Recommendations For Therapists Research Articles

Recommendations for training therapists based on manuals for psychotherapy research.

Recommendations for training therapists based on manuals for psychotherapy research.

The Sand Tray Technique in the Treatment of Patients With Dissociative Disorders: Recommendations for Occupational Therapists

The Sand Tray Technique in the Treatment of Patients With Dissociative Disorders: Recommendations for Occupational Therapists

A longitudinal examination of single custodial fathers: implications for treatment

Abstract Follow-up data gathered three years after a 1982 survey of fathers raising children alone provides a longitudinal examination of 28 fathers who remained single custodians and 22 fathers who remarried. At follow-up, the single fathers' custodial arrangements had not changed significantly overall, confirming earlier cross-sectional findings. The remarried fathers were likely to wed mothers with custody, tended to be more involved in housework in their present marriage than in their previous one, and reported that their ex-wives' involvement with the children had not been affected by the remarriage. Recommendations for family therapists are included.

Transcultural Therapy with Aboriginal Families: Working with the Belief System*

A framework for conducting transcultural therapy with families is considered. This emphasises the importance of developing cultural sensitivity, competence, and the role of cultural consultants. The paper then applies this framework to Aboriginal families. The author explores the indigenous belief system about health and healing, demonstrating the importance of body, land and spirit to the Aboriginal people. Continuity and change in belief and health practices are then traced from the traditional setting to the mission or reserve and urban setting. A case study demonstrates how to work with this belief system and provides practical recommendations for family therapists. On a broader level the paper demonstrates the compatibility of systemic thinking to the Aboriginal world view and draws from the literature of transcultural psychiatry, geography, medical anthropology and family therapy.