVENESS; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FAMILY THERAPY; FEMALE; HOUSE CALLS; HUMANS; MALE; MARITAL THERAPY; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036548021     PISSN: 0194472X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-0606.2002.tb00353.x     Document Type: Article

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