Training Therapists to Be Culturally Sensitive with Asian American Women Clients

We describe here a developmental sequence of three key training experiences that contribute to developing cultural sensitivity for clinicians who are not of Asian heritage and are working with Asian American women. The sequence reflects and illustrates our guiding assumptions for developing multicul...

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Published inWomen & therapy Vol. 30; no. 3/4; pp. 209 - 227
Main Author Suyemoto, Karen
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London Taylor & Francis Ltd 01.07.2007
Subjects
Asian Americans
Graduate studies
Multicultural education
Psychology
Sensitivity
Therapist patient relationships
Therapy
Training
Women
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Summary:We describe here a developmental sequence of three key training experiences that contribute to developing cultural sensitivity for clinicians who are not of Asian heritage and are working with Asian American women. The sequence reflects and illustrates our guiding assumptions for developing multicultural sensitivity, including an emphasis on cultural self-awareness and a reflexive approach to knowledge acquisition and clinical practice. Effects of these training experiences are illustrated through 3 case examples of therapy with Asian American women written by an African American male and two European American female therapists at different stages in their training. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
ISSN:0270-3149
1541-0315
DOI:10.1300/J015v30n04_15