{"product_id":"love-intimacy-and-the-african-american-couple","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:\n• Addresses threats to love and intimacy for Black couples\n• Provides culturally relevant, strengths-based approaches and assessment practices\n• Includes interesting case studies at the conclusion of each chapter that illustrate important concepts.\nThe 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":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55002213482840,"sku":"9780415656498","price":65.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780415656498.jpg?v=1768592734","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/love-intimacy-and-the-african-american-couple","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}