Therapeutic Considerations in Work with Biracial Girls

Bibliographic Data

ID11659402
AuthorsWanda M L Lee (corresponding author)
Year2003
Volume27
Issue1-2
Pages203-216
Publication date2003-12-08
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueWomen & Therapy (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0270-3149 • E-ISSN: 1541-0315
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1300/j015v27n01_14
OpenAlexW2022398422
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited15

Biracial girls face all the developmental challenges of growing up female and the additional challenge of forging an identity in a society that presses them to choose a monocultural existence and disavow part of their ethnic heritage. Existing literature raises several potential issues for biracial girls in terms of identity development, social and sexual relationships, and family. Therapist ethnic awareness, client physical appearance, reasons for seeking treatment, level of identity development, and environmental considerations are discussed. Therapists are encouraged to offer a sociopolitical perspective, promote biracial/bicultural identity development, assist biracial girls in connecting with a multicultural community, and work collaboratively with parents in fostering the positive development of biracial girls

Developmental psychology · Ethnic group · Face (sociological concept · Gender identity · Human sexuality · Identity (music · Multiculturalism · Pedagogy · Perspective (graphical · Sexual identity · Sexual orientation · Sociology · Early Childhood Education and Development · Gender Studies · Migration, Health and Trauma · Psychology · Racial and Ethnic Identity Research · Social Psychology

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