Recommendations for male-friendly individual counseling with men: A qualitative systematic literature review for the period 1995–2016
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Article Title | Recommendations for male-friendly individual counseling with men: A qualitative systematic literature review for the period 1995–2016 |
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ERA Journal ID | 30338 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Beel, Nathan (Author), Jeffries, Carla (Author), Brownlow, Charlotte (Author), Winterbotham, Sonya (Author) and du Preez, Jan (Author) |
Journal Title | Psychology of Men and Masculinity |
Journal Citation | 19 (4), pp. 600-611 |
Number of Pages | 12 |
Year | 2018 |
Place of Publication | United States |
ISSN | 1524-9220 |
1939-151X | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1037/men0000137 |
Web Address (URL) | https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2017-40751-001 |
Abstract | Over the past few decades, there have been calls to customize therapy for men. Researchers have increasingly become aware of the impact of masculinity on men and their psychological health, their willingness to seek help, and their experience of therapy. Recommendations have been published for how to enhance engagement and therapeutic change for men in counseling. This article systematically collected and examined recommendations for individual male-friendly therapy from 44 sources written over a 21-year period to identify common themes using qualitative methodology. The resulting 4 themes included knowledge about men, masculinity, and socialization; therapist critical self-awareness and commitment; masculinity-informed treatment adaptations; and masculinity-informed tasks and goals. The themes were discussed in relation to relevant research and similar diversity-sensitive approaches, including different ways that masculinity knowledge was incorporated into treatment and the ethical implications of targeting traditional masculinity for change. Increased empirical research on male-friendly counseling is needed to validate existing recommendations. |
Keywords | men, masculinity, gender, counseling, psychotherapy |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 440902. Counselling, wellbeing and community services |
520502. Gender psychology | |
520399. Clinical and health psychology not elsewhere classified | |
Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
Byline Affiliations | School of Psychology and Counselling |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q4605/recommendations-for-male-friendly-individual-counseling-with-men-a-qualitative-systematic-literature-review-for-the-period-1995-2016
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