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Bread and Spirit; Therapy with the New Poor: Diversity of Race, Culture, and Values » (New Edition)

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Authors: Harry J. Aponte
ISBN-13: 9780393701760, ISBN-10: 039370176X
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Norton, W. W. & Company, Inc.
Date Published: November 1994
Edition: New Edition

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Author Biography: Harry J. Aponte

Book Synopsis

"This is not another how-to book, although it is practical and applied.
Instead, it is a book that addresses the tough situations and quandries facing therapists working with clients who differ from them in culture,
ethnicity, lifestyle, or beliefs." —Contemporary Psychology

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Introduction1
1Underorganization in the Poor Family13
2Assessment in Family Therapy32
3Family Therapy and the Community58
4Home/Community-Based Services: The Two-Tier Approach71
5The Family-School Interview: An Ecostructural Approach83
6"Too Many Bosses"98
7"If I Don't Get Simple, I Cry"122
8Training of the Person of the Therapist for Work with the Poor and Minorities147
9The Negotiation of Values in Therapy168
10About Forgiving186
11Strength and Vulnerability213
Epilogue241
Bibliography249
Index253

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