Strategies Used by Foreign-Born Family Therapists to Connect Across Cultural Differences: A Thematic Analysis.
J Marital Fam Ther
; 42(1): 123-38, 2016 Jan.
Article
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| ID: mdl-25683384
ABSTRACT
With the growing diversity in the United States among both clinicians and clients, many therapeutic encounters are cross-cultural, requiring providers to connect across cultural differences. Foreign-born therapists have many areas of differences to work through. Thus, exploring how foreign-born family therapists in the United States connect to their clients can uncover helpful strategies that all therapists can use to establish stronger cross-cultural therapeutic connections. A thematic analysis was conducted to understand strategies 13 foreign-born therapists used during therapeutic encounters. Four themes were identified making therapy a human-to-human connection, dealing with stereotypes, what really matters, and flexibility. Findings suggest that developing a deep therapeutic connection using emotional attunement and human-to-human engagement is crucial for successful cross-cultural therapy. Clinical and training implications are provided.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Relações Profissional-Paciente
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Pessoal de Saúde
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Terapia Familiar
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
Limite:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Marital Fam Ther
Ano de publicação:
2016
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Article