Abstract
describes a structural approach for working with Hispanic families that evolved as part of more than 2 decades of research at the Spanish Family Guidance Center at the University of Miami / the structural approach to working with Hispanic families described in this chapter is a direct outgrowth of our efforts to develop and investigate novel, theoretically based, and culturally appropriate interventions that can be used in the prevention and treatment of behavior problems and drug abuse among youth / illustrate some of the ways in which we have adapted the core concepts, methods, and procedures of SFT [structural family therapy] for use in working with families in contexts of cultural diversity / illustrate some of the ways in which we have been responding to the changing needs of families by extending the core of SFT to the structural ecosystems theory, which includes interventions targeted at the multiple social ecosystems that impact on families
describe [a] theory-based procedure using structural family therapy (SFT) for Cuban and other culturally diverse families of children with behavior problems and drug abuse / describe in detail the principles of SFT and the modifications made for its transcultural use (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2009 APA, all rights reserved)