Cultural Difference and the Therapeutic Alliance: An Evidence-Based Analysis

Autor/in	Vasquez, Melba J. T.
Titel	Cultural Difference and the Therapeutic Alliance: An Evidence-Based Analysis
Quelle	In: American Psychologist, 62 (2007) 8, S.878-885 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0003-066X
Schlagwörter	Psychological Studies; Psychologists; Counselor Client Relationship; Cultural Differences; Psychology; Psychotherapy; Minority Groups; Outcomes of Treatment; Counseling Techniques; Cultural Relevance; Cultural Pluralism; Social Attitudes; Social Bias; Cultural Influences + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Psychologist; Psychologe; Psychologin; Kultureller Unterschied; Psychologie; Psychotherapie; Ethnische Minderheit; Counseling technique; Counselling technique; Counselling techniques; Beratungsmethode; Kulturpluralismus; Social attidude; Soziale Einstellung; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss
Abstract	The research on positive psychotherapy outcome consistently indicates that the quality of the alliance is important across different models of psychotherapy (D. E. Orlinsky, M. H. Ronnestad, & U. Willutzki, 2004; B. E. Wampold, 2000). Social psychological research has documented how "unintentional bias" can produce barriers to university admissions, employment, and advancement of well-qualified members of ethnic minority groups (J. F. Dovidio, S. L. Gaertner, K. Kawakami, & G. Hodson, 2002). Neuroscience is further confirming social psychological responses associated with race (J. L. Eberhard, 2005). Unintentional bias identified in social psychological research may be part of the psychotherapist/client interaction, interfere with the therapeutic alliance, and partly account for the high dropout rates and underutilization of psychotherapeutic services by people of color. The purpose of this article is to provide an evidence-based analysis of how psychologists in practice may unintentionally interfere with development of quality alliances with culturally different clients or patients and thus contribute to the barriers to effective multicultural counseling and psychotherapy. Principles from the American Psychological Association's (2003) multicultural guidelines and a review of relevant research are applied in suggesting strategies to reduce bias and to develop culturally appropriate skills in psychological practices. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10