Long-term group psycyotherapy of Puerto Rican women: Ethnicity as a clinical support

Group therapy with inner city hispanic acting-out adolescent males: Some theoretical observations

“…The literature suggests that therapists treating Hispanic patients should ideally be bilingual (Delgado, 1983;Menikoff, 1979;Ruiz, 1979;Tylim, 1982). However, the experiences of these authors suggest that knowledge, sensitivity, and acceptance of cultural differences, including linguistic differences, may suffice for developing a meaningful and trusting psychotherapeutic relationship.…”

“…Therapists need to have a solid understanding of Hispanic culture (Menikoff, 1979;Ruiz, 1979;Werbin & Hynes, 1975), nonverbal communication, and the impact of cultural values on behavior (Delgado, 1983). The use of therapist self-disclosure in group treatment with Hispanics has been suggested (Delgado, 1981(Delgado, , 1983Olarte & Masnik, 1985) but should be used carefully given the powerful transferential influence possessed by the therapists.…”