Up Close: Family Therapy Challenges and Innovations Around the World

Roberts, Janine; Abu-Baker, Khawla; Fernández, Cristina Díez; Garcia, Nelly Chong; Fredman, Glenda; Kamya, Hugo; Martín-Higarza, Yolanda; Leff, Jacqueline Fortes de; Messent, Philip; Nakamura, Shin; Reid, Fatma Torun; Sim, Timothy; Subrahmanian, Chitra; Vega, Roxana Zevallos

doi:10.1111/famp.12093

Cited by 35 publications

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“…Likewise, Roberts et al. () documented innovations in mental health interventions with deeply affected communities across 10 countries, including Uganda. These types of systemic community‐based innovations in translational research surely represent promise and hope for improving mental health and family functioning for some of the most affected populations worldwide.…”

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Preparing the Field for Feasibility Testing of a Parenting Intervention for War‐Affected Mothers in Northern Uganda

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In this article, we discuss the successful implementation of an adapted evidence-based parenting intervention for families affected by two decades of war in Northern Uganda. The adaptation and adoption of such interventions to support mental health and family functioning is widely endorsed by prevention scientists and considered a priority in global mental health. The preparation and early adoption phases of engaging with a highly vulnerable community affected by war trauma are documented in this paper along with a discussion of the steps taken to adapt a parenting intervention for cultural and contextual fit. This study is a component of an overall program of research aimed at reducing the long-term negative effects of war on parenting practices and childhood outcomes, which have considerable implications for preventing mental, neurological, and substance-use disorders. The processes described here cover a 4-year period culminating in the implementation of the nine-session Enhancing Family Connection intervention piloted with a group of 14 mothers. The lessons in cultural adaptation have been valuable and the feasibility results promising for further testing the intervention.

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Preparing the Field for Feasibility Testing of a Parenting Intervention for War‐Affected Mothers in Northern Uganda

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“…Although family therapy and family therapists are not referenced in the GMH literature, family therapists have not been silent about family therapy abroad. Books and articles on global perspectives on family therapy and special issues on international family therapy have been published (Bischoff, Springer, & Taylor, 2016;Crane, 2013;Gould & DeMuth, 1993;Mehta & Thornicroft, 2014;Ng, 2014;Prince, 2014;Roberts et al, 2014). Family therapists have explored the needs of refugee and immigrant families in the United States, and family therapy educators have been active in training students abroad (Sveaass & Richelt, 2001;Weine, 2011).…”

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Global Mental Health: A Call for Increased Awareness and Action for Family Therapists

2017

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Global mental health (GMH) is an emerging field that focuses on the need for culturally sensitive mental health services in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). While many new initiatives have been established worldwide to understand GMH needs and to provide care in LMICs, family therapists have primarily worked with families in high-income countries. The few existing family-based initiatives in GMH focus on psychoeducation and are typically not based on general systems theory. However, emerging trends in family therapy may enable family therapists to impact mental health issues in LMICs. These trends, which are shared interests of both family therapy and GMH, include collaborative care, a growing emphasis on the importance of culture in understanding and treating mental health issues, recognition of the ability of families to support or impede recovery from mental illness, and the use of strength-based and evidence-based treatments. This paper describes ways for family therapists to become active in the GMH community.

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“…At the same time, family therapy, largely developed in Western contexts, has been extending its influence, establishing itself in countries across the globe – see, for example, Roberts et al . (). I was fortunate enough to attend the Fourth Asian Association of Family Therapy (AAFT) Conference in Japan in October 2017, where contributors described their innovative work in countries as diverse as China, Hong Kong, Cambodia, Taiwan, Korea, Japan, Malaysia, Australia and Bangladesh.…”

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