Considerations for Culturally Competent Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Depression with Hispanic Patients

Considerations for Culturally Responsive Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy for Māori With Depression

“…The notion of utilising self-disclosure to facilitate a more personal therapeutic relationship with clients is consistent with current trends in international research, and several authors have found that a degree of therapist self-disclosure can have a positive impact on the therapeutic alliance and treatment outcome (e.g., Barrett & Berman, 2001;Knox & Hill, 2003). In the context of research into CBT with ethnic minority groups, the sharing of personal information between the therapist and client is encouraged as part of the initial engagement with Latino clients (Interian & Díaz-Martínez, 2007;Organista, 2006).…”

“…In 2007, Cognitive and Behavioral Practice published an article outlining important issues for clinicians to consider when providing cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) for depressed Hispanic clients (Interian & Díaz-Martínez, 2007). A subsequent pilot study evaluated the efficacy of CBT adapted along the lines of the suggestions outlined in the original article (Interian, Allen, Gara, & Escobar, 2008).…”

Learning About Students’ Culture and Language Through Family Stories Elicited by Dichos

“…Dichos are funds of knowledge of a people, and are part of the historically accumulated body of knowledge essential for household functioning and well-being among native speakers of Spanish (Gonzalez et al 2001;Moll 1992). Most of the published literature on dichos available to date comes from the field of counseling psychology, where dichos have been explored to enhance counseling approaches with Hispanic Spanishspeaking clients (Altarriba and Santiago-Rivera 1994;Iterian and Diaz-Martinez 2006;Zuñiga 1991Zuñiga , 1992. Given their cultural and linguistic relevance among Hispanics, dichos may encourage family storytelling.…”

Cognitive behavioral therapy for PTSD and somatization: An open trial

“…Acknowledging that Latin Americans can view therapy as a way to get everyday problems off their chest "desahogo" (Interian & Díaz-Martínez, 2007), therapists expressed genuine interest in clients' everyday problems by allowing more time for sharing of these concerns, while also summarizing frequently to ensure that the content of complex stories were understood. Additionally, therapists tied back content of these "free-form" discourses to themes explored in session via active and reflective listening, in order to strike a balance between "desahogo" and active CBT treatment session goals.…”