TY - JOUR
T1 - Working with Latino populations: Applying culture to promote change
AU - Lauricella, Danielle
AU - Silva, Melissa
AU - Trevino, Zachary
AU - Romero, Ramon
AU - Soloski, Kristy
PY - 2021/2/3
Y1 - 2021/2/3
N2 - The purpose of this paper is to apply cultural values theory (Schwartz, 2006) and a strengths-based approach (Bowman, 2006) to highlight the strengths of various Latinx cultural values of faith and religion, familismo, machismo, cabellerismo, and independence, how they influence the therapeutic process, and promote change for the client. Therapists can focus on the strengths cultural values bring to help promote health and adaptive behaviors. As they do so, therapists can become more sensitive in providing care centered around the already existing culture of the client instead of attempting to change client culture and become more apt in providing services that result in utilizing values and beliefs of Latinx families.
AB - The purpose of this paper is to apply cultural values theory (Schwartz, 2006) and a strengths-based approach (Bowman, 2006) to highlight the strengths of various Latinx cultural values of faith and religion, familismo, machismo, cabellerismo, and independence, how they influence the therapeutic process, and promote change for the client. Therapists can focus on the strengths cultural values bring to help promote health and adaptive behaviors. As they do so, therapists can become more sensitive in providing care centered around the already existing culture of the client instead of attempting to change client culture and become more apt in providing services that result in utilizing values and beliefs of Latinx families.
M3 - Article
SP - 178
EP - 300
JO - Journal of Feminist Family Therapy
JF - Journal of Feminist Family Therapy
ER -