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Using Minuchin's structural family therapy techniques with Italian-American families

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Italian-American families have general characteristics about which family therapists should be informed in order to select appropriate and effective family therapy for this cultural group. The author identifies Minuchin's structural family therapy techniques as relevant for working with Italian-American families, adding a note of personal validation of the need and efficacy of the Minuchin approach.

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Yaccarino, M.E. Using Minuchin's structural family therapy techniques with Italian-American families. Contemp Fam Ther 15, 459–466 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00892292

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