Power and parenting assessments: the intersecting levels of culture, race, class and gender.
This article uses a case example to highlight some of the complexities of working with minority ethnic families. It addresses the dilemmas that exist for therapists and other professionals when carrying out cross-cultural assessments of parenting. In this article, we will examine how professionals' constructions impacted on the assessment process with regard to family life, culture and mental health. We will draw out implications for clinical practice in this area.
Singh
Reenee
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Asian Service, Child and Family Department, Tavistock Clinic, 120 Belsize Lane, London NW3 5BA, UK. rsingh@tavi-port.nhs.uk
Clarke
Grania
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D000069:Acculturation; D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D003469:Culture; D005006:Ethnicity; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016487:Parenting; D011209:Power, Psychological; D012737:Sex Factors; D012923:Social Class