Engaging with Clients Cross-Culturally

Tsang, A. Ka Tat; Msw, Adv. Dip. Sw Marion Bogo

doi:10.1300/j285v06n03_04

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“…The develop ment of the therapeutic alliance in the early stages of a coun seling relationship coupled with therapist who has a strong multicultural orientation or general philosophy that places im portance on clients' cultural heritage Owen, 2013) can lay the foundation for sound therapeutic work. Tsang and Bogo (1997) argued that trust between client and therapist is demonstrated by openness to one another as well as a client's belief that the therapist has good intentions. Consequently, therapists should develop strategies that are consistent with a general therapeutic approach that promotes discussions about their clients' racial/ethnic heritage and, most importantly, at tend to the therapeutic relationship.…”

Section: Implications For Training and Practicementioning

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Addressing racial and ethnic microaggressions in therapy.

Owen

Tao

Imel

et al. 2014

Professional Psychology: Research and Practice

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Racial and ethnic microaggressions in everyday life can negatively impact the well-being of racial and ethnic minorities (REM). When microaggressions are perceived in therapy they can interfere with therapeutic progress. However, little is known about whether microaggressions are addressed in therapy and if so, does addressing them impact the therapeutic relationship. REM clients from a university counseling center (n = 120) reported on their therapy experience. Approximately 53% of clients reported experiencing a microaggression from their therapist. Clients' perceptions of micro aggressions were negatively related to the working alliance, even after controlling for their current psychological well-being, number of sessions, and therapist racial and ethnic status. Of those clients who reported a microaggression, nearly 76% reported that the microaggression was not discussed. For those clients who experienced a microaggression and did not discuss it, alliance ratings were lower as compared with clients who did not experience a microaggression or who experienced a microaggression but discussed it.

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Section: Implications For Training and Practicementioning

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Addressing racial and ethnic microaggressions in therapy.

Owen

Tao

Imel

et al. 2014

Professional Psychology: Research and Practice

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“…The present study is the first to apply Trawalter et al’s (2009) stress and coping framework to qualitatively examine how NLW patients and therapists of color negotiate the relational and clinical tasks involved in the initial session of therapy. The demands of an intake, including establishing rapport, developing a shared understanding of the problem, and engaging the patient in treatment, become exponentially more challenging in the presence of racial and cultural difference (Alegría et al, 2012; Thompson & Carter, 1997; Tsang & Bogo, 1998). To clarify the behavioral processes that may be uniquely elicited in interracial sessions involving NLW patients paired with therapists of color, a smaller group of intraracial cases (NLW patient-NLW therapist dyads) will serve as a comparison group.…”

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Inverting the power dynamic: The process of first sessions of psychotherapy with therapists of color and non-Latino white patients.

Okun¹,

Chang²,

Kanhai³

et al. 2017

Journal of Counseling Psychology

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The present study is the first to apply Trawalter, Richeson, and Shelton's (2009) stress and coping framework to qualitatively examine interracial interactions in initial sessions of psychotherapy. The sample included 22 dyads: 15 therapists of color administering various treatment modalities to 15 treatment-seeking non-Latino White (NLW) patients and a comparison group of 7 intraracial (NLW-NLW) dyads. In Phase 1, videorecordings of the first session of treatment were analyzed using inductive thematic analysis (TA) to describe patient and therapist behaviors. In Phase 2, a deductive TA approach was used to interpret and cluster those dyadic behaviors according to Trawalter et al.'s (2009) framework. NLW patients paired with therapists of color made more efforts to bridge differences and more often questioned the therapist's professional qualifications compared with those matched with NLW therapists. Therapists of color made more self-disclosures than NLW therapists and maintained a more formal stance, compared with NLW therapists. The deductive TA operationalized 4 of Trawalter and colleagues' (2009) coping responses within a therapeutic framework. Findings highlight the ability of therapists' of color to engage positively with their NLW patients even in the face of challenges to their expertise and credibility. (PsycINFO Database Record

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A Dimension of Organizational Spirituality

Shoji-Schaffner

2023

Christian Faith Perspectives in Leadership and Business

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Engaging with Clients Cross-Culturally

Cited by 25 publications

References 38 publications

Addressing racial and ethnic microaggressions in therapy.

Addressing racial and ethnic microaggressions in therapy.

Inverting the power dynamic: The process of first sessions of psychotherapy with therapists of color and non-Latino white patients.

A Dimension of Organizational Spirituality

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