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Military: Family Of Origins And Life Cycles, Linda C. Osterlund
Military: Family Of Origins And Life Cycles, Linda C. Osterlund
Linda Osterlund
An in-depth study of military family life cycle including adult development. The impact of transitions such as deployment, career, marriage, divorce, and death at different stages of the family life cycle as guides to therapeutic understanding.
Therapists' Perspectives On Working With Interracial Couples, Shruti S. Poulsen
Therapists' Perspectives On Working With Interracial Couples, Shruti S. Poulsen
Shruti Poulsen
This paper is based on interviews with seven marriage and family therapists (AAMFT Clinical Members) on their experiences of providing therapy to interracial couples in the course of their private practices. The interviews were conducted by the author as part of a masters thesis project. Interracial couples may frequently present for therapy with a variety of generic couples' issues and concerns. However, therapists often find that underlying these more generic concerns are issues related to the ethnic, racial, and cultural differences that the partners bring to the relationship. This paper focuses on the historical context of intermarriage, specific concerns and …