Therapists working with couples whose cultural background is different from their own may
face problems in assessment, as well as in planning couple therapy. In this paper we …

Most traditional couple therapy models are based on the Eurocentric, middle-class value
system and are not effective for today's psychotherapists working in multicultural settings …

There has been increasing attention to contextual issues in the practice of couple and family
therapy in recent years. Issues of gender and power were the first to come to the fore, closely …

Relational-Cultural Therapy (RCT) is developed to accurately address the relational
experiences of persons in de-valued cultural groups. As a model, it is ideal for work with …

This study examined the differences among lesbians, gay men, and heterosexuals at two
points in time (1975 and 2000) using responses of 6,864 participants from two archival data …

At a supervision workshop at the 1993 American Association for Marriage and Family
Therapy (AAMFT) conference, a panel of supervisors and supervisees (Vaughn, Lindsey …

This causal-comparative study investigated whether significant differences exist between
African American (Black) and European American (White) interracial couples, same-race …

Like family relationships themselves, the history and treatment of lesbian and gay people
and their families is complicated. For this paper, three waves of research on the families of …

Abstract In 1973, the American Psychiatric Association voted to remove homosexuality from
the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (2nd ed.; DSM-II; American …

In this time of increasing cultural diversity, therapists often find themselves working with
couples who come from different ethnic and cultural backgrounds. A number of articles have …