Integrating Buddhist-Informed Interventions Into Narrative Family Therapy

Abstract

Culturally responsive couples and family therapy requires incorporating spirituality into clinical practice at the clients’ request. Researchers led a focus group with Buddhist practitioners who work in clinical care settings to better understand the degree of fit between Buddhist practices and narrative family therapy interventions. Compatible practices included mindfulness, externalization, and self of therapist work. While narrative family therapy's model of change has points of divergence from Buddhism, there are ways to incorporate Buddhist beliefs into narrative practices.

Teaching anti‐racist counseling theories: Black liberation narrative therapy

“…Consequently, scholars have described narrative therapy as a therapeutic approach that can address culturally oppressive concepts when applied to the needs of Black clients (Semmler & Williams, 2000). Furthermore, narrative therapy has been used as an adjunct to supporting the spiritual and religious needs of diverse communities (e.g., Buddhism, tribal healing practices; Bedard-Gilligan et al, 2022;Eppler et al, 2021).…”