Class
Article
Faculty Mentor
Ryan Seedall
Presentation Type
Poster Presentation
Abstract
Social inequality and its subsequent marginalization of racial and ethnic minorities are significant societal crises of our time. Racial tensions culminated in an explosive head this past Spring as protestors took to the streets, airwaves, and social media to voice that an immediate change in our culture was in order. A growing body of evidence indicates that mental health disparities that disadvantage racial and ethnic minorities within all mental health fields, including marriage and family therapy (MFT), exist in the United States (Tseng et al., 2021). Currently, in the United States, more than 100 million people identify as racial or ethnic minorities. The U.S. census suggests that by 2044, 50% of Americans will identify as belonging to a racial or ethnic minority group (Colby & Ortman, 2015). Because of mental health disparities, it is crucial that we further examine the existing literature related to interventions for racial and ethnic minority communities. The purpose of this study is to provide a snapshot of the research and scholarly work that has been done related to systemic interventions for minorities in the last decade. We undertook a content analysis of three top family therapy journals (2010-2019): Family Process, Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, and The American Journal of Family Therapy. This poster will highlight our findings, including how many articles were published during this period, how many addressed race/ethnicities in some manner, and how many of those were explicitly focused on interventions. The poster will also highlight trends over time and whether greater attention has been given to these topics in recent years. We hope to highlight areas of strength as well as areas of growth for the field of MFT. We will also suggest some next steps towards reducing mental health disparities and identifying effective culturally adapted interventions to meet racial and ethnic minorities' needs. References: Colby, S. L., & Ortman, J. M. (2015). Projections of the size and composition of the US population: 2014 to 2060. US Census Bureau,Ed, 25-1143.Seedall, R. B., Holtrop, K., & Parra-Cardona, J. R. (2014). Diversity, social justice, and intersectionality trends in C/MFT: A content analysis of three family therapy journals, 2004–2011. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 40 (2), 139-151. https://doi.org/10.1111/jmft.12015 Tseng, C.-F., PettyJohn, M. E., Huerta, P., Miller, D. L., Agundez, J. C., Fang, M., & Wittenborn, A. K. (2021) Representation of diverse populations in couple and family therapy intervention studies: A systematic review of race/ethnicity, sexual orientation, age, and income in the United States from 2014 to 2019. Family Process, 6(1). https://doi-org.dist.lib.usu.edu/10.1111/famp.12628Presentation Time: Thursday, 11 a.m.-12 p.m.
Location
Logan, UT
Start Date
4-12-2021 12:00 AM
Included in
MFT Interventions for Racial/Ethnic Minorities: A Decade-in-Review of Three Therapeutic Journals
Logan, UT
Social inequality and its subsequent marginalization of racial and ethnic minorities are significant societal crises of our time. Racial tensions culminated in an explosive head this past Spring as protestors took to the streets, airwaves, and social media to voice that an immediate change in our culture was in order. A growing body of evidence indicates that mental health disparities that disadvantage racial and ethnic minorities within all mental health fields, including marriage and family therapy (MFT), exist in the United States (Tseng et al., 2021). Currently, in the United States, more than 100 million people identify as racial or ethnic minorities. The U.S. census suggests that by 2044, 50% of Americans will identify as belonging to a racial or ethnic minority group (Colby & Ortman, 2015). Because of mental health disparities, it is crucial that we further examine the existing literature related to interventions for racial and ethnic minority communities. The purpose of this study is to provide a snapshot of the research and scholarly work that has been done related to systemic interventions for minorities in the last decade. We undertook a content analysis of three top family therapy journals (2010-2019): Family Process, Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, and The American Journal of Family Therapy. This poster will highlight our findings, including how many articles were published during this period, how many addressed race/ethnicities in some manner, and how many of those were explicitly focused on interventions. The poster will also highlight trends over time and whether greater attention has been given to these topics in recent years. We hope to highlight areas of strength as well as areas of growth for the field of MFT. We will also suggest some next steps towards reducing mental health disparities and identifying effective culturally adapted interventions to meet racial and ethnic minorities' needs. References: Colby, S. L., & Ortman, J. M. (2015). Projections of the size and composition of the US population: 2014 to 2060. US Census Bureau,Ed, 25-1143.Seedall, R. B., Holtrop, K., & Parra-Cardona, J. R. (2014). Diversity, social justice, and intersectionality trends in C/MFT: A content analysis of three family therapy journals, 2004–2011. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 40 (2), 139-151. https://doi.org/10.1111/jmft.12015 Tseng, C.-F., PettyJohn, M. E., Huerta, P., Miller, D. L., Agundez, J. C., Fang, M., & Wittenborn, A. K. (2021) Representation of diverse populations in couple and family therapy intervention studies: A systematic review of race/ethnicity, sexual orientation, age, and income in the United States from 2014 to 2019. Family Process, 6(1). https://doi-org.dist.lib.usu.edu/10.1111/famp.12628Presentation Time: Thursday, 11 a.m.-12 p.m.