Inclusive Approach In Family Therapy

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To have an inclusive approach in therapy, I must demonstrate multicultural competencies in order to effectually work with families from varied experiences. Therefore, I need to recognize and to continue to enhance my awareness of the crucial functions that a family’s cultural background, its individual’s identities within the family, racial issues, gender-roles, affectional orientation positions, ethnicity, and other aspects of diversity that a family may bring into session. Consequently, as a qualified therapist who is working with a family from a dissimilar culture than me, I want to be conscious of how are differences might influence our interactions within the therapy relationship. I must consider the fact that we must identify our cultural differences, appreciate, and speak to concerns about these differences, what role of “self” plays in our sessions, and what continuing education I might require to consider the family affectively. Hence, a family that comes to me and iterates “we are not a normal family,’ gives me an opportunity to discover what they mean by that statement. I want to discuss with them what brings them into family therapy and to identify if the presenting problem truly is that they …show more content…

The fundamental objective is to do so without undercutting the families overall belief that I will be able to extend professional support and potential solutions. Part of my ascertaining a connection with this unique family would be to communicate a willingness to discover more about them, by demonstrating reverence for their worldview, and processes of problem solving. Ascertaining and attending to the family’s actualities will allow me to generate a thoughtful cultural

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