Afterthoughts and Recommendations

Introduction

“…To cite but one example, Frances L. Brisbane, a member of the Editorial Board of this journal, has used her clinical experience to educate and write about the African-American family. She notes that much executive authority over children may be vested in the eldest daughter (Brisbane, 1985;Brisbane and Womble, 1985). Earlier, master clinician Salvador Minuchin (1967) had described the "parental child" role in stressed families.…”