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JMFT Published Research and Other Published Readings (DEI)

Conceptual, Theoretical, and Broader Reviews

  • Kaslow, N. J., Celano, M., & Dreelin, E. D. (1995). A cultural perspective on family theory and therapy. Psychiatric Clinics of North America18(3), 621-633. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0193-953X(18)30044-3
  • Alegria, M., Atkins, M., Farmer, E., Slaton, E., & Stelk, W. (2010). One size does not fit all: taking diversity, culture and context seriously. Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research37(1), 48-60. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10488-010-0283-2
  • Lebow, J., & Snyder, D. K. (2022). Couple therapy in the 2020s: Current status and emerging developments. Family Process61(4), 1359-1385. https://doi.org/10.1111/famp.12824
  • Yurtaeva, E., & Charura, D. (2024). Comprehensive scoping review of research on intercultural love and romantic relationships. Journal of social and personal relationships41(6), 1654-1676. https://doi.org/10.1177/02654075241228791

Spirituality

Therapeutic Practice with Diverse Populations & Couples / Families

  • Navigating Cultural Diversity in Couples Therapy: A Guide for Therapists (Institute of Couples Therapy: https://instituteofcouplestherapy.com/navigating-cultural-diversity-in-couples-therapy-a-guide-for-therapists/
  • Cultural Dynamics in Couple Therapy: Enhancing Marital Intimacy Among Diverse Couples (Kman Publications, 2024)
  • Roy, T., Thirumoorthy, A., & Parthasarathy, R. (2017). Culturally relevant family therapy practice with parents of children and adolescents. Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine39(2), 137-142.
  • Santisteban, D. A., Mena, M. P., & Abalo, C. (2013). Bridging diversity and family systems: Culturally informed and flexible family-based treatment for Hispanic adolescents. Couple and Family Psychology: Research and Practice2(4), 246. https://doi.org/10.1037/cfp0000013
  • Golojuch, L. A., Morgan, A. A., & Mittal, M. (2025). “As Therapists, We Get to Be Quietly Subversive”: A Qualitative Exploration of CFTs’ Social Justice Practices. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy51(2), e70006. https://doi.org/10.1111/jmft.70006

From Transgender Resources for MFTs Page

Other Published Resources 

Recommended Reading List from Racial Justice page

  • Ajayi, C., Marquez, M., Nazario, A. (2012). Culture and Diversity: A Lifelong Journey. In Family Therapy Review: Contrasting Contemporary Models. (Eds.) Rambo, West, Schooley, & Boyd. Routledge.
  • Anderson, S & Middleton, V. (2004). Explorations in Privilege, Oppression, and Diversity. Brooks/Cole: Belmont, CA.
  • Awosan, C.I., Sandberg, J.G., & Hall, C.A. (2011). Understanding the experience of Black clients in marriage and family therapy. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 37, 153-168.
  • Bonilla-Silva, E. (2009). Racism without racists: Color-blind racism and the persistence of racial inequality in the United States (2nd). Boulder, CO: Rowman & Littlefield.
  • Boyd-Franklin, N. (2006) (2nd Ed). Black families in therapy: Understanding the African American experience. New York: The Guildford Press.
  • Crenshaw, K., Gotanda, N., Pellar, G., & Thomas, K. (Eds.). (1995). Critical race theory. New York: New Press.
  • Cruz, M., Pincus, H. A., Harman, J. S., Reynolds, C. F., & Post, E. P. (2008). Barriers to care- seeking for depressed African Americans. International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine, 38(1), 71-80.
  • Franklin, A.J. (2004). From Brotherhood to Manhood: How Black men rescue their relationships and dreams from the invisibility syndrome. New York: John Wiley & Son.
  • Franklin, A.J. & Davis, T. (2001). Therapeutic support groups as a primary intervention for issues of fatherhood with African American men. In J. Fagan & A. J. Hawkins (Eds.). Clinical and educational interventions with fathers. Binghamton, NY: The Haworth Press.
  • Kitwana, B. (2002). The hip hop generation: Young Blacks and the crisis in African – American Culture. New York: BasicCivitas Books.
  • McGoldrick, M., Hardy, K. (2nd). (2008). Re-Visioning Family Therapy: Race, Culture, and Gender in Clinical Practice. Gilford Press: New York.
  • Miller, J. & Garran, A.M. (2008).  Racism in the United States:  Implications for the Helping Professions.  CA: Thomson/Brooks/Cole.
  • Rastogi, M & Wieling L. (2004) Voices of Color: First Person Accounts of Ethnic Minority Therapists. Sage: Thousand Oaks, Calif.
  • Rothenberg, P. S. (2008). White privilege: Essential readings on the other side of racism (3rd ed). NY: Worth Publishers
  • Samuels, D. R. (2009). Sounds and silences of language: Perpetuating institutionalized privilege and oppression.  In A. Ferber, C.M Jimenez, A. Herrera, & D.R. Samuels (Eds.), The matrix reader: Examining the dynamics of oppression and privilege (pp. 502-508. Boston: McGraw Hill.
  • Selden, S. (1999). Inheriting Shame: The Story of Eugenics and Racism in America. New York, NY: Teachers College Press. (pp. xiii-83, 106-126).
  • Seller, R. M., Copeland-Linder, N., Martin, P. P., & L’Heureux Lewis, R. (2006). Racial identity matters: The relationship between racial discrimination and psychological functioning in African American adolescents. Journal of Research on Adolescence, 16(2), 187-216.
  • Snowden, L. (2001). Barriers to effective mental health services for African Americans. Mental Health Services Research, 3, 181-187.
  • Thompson, V. L., Bazile, A., & Akbar, M. (2004). African Americans’ perceptions of psychotherapy and psychotherapists. Professional Psychological Research and Practice, 35(1), 19-26.
  • Ulmer, J., Painter-Davis, N., & Tinik, L. (2014). Disproportional Imprisonment of Black and Hispanic Males: Sentencing Discretion, Processing Outcomes, and Policy Structures. Justice Quarterly, 1-40.
  • Wilkins, E.J., Whiting, J.B., Watson, M.F., Russon, J.M., & Moncrief, A.M. (2012). Residual effects of slavery: What clinicians need to know. Contemporary Family Therapy, 35, 14-28.