ACA -CCPA 2016 Conference & Expo

ID #805-Examining Relationship Satisfaction and Family Adjustment in Black and White Couples (Room 210E, Poster 9)

02 Apr 16
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM

Tracks: Couples, Marriage, and Family Counseling, Research

Speaker(s): Sandy-Ann Griffith, Graduate Teaching Instructor & Graduate Research Assistant, Old Dominion University

Declining marriage rates and the high prevalence of family fragmentation among Black individuals warrants exploration of the need for culturally tailored relationship education curricula. Attendees will learn the relevance of racial and ethnic differences in low-income Black and White couples’ self-reported relationship satisfaction and family adjustment after completing a relationship education intervention, and the clinical implications for counselors and counselor educators who work with this population.