title: Cultural influences on the process of conducting psychotherapy: personal reflections of an ethnic minority psychologist.
abstract: I was asked to reflect how being a member of an ethnically diverse minority group, that is, Japanese American, may have influenced my clinical practice as a psychologist and psychotherapist. I first define the various facets of my "diversity status," followed by an offering of reflections on how being a member of this group impacted both myself as a therapist and my clients. I conclude with several general recommendations geared to enhance a positive therapeutic alliance and client outcome.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Psychology, Medicine, and Community Health & Prevention, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA 19102-1192, USA. amn23@drexel.edu
authors.forename: Arthur M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Nezu
mesh_terms: D000069:Acculturation; D001213:Asian / Q000523:psychology*; D001364:Awareness; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; D003142:Communication; D054521:Cultural Competency; D018864:Cultural Diversity; D004645:Empathy; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan / Q000208:ethnology; D019122:Meditation; D008913:Minority Groups / Q000523:psychology*; D011287:Prejudice; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000379:methods*; D012069:Religion and Psychology; D012933:Social Identification; D014481:United States