Effects of Asian American client adherence to Asian cultural values, session goal, and counselor emphasis of client expression on career counseling process.

Kim, Bryan S. K.; Li, Lisa C.; Liang, T. H.

doi:10.1037/0022-0167.49.3.342

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“…Psychotherapists' MCO Psychotherapy studies have found that clients' perceptions of their psychotherapists' MCO are positively associated with clients' ratings of working alliance, session quality, psychotherapists' empathy, and general competence (Constantine, 2002(Constantine, , 2007Fuertes & Brobst, 2002;Fuertes et al, 2006;Kim et al, 2002;Li & Kim, 2004). The primary criterion variable in several studies has been clients' satisfaction with services, which has also been positively related to clients' perceptions of their psychotherapists' MCO (Constantine, 2002(Constantine, , 2007Fuertes & Brobst, 2002;Fuertes et al, 2006).…”

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Clients' perceptions of their psychotherapists' multicultural orientation.

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The current retrospective study examined whether clients' (N ϭ 176) perceptions of their psychotherapists' multicultural orientation (MCO) were associated with their psychological functioning, working alliance, and real relationship scores. Moreover, we tested whether clients' perceptions of the working alliance and the real relationship mediated the relationship between clients' perceptions of their psychotherapists' MCO and psychological functioning. The results showed that clients' perceptions of their psychotherapists' MCO were positively related to working alliance, real relationship, and psychological functioning. Only clients' ratings of the working alliance mediated the relationship between clients' perceptions of their psychotherapists' MCO and psychological functioning. Thus, because clients perceive their psychotherapists as being more oriented toward cultural issues, they may view the therapist as being more credible and may gain a sense of comfort in the therapeutic process. In turn, clients' strong alliance facilitates improvement in psychological well-being.

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Section: Previous Studies On Clients' Perceptions Of Theirmentioning

confidence: 99%

Clients' perceptions of their psychotherapists' multicultural orientation.

Owen¹,

Tao²,

Leach³

et al. 2011

Psychotherapy

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“…In contrast, when the counselors were European American, the clients with low AVS scores rated the counselors as more empathic than did the clients with high AVS scores. However, in another study of single-session counseling, Kim, Li, and Liang (2002), using all European American counselors, found that Asian American clients with high scores on the AVS perceived greater counselor empathy and working alliances than did clients with low AVS scores. This latter finding is directly contradictory to the findings from Kim and Atkinson's (2002) sample with European American counselors.…”

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A Psychometric Revision of the Asian Values Scale Using the Rasch Model

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Sehee

2004

Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development

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“…A range of variables has been investigated, including counselling style (Atkinson & Matsushita, 1991), session goals (Kim, Li, & Liang, 2002), counsellor emphasis on client expression (Kim et al, 2002), and counsellor self-disclosure (Kim, Hill, Gelso, Goates, Asay, & Harbin, 2003). For example, Kim et al (2002) examined clients' reactions to two types of session goals: in one condition European American counsellors focused on immediate resolution of clients' problems, and in the other the attainment of insight through exploration. At the end of the session, clients in the "immediate resolution" condition perceived a stronger working alliance with the counsellor.…”

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Culture and the therapeutic relationship: Perspectives from Chinese clients

Jim

Pistrang

2007

Psychotherapy Research

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Culture and therapy 2 Culture and the therapeutic relationship: Perspectives from Chinese clients AbstractChinese people in the UK and USA underutilise mental health services and, when they do seek help, may find that therapy does not meet their needs. In response to calls in the literature for naturalistic studies of therapy with people of Chinese background, this study used a qualitative, multiple case approach to examine clients' individual experiences in depth and detail. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with eight Chinese clients. The aim was to investigate how culture might play a role in the therapeutic relationship. Qualitative analysis yielded four key themes concerning clients' and therapists' awareness of culture and how this impacted on their working relationship: "cultural encapsulation", "cultural formulation", "cultural liberation" and "culture is not important". Although participants' perceptions of therapy showed similarities to those reported by clients of European-American descent, culture entered into the therapeutic relationship in complex and diverse ways. The findings have implications for delivering culturally sensitive therapies. Culture and therapy 3 Culture and the therapeutic relationship: Perspectives from Chinese clientsChinese people in the UK underutilise mental health services (National Institute for Mental Health in England, 2003) and have been described as an "invisible population" (Department of Health, 1993). A similar picture exists in the USA, where Asian Americans 1 are under-represented in counselling and therapy services, and, once they do seek help, tend to terminate prematurely (Atkinson, Morten, & Sue, 1998; U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2001). Obstacles to seeking help may include language barriers and a lack of awareness of services, as well as perceptions of therapy as an unfamiliar or undesirable means of resolving mental health problems (Li & Logan, 2000;Li, Logan, Yee, & Ng, 1999;Nagayama Hall, 2001). Indeed, within Chinese culture, the stigma of mental health problems and the concepts of shame and "losing face" may make it particularly difficult to seek help (Li et al., 1999;Lin, Tseng, & Yeh, 1995;Uba, 1994). Those who do seek help may find that therapy does not appropriately meet their needs.Differences in values and belief systems of Eastern and Western cultures are frequently cited as one reason that Chinese clients may terminate therapy prematurely.Chinese cultural values include an emphasis on collectivism, the centrality of the family, filial piety, hierarchical relationships, academic achievement, humility, and emotional selfcontrol (Kim, Atkinson, & Yang, 1999;D.W. Sue & Sue, 2003). Such values are likely to play a role in Chinese clients' experience of self and identity, how they make sense of their problems, and what they expect from therapy. However, it is also important to recognise that clients will vary in the degree to which they adhere to the values and norms of their indigenous culture. Indeed, there is great heterog...

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Effects of Asian American client adherence to Asian cultural values, session goal, and counselor emphasis of client expression on career counseling process.

Cited by 74 publications

References 30 publications

Clients' perceptions of their psychotherapists' multicultural orientation.

Clients' perceptions of their psychotherapists' multicultural orientation.

A Psychometric Revision of the Asian Values Scale Using the Rasch Model

Culture and the therapeutic relationship: Perspectives from Chinese clients

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