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Love, IntImacy, and the afrIcan amerIcan coupLe this exciting new text on counseling african american couples outlines critical components to providing culturally sensitive treatment. Built around a framework that examines african american couples’ issues as well as the specific contextual factors that can negatively impact their relationships, it: • addresses threats to love and intimacy for Black couples • provides culturally relevant, strengths-based approaches and assessment practices • Includes interesting case studies at the conclusion of each chapter that illustrate important concepts. the chapters span the current state of couple relationships; readers will find information for working with lesbians and gays in relationships, pastoral counseling, and intercultural Black couples. there is also a chapter for non-Black therapists who work with Black clients. dispersed throughout the book are interviews with prominent african american couples’ experts: dr. chalandra m. Bryant, relationship expert audrey B. chapman, dr. daryl m. rowe and dr. Sandra Lyons- rowe, and dr. thomas parham. they provide personal insight on issues such as the strengths african americans bring to relationships, their skills and struggles, and gender and class considerations. this must-read book will significantly help you and your clients. Katherine M. Helm, phd, is a professor of psychology and director of Graduate programs in psychology at Lewis university, and is a practicing psychologist. Jon Carlson, psyd, edd, aBpp, is a distinguished professor of psychology and counseling at Governors State university, and a psychologist at the Wellness clinic in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. the famILy therapy and counSeLInG SerIeS SerIeS edItor Jon carLSon, psy. d., ed.d. Kit S. ng christine Kerr, Janice hoshino, Global Perspectives in Family Therapy: Judith Sutherland, Sharyl parashak, Development, Practice, Trends and Linda mccarley Family Art Therapy phyllis erdman and tom caffery Attachment and Family Systems: Conceptual, debra d. castaldo Empirical, and Therapeutic Relatedness Divorced Without Children: Solution Focused Therapy with Women at Midlife Wes crenshaw Treating Families and Children in the Child phyllis erdman and Kok-mun ng Protective System Attachment: Expanding the Cultural Connections Len Sperry Jon carlson and Len Sperry Assessment of Couples and Families: Recovering Intimacy in Love Relationships: A Contemporary and Cutting-Edge Strategies Clinician’s Guide robert L. Smith and r. esteban montilla adam Zagelbaum and Jon carlson Counseling and Family Therapy with Latino Working with Immigrant Families: A Practical Populations: Strategies that Work Guide for Counselors catherine ford Sori Shea m. dunham, Shannon B. dermer, Engaging Children in Family Therapy: Creative and Jon carlson Approaches to Integrating Theory and Research in Poisonous Parenting: Toxic Relationships Between Clinical Practice Parents and Their Adult Children paul r. peluso david K. carson and Infidelity: A Practitioner’s Guide to Working with montserrat casado-Kehoe Couples in Crisis Case Studies in Couples Therapy: Theory-Based Approaches Jill d. onedera The Role of Religion in Marriage and Family Bret a. moore Counseling Handbook of Counseling Military Couples the famILy therapy and counSeLInG SerIeS SerIeS edItor Jon carLSon, psy. d., ed.d. Len Sperry dennis a. Bagarozzi Family Assessment: Contemporary and Cutting- Couples in Collusion: Short-Term, Assessment- Edge Strategies, 2nd ed. Based Strategies for Helping Couples Disarm Their Defenses patricia a. robey, robert e. Wubbolding, and Jon carlson Katherine m. helm and Jon carlson Contemporary Issues in Couples Counseling: A Love, Intimacy, and the African American Couple Choice Theory and Reality Therapy Approach Judith v. Jordan and Jon carlson paul r. peluso, richard e. Watts, Creating Connection: A Relational-Cultural and mindy parsons Approach with Couples Changing Aging, Changing Family Therapy: Practicing With 21st Century Realities Love, IntImacy, and the afrIcan amerIcan coupLe Edited by Katherine M. Helm and Jon Carlson first published 2013 by routledge 711 third avenue, new york, ny 10017 Simultaneously published in the uK by routledge 27 church road, hove, east Sussex Bn3 2fa Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an informa business © 2013 taylor & francis the right of the editors to be identified as the authors of the editorial material, and of the authors for their individual chapters, has been asserted in accordance with sections 77 and 78 of the copyright, designs and patents act 1988. all rights reserved. no part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilised in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers. Trademark notice: product or corporate names may be trademarks or registered trademarks, and are used only for identification and explanation without intent to infringe. Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Love, intimacy, and the african american couple / edited by Katherine helm, phd & Jon carlson, psyd. pages cm. – (family therapy and counseling) Includes bibliographical references and index. 1. african americans – marriage. 2. couples therapy. I. helm, Katherine (Katherine m.) II. carlson, Jon. e185.86.L68 2013 616.89´156–dc23 2012038701 ISBn: 978-0-415-89262-9 (hbk) ISBn: 978-0-415-65649-8 (pbk) ISBn: 978-0-203-81771-1 (ebk) typeset in Baskerville by hWa text and data management, London to: anton Lewis—my husband, friend, and love for: my daughter abigail Lewis. may you use the wisdom of this book in your relationships thanks to: Luke & Beverly helm, anton Lewis, edmund Kearney, Jon carlson, Kevin cokley, Gordon pitz, Jamie Kontos, and the chicago chapter of the association of Black psychologists for your invaluable insights and support Katherine M. Helm to: my colleagues in the division of psychology & counseling at Governors State university for over forty years of support and caring Jon Carlson contentS Contributors xi Series Editor’s Foreword xvii Preface xix Part I Influences that Shape Love, Intimacy, and relational Patterns among african american Couples 1 1 Introduction 3 KatherIne m. heLm and Jon carLSon expert Interview with dr. chalandra m. Bryant 17 2 past and present Societal Influences on african american couples that Impact Love and Intimacy 20 Sharon Bethea and tennILLe aLLen Part II Socialization Factors of Black Love and Intimacy 61 3 african american male–female romantic relationships 63 feLIeSha SheLton-WheeLer 4 threats to Intimacy for african american couples 85 tennILLe aLLen and KatherIne m. heLm expert Interview with audrey B. chapman 117 ix
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