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Parmar, Beena (2010) Working with black minority ethnic children and adults. DClinPsych thesis, University of Warwick.
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Abstract
Research has indicated that working with black minority ethnic clients, is an area
that creates some uncertainty for health and social care staff. Although, policies
and practices are changing and developing there continues to be some ambiguity
and ambivalence around working with individuals from different ethnic groups. This
thesis considers two situations on a clinical level in which working with minority
ethnic clients might raise additional dilemmas and challenges. These include
working therapeutically with an ethnically dissimilar adult in therapy and working
with black minority ethnic children in domestic violence situations.
The first paper is a review of literature on addressing race in cross-racial therapy.
In particular this paper focuses on how clinicians might bring up the issue of race
in therapy, the factors which influence a therapist in discussing race and outcome
studies in which race has been addressed in cross-racial therapy. The second
paper is an empirical study exploring health and social care professionals’
perceptions and experiences of working with black minority ethnic children who
are in domestic violence situations. This paper examines professionals’
perceptions of these children's family and of the wider professional system and
considers how these two factors result in ongoing challenges for professionals
working in this field. The paper also examines how these perceptions and
dilemmas influence practice. The final paper is a reflective account of the hidden
stories that were uncovered within me as researcher, participants and children
throughout my research journey.
In summary, the three papers demonstrate the important of remaining open in
working with black minority ethnic clients, taking the time to understand the
multiple influences within their lives and considering them as individuals rather
than labelling. The papers also indicated the importance of having the confidence
to ask questions about racial difference and in domestic violence situations where
stories may remain hidden.
Item Type: | Thesis (DClinPsych) | ||||
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Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HT Communities. Classes. Races R Medicine > RC Internal medicine |
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Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Children, Black, Family violence, Psychotherapy, Minorities -- Mental health | ||||
Official Date: | May 2010 | ||||
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Institution: | University of Warwick | ||||
Theses Department: | Department of Psychology | ||||
Thesis Type: | DClinPsych | ||||
Publication Status: | Unpublished | ||||
Supervisor(s)/Advisor: | Knibbs, Jacky ; Elliot, Amber | ||||
Description: | Completed in conjunction with Coventry University. School of Health and Social Sciences. |
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Extent: | 203 leaves : ill. | ||||
Language: | eng |
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