title: Individual and cultural-diversity competency: focus on the therapist.
abstract: The Competencies Conference: Future Directions in Education and Credentialing in Professional Psychology was held in Arizona in November 2002. One of the workshops, Individual and Cultural Differences (ICD), focused on racism, homophobia, and ageism. The consensus was that self-awareness and knowledge about the three "isms" are critical components in the education and training of psychologists. This article, authored by four of the workshop attendees, is a review of the current research and theoretical literature. Implications that address both content and context in graduate programs and training sites are presented. This is one of a series of articles published in this issue of the Journal of Clinical Psychology. Several other articles that resulted from the Competencies Conference will appear in Professional Psychology: Research and Practice and The Counseling Psychologist.
authors.affiliation: Children's Hospital, Department of Psychiatry, Boston, MA 02115, USA. Jessica.Daniel@childrens.harvard.edu
authors.forename: Jessica Henderson
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Daniel
authors.forename: Gargi
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Roysircar
authors.forename: Norman
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Abeles
authors.forename: Cyndy
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Boyd
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D003162:Competency-Based Education / Q000639:trends*; D018864:Cultural Diversity; D003479:Curriculum / Q000639:trends; D004500:Education, Graduate / Q000639:trends; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D011287:Prejudice; D011586:Psychology, Clinical / Q000193:education*; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000193:education*