Re-Visioning Family Therapy: Race, Culture, and Gender in Clinical Practice » (2nd Edition)

Monica McGoldrick, LCSW, PhD (h.c.), is Director of the Multicultural Family Institute in Highland Park, New Jersey, and Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. Her videotape of clinical work with a multicultural family around issues of loss is one of the most widely respected in the field. Several of her books have become bestselling classics, including Ethnicity and Family Therapy; The Expanded Family Life Cycle; Genograms: Assessment and Intervention; Women in Families; Living Beyond Loss: Death in the Family; and Re-Visioning Family Therapy. She is also the author of a book for the general public, You Can Go Home Again: Reconnecting with Your Family. Ms. McGoldrick has received the American Family Therapy Academy's award for Distinguished Contribution to Family Therapy Theory and Practice. An internationally known author, she speaks widely on culture, class, gender, the family life cycle, and other topics.

Kenneth V. Hardy, PhD, is Professor of Family Therapy at Drexel University in Philadelphia and Director of the Eikenberg Institute for Relationships in New York City. He is a former Professor of Family Therapy at Syracuse University, where he also served as the Director of Clinical Training and Research and Chairperson of the Department of Child and Family Studies. Dr. Hardy is also the former Director of the Center for Children, Families, and Trauma at the internationally renowned Ackerman Institute for the Family in New York City. He maintains a private practice in New York City, specializing in family therapy. His work has received considerable public acclaim in both the electronic and print media, with appearances on The Oprah Winfrey Show, Dateline NBC, ABC’s 20/20, and PBS.

Now in a significantly revised and expanded second edition, this groundbreaking work illuminates how racism, sexism, and other forms of oppression constrain the lives of diverse clients--and family therapy itself. Practitioners and students gain vital tools for reevaluating prevailing conceptions of family health and pathology; tapping into clients' cultural resources; and developing more inclusive theories and therapeutic practices. From leaders in the field, the second edition features many new chapters, case examples, and specific recommendations for culturally competent assessment, treatment, and clinical training. The section in which authors reflect on their own cultural and family legacies also has been significantly expanded.

New in This Edition

*20 entirely new chapters.

*McGoldrick is now joined by Kenneth V. Hardy as coeditor.

*Retains the same thematic focus as the prior edition, but numerous new authors and topics have been added.

*Restructured for even greater utility as a text.

Doody Review Services

Reviewer:Gary B Kaniuk, Psy.D.(Cermak Health Services)
Description:This book discusses family therapy within a broad cultural context, including race, gender, social class, sexual orientation, and spirituality. The authors show how oppression impacts the family and what therapists can do in clinical practice. This updates the 1998 first edition.
Purpose:According to the editors, the goal of the book "is to transform the focus of our work beyond the interior of the family, so that we can begin to see how our clients' lives are constrained by larger societal structures and develop new ways of working based on a more contextual understanding of ourselves, our society, our history, and our clients' lives."
Audience:The audience includes practitioners and students in graduate-level courses. Dr. McGoldrick is director of the Multicultural Family Institute in Highland Park, New Jersey, and associate professor of clinical psychiatry at Robert Wood Medical School, and Dr. Hardy is professor of family therapy at Drexel University. The contributors are affiliated with academic institutions or family institutes.
Features:This book begins with theory underlying family therapy, including specific cultural factors. Next, the authors describe their individual experiences regarding culture and race. The book continues with how racial and cultural issues impact on therapy and clinical practice in general. Finally, the authors discuss how students should be trained. Case examples make the book come alive. In the introduction, the editors discuss how family therapy has evolved through the years. There is also an interesting discussion about the DSM (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders) and labels in general. However, my favorite part of the book is the description of the therapists' personal experiences. These narratives are fascinating reading and include many different cultural identities. The implications for training future family therapists are very important. There is no easy way to teach European-American students about racism and white privilege. The editors provide guidelines for training programs (chapter 37). In the last chapter, Dr. Hardy encourages trainees of color to become GEMM therapists (good, effective, mainstream, minority family therapists).
Assessment:This excellent book does a nice job of showing how race, culture, and gender impact family therapy. It will open the eyes of students and give seasoned veterans food for thought, helping them consider their work given certain societal structures. Ultimately, we can conclude there are no easy answers, but the issues are presented very well here. This should be required reading for graduate students specializing in family work. This edition, a necessary update of a 10-year-old publication, adds 20 new chapters and revises and expands others.

Pt. I Theoretical Perspectives

1 Introduction: Re-Visioning Family Therapy from a Multicultural Perspective Monica McGoldrick McGoldrick, Monica Kenneth V. Hardy Hardy, Kenneth V. 3

2 Transnational Journeys Celia Jaes Falicov Falicov, Celia Jaes 25

3 Migration and the Disruption of the Social Network Carlos E. Sluzki Sluzki, Carlos E. 39

4 Social Class: Implications for Family Therapy Tracey A. Laszloffy Laszloffy, Tracey A. 48

5 Spirituality, Healing, and Resilience Froma Walsh Walsh, Froma 61

6 Race, Reality, and Relationships: Implications for the Re-Visioning of Family Therapy Kenneth V. Hardy Hardy, Kenneth V. 76

7 Understanding Families in the Context of Cultural Adaptations to Oppression Vanessa McAdams-Mahmoud McAdams-Mahmoud, Vanessa 85

Pt. II Cultural Legacies and Stories: Therapists' Experiences

8 Finding a Place Called "Home" Monica McGoldrick McGoldrick, Monica 97

9 Black Genealogy Revisited: Restorying an African American Family Elaine Pinderhughes Pinderhughes, Elaine 114

10 The Discovery of My Multicultural Identity Fernando Lopez-Colon Lopez-Colon, Fernando 135

11 Our Iranian-African American Interracial Family Jayne Mahboubi Mahboubi, Jayne Nasim Mahboubi Mahboubi, Nasim 146

12 Voluntary Childlessness and Motherhood: Afterthoughts Marlene F. Watson Watson, Marlene F. 155

13 Grieving in Network and Community: Bearing Witness to the Loss of Our Son Jodie Kliman Kliman, Jodie David Trimble Trimble, David 164

14 Going Home: One Orphan's Journey from Chicago to Poland and Back John Folwarski Folwarski, John 172

15 Legacies of White Privilege Lisa Berndt Berndt, Lisa 184

16 Transforming a Racist Legacy John J.Lawless Lawless, John J. 191

17 The Semitism Schism: Jewish-Palestinian legacies in a Family Therapy Training Context Linda Stone Fish Fish, Linda Stone 197

18 My Evolving Identity from Arab to Palestinian to Muslim Nuha Abudabbeh Abudabbeh, Nuha 204

19 Biracial legitimacy: Embracing Marginality MaryAnna Domokos-Cheng Ham Ham, MaryAnna Domokos-Cheng 213

Pt. III Racial Identity and Racism: Implications for Therapy

20 The Dynamics of a Pro-Racist Ideology: Implications for Family Therapists Kenneth V. Hardy Hardy, Kenneth V. Tracey A. Laszloffy Laszloffy, Tracey A. 225

21 White Privilege and Male Privilege: A Personal Account of Coming to See Correspondences through Work in Women's Studies Peggy McIntosh McIntosh, Peggy 238

22 Dismantling White Male Privilege within Family Therapy Ken Dolan-Del Vecchio Vecchio, Ken Dolan-Del 250

23 Latinas in the United States: Bridging Two Worlds Nydia Garcia-Preto Garcia-Preto, Nydia 261

24 Therapy with Mixed-Race Families Tracey A. Laszloffy Laszloffy, Tracey A. 275

Pt. IV Implications for Clinical Practice

25 Working with LGBT Families Elijah C. Nealy Nealy, Elijah C. 289

26 Gay and Lesbian Couples: Successful Coping with Minority Stress Robert-Jay Green Green, Robert-Jay 300

27 Working with Immigrant and Refugee Families Marsha Pravder Mirkin Mirkin, Marsha Pravder Hugo Kamya Kamya, Hugo 311

28 A Fifth-Province Approach to Intracultural Issues in an Irish Context: Marginal Illuminations Imelda Colgan McCarthy McCarthy, Imelda Colgan Nollaig O'Reilly Byrne Byrne, Nollaig O'Reilly 327

29 Working with African Americans and Trauma: Lessons for Clinicians from Hurricane Katrina Nancy Boyd-Franklin Boyd-Franklin, Nancy 344

30 Once They Come: Testimony Therapy and Healing Questions for African American Couples Makungu M. Akinyela Akinyela, Makungu M. 356

31 Climbing Up the Rough Side of the Mountain: Hope, Culture, and Therapy Paulette Moore Hines Hines, Paulette Moore 367

32 Interracial Asian Couples: Beyond Black and White Tazuko Shibusawa Shibusawa, Tazuko 378

33 Working with Families Who Are Homeless Peter Fraenkel Fraenkel, Peter Chloe Carmichael Carmichael, Chloe 389

34 Coyote Returns: A Reconciliation between History and Hope Robin LaDue LaDue, Robin 401

Pt. V Implications for Training

35 Teaching White Students about Racism and Its Implications in Practice Norma Akamatsu Akamatsu, Norma 413

36 Visioning Social Justice: Narratives of Diversity, Social Location, and Personal Compassion Matthew R. Mock Mock, Matthew R. 425

37 Re-Visioning Training Kenneth V. Hardy Hardy, Kenneth V. Monica McGoldrick McGoldrick, Monica 442

38 On Becoming a GEMM Therapist: Work Harder, Be Smarter, and Never Discuss Race Kenneth V. Hardy Hardy, Kenneth V. 461

Index 469