This article was originally published in the Association of American Medical Colleges in 2019. In my role as associate director of physician vitality at our institution, I get a glimpse into the relational lives of our medical students and physicians. I am also a licensed marriage and family therapist (MFT), former professor of MFT, and […]
This chapter speaks to the private practice clinical experience of working with intergenerational issues among Asian American clients with a Christian background. I will highlight how the intersection of Asian American cultural and family values with white evangelical Christian ideals might support or challenge family intergenerational relationships. Using clinical case studies, I will be exploring
In this day and age, many of us find ourselves in conversation about politics, theology, or culture that quickly becomes divisive or tension-filled because both parties have strong, seemingly opposite perspectives and have become agitated. When this takes place with acquaintances, it is perhaps easier to “agree to disagree.” However, when this happens with family
Asian Americans juggle the intersections of multiple social identities and societal discourses as they respond to experiences of immigration, marginalization, and patriarchy, integrate collectivist and individualistic family values, and form families and intimate relationships. In this study we examine what we have learned as we apply Socio-Emotional Relationship Therapy (SERT) with heterosexual couples of Asian
Few studies examine the intersection of family, culture, and spirituality. This study looks at the intergenerational relationships in Chinese American Christian familiesas experienced by first and second generation family members. An interpretative phenomenological analysis was used (n = 16). Results reveal that both generations experience intergenerational tension and disconnect; how participants navigated this was further
In this clinical project our research group of counseling and family sciences doctoral students, utilizing socio-emotional relationship therapy, studied our process of becoming socio-culturally attuned with our client couples. The aims of this clinical project were to operationally define socio-cultural attunement, identify therapist and client indicators of socio-cultural attunement, and outline a model of how