Abstract
Culturally sensitive counseling models for non-Western clients are rarely seen in the literature. Because filial piety is
a prevailing cultural belief in Taiwanese/Chinese societies and influences a wide range of individual and interpersonal behaviors,
counseling and psychotherapy would be most effective when this cultural norm is considered and incorporated in the treatment
process. This study will begin with a brief introduction of important elements of Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT). It
will then outline a counseling model that integrates the cultural construct of filial piety with SFBT. The implementation
of this integrative, culturally sensitive model will be exemplified by descriptions of the processes and outcomes of two Taiwanese
adult clients who were dealing with various forms of parent-child conflicts. Limitations, implications, and further directions
will be discussed based on SFBT and Chinese cultural contexts.
a prevailing cultural belief in Taiwanese/Chinese societies and influences a wide range of individual and interpersonal behaviors,
counseling and psychotherapy would be most effective when this cultural norm is considered and incorporated in the treatment
process. This study will begin with a brief introduction of important elements of Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT). It
will then outline a counseling model that integrates the cultural construct of filial piety with SFBT. The implementation
of this integrative, culturally sensitive model will be exemplified by descriptions of the processes and outcomes of two Taiwanese
adult clients who were dealing with various forms of parent-child conflicts. Limitations, implications, and further directions
will be discussed based on SFBT and Chinese cultural contexts.
- Content Type Journal Article
- Category ORIGINAL ARTICLE
- Pages 1-13
- DOI 10.1007/s10447-011-9133-5
- Authors
- Wei-Su Hsu, National Taiwan Normal University, Kansas City, MO, USA
- Chiachih D. C. Wang, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, MO, USA
- Journal International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling
- Online ISSN 1573-3246
- Print ISSN 0165-0653