The (HI)Stories We Live by: Power/Knowledge and Family Therapy in Africa

摘要: There is a need to Africanise family therapy so as serve the interest of local communities. Western approaches have been accused being irrelevant African contexts. They are seen forming part dominant scientific knowledge which invalidates folk and cultural psychologies thereby continuing historical tradition oppressive colonial power relations. This paper aims at archaeologising evaluating such criticism by situating within different fields that emerged historically currently co-existing in Africa. The advantages disadvantages contexts explored focussing on relations between knowledges It argued many global narratives offer congenial companionship narratives, but therapists should pay more attention spiritual political attain legitimacy validation