{"product_id":"9780415892629","title":"Love, Intimacy, and the African American Couple","description":"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 Bryant, relationship expert Audrey B. Chapman, Dr. Daryl 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.","brand":"Katherine M. Helm, Jon Carlson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45774426439998,"sku":"9780415892629","price":9322.75,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4357\/7662\/products\/9780415892629_9002d8d7-dd72-46c2-a81a-7b91516c3716.jpg?v=1707254273","url":"https:\/\/exclusivebooks.co.za\/products\/9780415892629","provider":"Exclusive Books Online","version":"1.0","type":"link"}