Culturally Adapted Family Treatment Paper
Running head: CULTURALLY ADAPTED FAMILY TREATMENT PAPER
Culturally Adapted Family Treatment Paper
Launita J.
Grand Canyon University
October 10, 2012
Culturally Adapted Family Treatment Paper
When an individual is suffering with a substance abuse disorder it affects the entire family. One’s family must come together to help his or her loved one to overcome and achieve the necessary goals in life to sustain his or her addiction. Within this paper one will locate the integrated concepts of family structure and process, treatment outcome predictors, and basic counseling skills that are associated with African Americans.
Family structure plays an important role within the African American culture. TIP #39 (2005) states, that a family is defined through one’s culture and beliefs. Family is based on an emotional level and one may not live near but are still connected emotionally and can help with the dynamics of family functioning. African Americans family structure consists of spiritual background that brings one another to a closer bond. Britt (2004) states, that alcohol, drugs, and nicotine do not have a specific choice of individual but is an equal opportunity disease that crosses all cultures and can affect anyone.
Tip #34 (2005) states that with family interaction the individual that has the substance abuse issue can either perpetuate and aggravate the situation or can help solve the substance abusers problems. When the substance abuser attends therapy with other family members it will play a crucial role with helping the individual overcome his or her substance abuse problems. The therapist can evaluate and examine critical information of the family as a whole to see where the abusers behavior is stemming from (TIP 34).
African-American culture has many features that are similar to other families in the U.S. The distinctive features are related to the timing and approaches to marriage, how one’s family is formed, gender roles, parenting styles, and
Culturally Adapted Family Treatment Paper
Launita J.
Grand Canyon University
October 10, 2012
Culturally Adapted Family Treatment Paper
When an individual is suffering with a substance abuse disorder it affects the entire family. One’s family must come together to help his or her loved one to overcome and achieve the necessary goals in life to sustain his or her addiction. Within this paper one will locate the integrated concepts of family structure and process, treatment outcome predictors, and basic counseling skills that are associated with African Americans.
Family structure plays an important role within the African American culture. TIP #39 (2005) states, that a family is defined through one’s culture and beliefs. Family is based on an emotional level and one may not live near but are still connected emotionally and can help with the dynamics of family functioning. African Americans family structure consists of spiritual background that brings one another to a closer bond. Britt (2004) states, that alcohol, drugs, and nicotine do not have a specific choice of individual but is an equal opportunity disease that crosses all cultures and can affect anyone.
Tip #34 (2005) states that with family interaction the individual that has the substance abuse issue can either perpetuate and aggravate the situation or can help solve the substance abusers problems. When the substance abuser attends therapy with other family members it will play a crucial role with helping the individual overcome his or her substance abuse problems. The therapist can evaluate and examine critical information of the family as a whole to see where the abusers behavior is stemming from (TIP 34).
African-American culture has many features that are similar to other families in the U.S. The distinctive features are related to the timing and approaches to marriage, how one’s family is formed, gender roles, parenting styles, and
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