ABSTRACT

The prevalence of custodial grandparenting in the United States and other Western countries has increased in the past decade. Custodial grandparents face challenges including navigating painful personal relationships and caring for children with trauma histories. These challenges may be exacerbated for custodial grandmothers, particularly African American custodial grandmothers, due to existing racial stereotypes and gendered expectations about parenting. Family therapy is uniquely suited to providing support to custodial grandparents and their families. This scoping review examined the current literature on interventions with custodial grandparents to assess sensitivity to issues related to race and gender. Twelve studies are reviewed, and prominent themes are identified and discussed. Implications for research and clinical practice are discussed.

摘要

在美国和其他西方国家，监护祖父母的流行在过去十年中有所增加。监护祖父母面临挑战，包括处理痛苦的人际关系和照顾有创伤史的儿童。由于现有的种族刻板印象和对育儿的性别期望，这些挑战可能会加剧监护祖母，特别是非裔美国监护祖母。家庭疗法特别适合为监护祖父母及其家人提供支持。本范围审查审查了当前有关对监护祖父母进行干预的文献，以评估对与种族和性别相关的问题的敏感性。审查了十二项研究，并确定和讨论了突出的主题。讨论了对研究和临床实践的影响。