Bringing Culture Into Parent Training With Latinos
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Study 1: Familismo
Familismo is a multifaceted construct that can be understood in terms of attitudinal and behavioral manifestations (Keefe, 1984). Attitudinal familismo refers to feelings of loyalty, solidarity, and reciprocity among family members. According to Lugo Steidel and Contreras (2003), attitudinal familismo has four components: (a) belief that family comes before the individual; (b) familial interconnectedness; (c) belief in family reciprocity; and (d) belief in familial honor. Behavioral familismo
Study 2: Respeto
The value of respeto is based on the importance of respect and obedience of authority (Gonzales-Ramos et al., 1998), is a means of maintaining harmony within the extended family (Marin & Marin, 1991), and is related to “knowing the level of courtesy and decorum required in a given situation in relation to other people of a particular age, sex and social status” (Harwood, Miller, & Irizarry, 1995, p.98). Delgado-Gaitan (1994) illustrated that for Mexican American parents, respeto emphasizes that
Clinical Implications
The findings from the two studies described above highlight the importance of respeto and familismo in the lives of Latino families, specifically in the domain of parenting, and compel us to explore how cultural values interact with the characteristics of a Westernized parent training program. What are the important cultural processes that would improve engagement and retention? How are treatment mechanisms presented in a manner that makes sense in the cultural context? Are there new mechanisms
Summary
This paper used findings from two previous studies on familismo and resepto to inform a discussion on the clinical implications of these cultural values for parent training programs with Latinos. This work addresses some of the challenges posed by multiculturalism by considering an “etic-to-emic” approach in which a culturally universal (i.e., etic) intervention —parent training—is modified based on culturally specific (i.e., emic) considerations. Culturally informed programs are more likely to
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