Revenge of the mutant cockroach: culturally adapted storytelling in the treatment of a low-income African American boy.
A clinical case is presented in which a culturally adapted storytelling technique was used in child therapy with a socioeconomically disadvantaged African American boy. In this intervention, the child and therapist co-created a story by taking turns adding to the story during therapy sessions. The child's contributions to the story were interpreted by taking into account his sociocultural context, and the therapist's responses were adapted to reflect relevant sociocultural factors. Advantages of storytelling techniques in child therapy are presented, and issues to consider when using these techniques with culturally diverse populations are discussed.
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Cherokee Health Systems, Tazewell, Tennessee 37879, USA.
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D001741:Black or African American / Q000523:psychology*; D019958:Attention Deficit and Disruptive Behavior Disorders / Q000208:ethnology / Q000628:therapy*; D002648:Child; D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011577:Psychodrama / Q000379:methods; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000379:methods*; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome