Psychotherapy trainees' multicultural case conceptualization content: thematic differences across three cases.
This study examined thematic differences in the multicultural case conceptualization content of 61 psychotherapy trainees across three different cases and trainee demographics (number of multicultural courses completed, years of supervised clinical practicum completed, and White trainee vs. trainee of color). Themes across cases included general counseling skills (attend to affect, build rapport, focus on specific client concerns, use of specific clinical interventions, and use of external resources not related to culture), as well as multicultural specific counseling skills (focus on culture, focus on discrimination, use of culturally competent interventions, and use of external resources related to culture). Thematic differences across case were found in three of the nine themes (affect, culture, discrimination). No systematic differences were found across multicultural training, clinical training, or race. Implications of these results are discussed.
Department of Educational and Psychological Studies, University of Miami, FL 33124-2040, USA. debbiesiu@miami.edu
Debbiesiu L
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Lee
Daniel J
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Sheridan
Adam D
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Rosen
Isaiah
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Jones
D000328:Adult; D003210:Concept Formation; D054521:Cultural Competency / Q000193:education*; D004521:Educational Measurement; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008913:Minority Groups; D013811:Psychotherapeutic Processes; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000193:education*; D012938:Social Perception; D015206:Southwestern United States