Combining Family Systems Approaches to Address Bipoc Families’ Racial Trauma Amidst the Global Pandemic

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ID21638338
AuthorsAubrey D Daniels (0000-0003-1373-9755, Rider University, corresponding author)
Year2022
Volume30
Issue2
Pages157-163
Publication date2022-04-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Family Journal (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1066-4807 • E-ISSN: 1552-3950
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/10664807221078969
PMID35399753
OpenAlexW4213135977
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited12

The ACE study ( Felitti et al., 1998 ) led to the recognition of the prevalence and impact of trauma. However, since the ACE study sample was mostly white and middle class, the Philadelphia task force implemented their own study to account for trauma of a more diverse sample. A result of the study was a list of evidence-based treatments to be utilized with BIPOC populations. Of the evidence-based treatments was, ecosystemic structural family therapy (ESFT). A similar effective approach is the family resilience framework. When combined, the approaches can be effective with BIPOC families during the global pandemic and racial trauma, something not typically at the forefront of family counseling goals. In this article, I explain the four steps family counselors should follow when combining the approaches to better approach and treat racial trauma while also partaking in effective advocacy to enhance family resilience of BIPOC families. A case study is provided for family counselors to understand how to effectively utilize this combined approach

Family resilience · Family therapy · Pandemic · Psychological resilience · Psychotherapist · Child Abuse and Trauma · Clinical Psychology · Family and Disability Support Research · Medicine · Migration, Health and Trauma · Psychology

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