Family Therapy With Irish‐Americans
- 1 June 1981
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Wiley in Family Process
- Vol. 20 (2), 223-241
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1545-5300.1981.00223.x
Abstract
This paper presents a paradigm for understanding the cultural values and family patterns of Irish-American families and offers suggestions for clinical intervention. Families' correspondence to the model described will depend upon their level of acculturation, socioeconomic status, and other contextual factors. The paradigm suggests a number of issues that may create difficulties for the therapist and for the family in therapy. In general, behavioral techniques, Bowen systems therapy, and strategic interventions may be more useful then techniques emphasizing expression of emotions in therapy or direct attempts to alter communication or family behavior in therapy sessions, as used in structural therapy.Keywords
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