{"title":"Socioculturally Attuned Systemic Therapy With Transgender and Gender Diverse Families","authors":"Joshua L. Boe, Dawn R. Baldwin","doi":"10.1521/jsyt.2023.42.2.27","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1521/jsyt.2023.42.2.27","url":null,"abstract":"The transgender and gender diverse (TGD) community continues to experience discrimination that is inextricably linked to poorer health outcomes. As state legislators attempt to erase TGD people from existence, systemic therapists can and should be at the forefront of advancing TGD-inclusive therapy practices. In the spirit of such advancement, we present a socioculturally attuned approach to working with TGD individuals and families. Like TGD-inclusive therapy, socioculturally attuned therapy requires systemic therapists to recognize how systemic oppression constrains TGD individuals and families. This approach differs in that it calls for third-order change, or systems changing systems, moving beyond helping families restructure the rules and relational dynamics to becoming agents of change within the systems they operate. We posit that TGD-inclusive therapy practices and socioculturally attuned practice can mutually inform one another to create a more inclusive practice.","PeriodicalId":472813,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Systemic Therapies","volume":"17 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135219671","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Hospice Workers in the Pandemic: Re-visioning Self-Care Systemically in a Time of Crisis","authors":"Rochelle S. Clarke, Anne Rambo","doi":"10.1521/jsyt.2023.42.2.46","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1521/jsyt.2023.42.2.46","url":null,"abstract":"Hospice workers, along with other health care staff, experienced significant stress and burnout during the COVID-19 pandemic. Most initiatives designed to address this issue focused on top-down ideas about self-care techniques (Martinez et al, 2021). This article describes an alternative approach based on solution-focused and collaborative assumptions, which allowed hospice health care workers to be the experts on their own stressors, and therefore the experts on how to relieve that stress during an unprecedented time.","PeriodicalId":472813,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Systemic Therapies","volume":"8 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135219670","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Introduction: Working Toward Systemic Change During a Global Pandemic and Unjust Social Practices","authors":"Joshua L. Boe","doi":"10.1521/jsyt.2023.42.2.22","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1521/jsyt.2023.42.2.22","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction: Working Toward Systemic Change During a Global Pandemic and Unjust Social PracticesJoshua L. BoeJoshua L. BoeNova Southeastern UniversityAddress correspondence to Joshua L. Boe, Department of Couple and Family Therapy, Nova Southeastern University, 3300 S University Dr., Fort Lauderdale, FL 33328. E-mail: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorPublished Online:November 2023https://doi.org/10.1521/jsyt.2023.42.2.22PDFPDF PLUS ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack Citations AboutREFERENCESBar-Shachar Y., , Lopata S., , & Bar-Kalifa E. (2023). Relationship satisfaction during COVID-19: The role of partners’ perceived support and attachment. Family Relations, 72(1), 105–121. https://doi.org/10.1111/fare.12767 Crossref, Google ScholarBoe J. L., , & Baldwin D. R. (2023). Socioculturally attuned systemic therapy with transgender and gender diverse families. Journal of Systemic Therapies, 42(2), 27–45. Abstract, Google ScholarBoe J. L., , & Richartz J.-L. (2023). “No one has a fundraiser for a family in a mental health crisis”: Constructing mental health as bodies of moral worth. Journal of Systemic Therapies, 42(2), 58–74. Abstract, Google ScholarClark R. S., , & Rambo A. (2023). Hospice workers in the pandemic: Re-visioning self-care systemically in a time of crisis. Journal of Systemic Therapies, 42(2), 46–57. Google ScholarCortes G. M., , & Forsythe E. (2023). Heterogeneous labor market impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. ILR Review, 76(1), 30–55. https://doi.org/10.1177/00197939221076856 Crossref, Google Scholardel Rio C., , Collins L. F., , & Malani P. (2020). Long-term health consequences of COVID-19. JAMA, 324(17), 1723–1724. https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2020.19719 Crossref, Google ScholarDeng J., , Zhou F., , Hou W., , Heybati K., , Lohit S., , Abbas U., , Silver Z., , Wong C. Y., , Chang O., , Huang E., , Zuo Q. K., , Moskalyk M., , Ramaraju H. B., , & Heybati S. (2023). Prevalence of mental health symptoms in children and adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic: A meta-analysis. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1520(1), 53–73. https://doi.org/10.1111/nyas.14947 Crossref, Google ScholarFronteira I., , Sidat M., , Magalhães J. P., , de Barros F. P. C., , Delgado A. P., , Correia T., , Daniel-Ribeiro C. T., , & Ferrinho P. (2021). The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic: A syndemic perspective. One Health, 12, 100228. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.onehlt.2021.100228 Crossref, Google ScholarHoward L. C., , Krueger E. A., , Barker J. O., , Boley Cruz T., , Cwalina S. N., , Unger J. B., , Barrington-Trimis J. L., , & Leventhal A. M. (2022). Young adults’ distress about police brutality following the death of George Floyd. Youth & Society, 55(6), 1173–1190. https://doi.org/10.1177/0044118X221087282 Crossref, Google ScholarKumar A., , & Nayar K. R. (2021). COVID 19 and its mental health consequences. Journal of Mental Health, 30(1), 1–2. https://doi/org/10.1080/09638237.2020.175","PeriodicalId":472813,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Systemic Therapies","volume":"7 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135194752","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Our Bodies as Multi-storied Communities: Ethics and Practices","authors":"Poh Lin Lee","doi":"10.1521/jsyt.2023.42.2.1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1521/jsyt.2023.42.2.1","url":null,"abstract":"In this article, I introduce and develop an outline of the ethics and practices that invite us to recognize our bodies as multi-storied communities and to engage in decolonial feminist co-research. In discussing how we might come to these practices I share multimedia fragments of co-research, alongside a person I'm consulting with. This gives the reader the chance to see these ideas and practices in the journey of becoming rather than from a position of having reached a certain destination. This article offers a unique way of unpacking therapy sessions together with the person at the center and demonstrates the need to question the very notion of our bodies as singular and how that affects our practice. It contributes to the literature by calling into question taken-forgranted notions of our body and thereby how to engage, involve, and connect with body-inclusive practices in therapy.","PeriodicalId":472813,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Systemic Therapies","volume":"28 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135194753","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"We Tried to Push the River","authors":"Elam Nunnally, Insoo K. Berg","doi":"10.1521/jsyt.2023.42.2.79","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1521/jsyt.2023.42.2.79","url":null,"abstract":"Clinically, making mistakes is an important and inevitable learning process. Yet, most case studies concentrate on what went right. This essay discusses, in detail, a “difficult case” that almost ended in premature termination, and how the course of therapy was changed. It also discusses some conceptual frames for understanding the “more of the same” error and how it was corrected.","PeriodicalId":472813,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Systemic Therapies","volume":"126 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135194755","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"“No One Has a Fundraiser for a Family in a Mental Health Crisis”: Constructing Mental Health as Bodies of Moral Worth","authors":"Joshua L. Boe, Jamie-Lyn Richartz","doi":"10.1521/jsyt.2023.42.2.58","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1521/jsyt.2023.42.2.58","url":null,"abstract":"As United States citizens experience the rising cost of health care and the economic impact of COVID-19, they have turned toward other means of securing financial assistance. One popular strategy is the use of crowdfunding through GoFundMe (GFM). Recently, scholars have examined the mechanisms behind a “successful “ campaign. However, few scholars explore how these narratives are constructed. Using narrative inquiry, we examined the narrative structure of 83 GFM requests with the aim of understanding how people construct those seeking financial assistance for mental health as people of moral worth. Our results reveal that narratives are typically structured through the hero/heroine's story arch, often focusing on how the person has much to offer to society, is ready for change through whatever means necessary, and is only seeking requests after exhausting all other options. Such constructions may inadvertently further perpetuate stigma toward mental health needs and those who experience mental health crises.","PeriodicalId":472813,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Systemic Therapies","volume":"5 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135219669","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of Extratherapeutic Factors Leading Criminal Offenders to Successful Rehabilitation","authors":"John W. Wyble, Bernadette H. Solórzano","doi":"10.1521/jsyt.2023.42.2.86","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1521/jsyt.2023.42.2.86","url":null,"abstract":"As systems shift from punitive to rehabilitative measures, correctional departments aim to reduce recidivism; however, an overlooked consideration is the quality of systems and interactions to which the person returns to live. In this qualitative study, we examined if extratherapeutic factors were essential for recidivism reduction. We analyzed two interviews conducted with former offenders to examine their lived experiences surrounding incarceration, rehabilitation, and reintegration. Five themes (Loyalty, Situational Stressors, Community, Work/Livelihood, Support System) and one subtheme (Hope) emerged after analyzing the transcribed interviews. Although each participant's experience was vastly different, shared meanings emerged leading to common themes between participants ‘ lived experiences. Interestingly enough, hope emerged as essential for one participant. Results indicated factors influencing change can occur, promoting successful community reentry with assistance from personal support systems. Limitations are covered along with ideas for future research, as well as implications for clinical practice in psychology.","PeriodicalId":472813,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Systemic Therapies","volume":"12 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135194949","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"An Ethical Stance for Justice-Doing in Community Work and Therapy","authors":"Vikki Reynolds","doi":"10.1521/jsyt.2023.42.1.40","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1521/jsyt.2023.42.1.40","url":null,"abstract":"This writing illuminates a possible stance for an ethic of justice-doing as a frame for community work and therapy. This approach to justice-doing is offered as an imperfection project, and while incomplete and necessarily flawed, it has been helpful to groups of workers striving to practice more in line with our collective commitments for social justice. This approach is profoundly collaborative and informed by decolonizing practice and anti-oppression activism. I will describe the intentions that guide this stance, which include striving towards centering ethics, doing solidarity, addressing power, fostering collective sustainability, critically engaging with language, and structuring safety. Even an imperfect orientation towards justice-doing can open our work to transformations for ourselves, the people we work alongside, and our communities and society, and offer the potential for experiencing the social diving. This article is framed from a keynote delivered at the Winds of Change Conference held in Ottawa, Ontario in June 2012. I acknowledge the Algonquin people whose territories we met on. Finally, marcela polanco (2011), who describes her work as a therapy of solidarity, will offer a reflection on my position for an ethic of justice-doing.","PeriodicalId":472813,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Systemic Therapies","volume":"59 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135469448","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}