The Use of Structural Family Therapy With a Latino Family: A Case Study

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to provide culturally sensitive interventions through a Structural Family Therapy model with a Mexican-American family. In the past few decades, there has been an increasingly great need for mental health services within the Latino population. The Latino population is becoming the largest and fastest-growing minority group in the United States, which makes it imperative that we provide high quality mental health care (Davis & Liang, 2015). Research found that when working with Latino families, it is crucial to take the culture's values, themes, and gender stereotypes into consideration. The clinical implications of the research consist of always including the family system in therapy, having culturally sensitive and aware therapists, and recognizing the effectiveness of Structural Family Therapy.