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Rivera PM, Armes S, Cheon HS, Prouty A. A comparison of classroom-based and online multicultural training course within a marriage and family therapy training program. JOURNAL OF MARITAL AND FAMILY THERAPY 2023; 49:431-446. [PMID: 36682067 DOI: 10.1111/jmft.12631] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2022] [Revised: 12/19/2022] [Accepted: 01/03/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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This study contributes to an emerging area of research on online learning within marriage and family therapy training programs while responding to the need for research on the effectiveness of multicultural training marriage and family therapists receive. Using 32 students in a marriage and family therapy program and a pretest-posttest design, this study focused on student outcomes across a classroom-based multicultural training course and an online section of the same course. Support was found for the effectiveness of each instructional modality in delivering multicultural training. Findings also indicated that student gains did not significantly differ across students in the two course sections. This is the first study to provide evidence that online learning does not compromise the effectiveness of multicultural training for marriage and family therapists and adds evidence to the claim that the multicultural training marriage and family therapists receive is effective in achieving its aims.
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- Peter M Rivera
- Department of Marriage and Family Therapy, Seattle Pacific University, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Department of Marriage and Family Therapy, Seattle Pacific University, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Department of Marriage and Family Therapy, Seattle Pacific University, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Department of Marriage and Family Therapy, Seattle Pacific University, Seattle, Washington, USA
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Wright AJ, Vardanian MM, Constantine K. The Wright-Constantine Structured Cultural Interview and Integration of Culture into Case Conceptualization. COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGIST 2022. [DOI: 10.1177/00110000221127408] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Although multicultural counseling competence is crucial to the field of counseling psychology and clinical assessment, there remains a gap in how cultural data can be collected and used in clinical case conceptualization. The present study evaluated the case conceptualizations of doctoral-level trainees and focused on whether the integration of culture into the conceptualizations/formulations was influenced by the use of the Wright-Constantine Structured Cultural Interview (WCSCI), as compared to the use of one of two other cultural interviews (the Patient Cultural Identity Assessment and the DSM-5 Cultural Formulation Interview). Unsurprisingly, clients with minoritized identities and supervisors (but not trainees) with minoritized identities produced case conceptualizations that integrated culture at higher rates. Further, those conceptualizations that utilized the WCSCI were around 3.5 to 4.5 times more likely to integrate culture than those that used one of the other two cultural interviews. Implications for psychology practice are discussed.
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Dune T, Chimoriya R, Caputi P, MacPhail C, Olcon K, Ogbeide A. White and non-White Australian mental health care practitioners' desirable responding, cultural competence, and racial/ethnic attitudes. BMC Psychol 2022; 10:119. [PMID: 35526020 PMCID: PMC9080170 DOI: 10.1186/s40359-022-00818-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2021] [Accepted: 03/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Background Racial, ethnic, religious, and cultural diversity in Australia is rapidly increasing. Although Indigenous Australians account for only approximately 3.5% of the country’s population, over 50% of Australians were born overseas or have at least one migrant parent. Migration accounts for over 60% of Australia’s population growth, with migration from Asia, Sub-Saharan African and the Americas increasing by 500% in the last decade. Little is known about Australian mental health care practitioners’ attitudes toward this diversity and their level of cultural competence. Aim Given the relationship between practitioner cultural competence and the mental health outcomes of non-White clients, this study aimed to identify factors that influence non-White and White practitioners’ cultural competence. Methods An online questionnaire was completed by 139 Australian mental health practitioners. The measures included: the Balanced Inventory of Desirable Responding (BIDR); the Multicultural Counselling Inventory (MCI); and the Color-blind Racial Attitudes Scale (CoBRAS). Descriptive statistics were used to summarise participants’ demographic characteristics. One-way ANOVA and Kruskal–Wallis tests were conducted to identify between-group differences (non-White compared to White practitioners) in cultural competence and racial and ethnic blindness. Correlation analyses were conducted to determine the association between participants’ gender or age and cultural competence. Hierarchical multiple regression analysis was conducted to predict cultural competence. Results The study demonstrates that non-White mental health practitioners are more culturally aware and have better multicultural counselling relationships with non-White people than their White counterparts. Higher MCI total scores (measuring cultural competence) were associated with older age, greater attendance of cultural competence-related trainings and increased awareness of general and pervasive racial and/or ethnic discrimination. Practitioners with higher MCI total scores were also likely to think more highly of themselves (e.g., have higher self-deceptive positive enhancement scores on the BIDR) than those with lower MCI total scores. Conclusion The findings highlight that the current one-size-fits-all and skills-development approach to cultural competence training ignores the significant role that practitioner diversity and differences play. The recommendations from this study can inform clinical educators and supervisors about the importance of continuing professional development relevant to practitioners’ age, racial/ethnic background and practitioner engagement with prior cultural competence training.
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- Tinashe Dune
- School of Health Sciences, Western Sydney University, Campbelltown, NSW, 2560, Australia. .,Translational Health Research Institute, Western Sydney University, Campbelltown, NSW, 2560, Australia. .,Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism Translational Research Unit, Western Sydney University, Campbelltown, NSW, 2560, Australia. .,School of Psychology, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, 2522, Australia.
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- School of Health Sciences, Western Sydney University, Campbelltown, NSW, 2560, Australia.,Translational Health Research Institute, Western Sydney University, Campbelltown, NSW, 2560, Australia.,Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism Translational Research Unit, Western Sydney University, Campbelltown, NSW, 2560, Australia.,School of Medicine, Western Sydney University, Campbelltown, NSW, 2560, Australia
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- School of Psychology, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, 2522, Australia
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- School of Health and Society, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, 2522, Australia
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- School of Health and Society, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, 2522, Australia
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- School of Health Sciences, Western Sydney University, Campbelltown, NSW, 2560, Australia
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Wilcox MM, Franks DN, Taylor TO, Monceaux CP, Harris K. Who’s Multiculturally Competent? Everybody and Nobody: A Multimethod Examination. COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGIST 2020. [DOI: 10.1177/0011000020904709] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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This study was a social dominance theory-driven multimethod investigation of multicultural competence. Given the concerns with self-report, we examined the relationship between study variables and both self-report and performance-based multicultural competence. We also tested competing hypotheses regarding the relationship between the multicultural competence measures. We examined two samples: one of counselor trainees ( N = 93), and one of practicing therapists ( N = 107). The overwhelming performance floor effect in the context of self-report ceiling effects was striking and unexpected in its severity. Awareness of privilege was the most consistent predictor, and the only variable related to most multicultural competence measures. Results related to social dominance orientation, just-world beliefs, and empathy differed by sample. A key finding was the failure by a substantial proportion of participants in both samples to even minimally address clients’ sociocultural context. Thus, we focus our discussion on the implications of this result.
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- Melanie M. Wilcox
- Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK, USA
- Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, LA, USA
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- Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, LA, USA
- University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND, USA
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Knudson-Martin C, McDowell T, Bermudez JM. From Knowing to Doing: Guidelines for Socioculturally Attuned Family Therapy. JOURNAL OF MARITAL AND FAMILY THERAPY 2019; 45:47-60. [PMID: 29125887 DOI: 10.1111/jmft.12299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Family therapists know that clinical concerns are not separate from larger sociopolitical contexts. Attunement to clients' sociocultural experience is foundational to good practice, yet few guidelines integrate attention to the larger societal processes or address social equity. The purpose of this article is to help therapists move from knowing about sociocontextual issues to doing socioculturally attuned practice. We offer an overarching framework that returns to Bateson and the roots of family therapy through a call for third order transformation. The approach is responsive to societal context and an analysis of power while working through enduring concepts of major family therapy models. Transtheoretical guidelines that can be integrated across practice models to promote third order change are illustrated with case examples.
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Reddick GT, Heiden-Rootes KM, Brimhall AS. Therapists' Assessments in Treating "Sex Addiction" and Their Relationship to Clients' Gender, Relationship Status, and Exclusivity Status. JOURNAL OF MARITAL AND FAMILY THERAPY 2017; 43:537-553. [PMID: 27925268 DOI: 10.1111/jmft.12210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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A total of 208 therapists and therapists-in-training were surveyed to better understand if clinical assessments and recommendations regarding "sex addiction" changed based upon a client's gender, relationship status, or exclusivity status. Using clinical vignettes, this study examined the clinical assessment and recommendations of licensed mental health providers (n = 92) and mental health providers in-training (n = 116). Results indicated that professional ratings differed based on relationship exclusivity and gender; specifically, female nonmonogamous behavior was rated more negatively than male nonmonogamous behavior, while male monogamous behavior was rated more negatively than female monogamous behavior. Recommendations for treatment varied, with higher addiction ratings leading to greater odds of recommending individual, group, and community support over relational therapy. Clinical and training implications are discussed. Video abstract accessible by clicking here.
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Parker EO, Chang J, Thomas V. A Content Analysis of Quantitative Research in Journal of Marital and Family Therapy: A 10-Year Review. JOURNAL OF MARITAL AND FAMILY THERAPY 2016; 42:3-18. [PMID: 26815008 DOI: 10.1111/jmft.12138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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We examined the trends of quantitative research over the past 10 years in the Journal of Marital and Family Therapy (JMFT). Specifically, within the JMFT, we investigated the types and trends of research design and statistical analysis within the quantitative research that was published in JMFT from 2005 to 2014. We found that while the amount of peer-reviewed articles have increased over time, the percentage of quantitative research has remained constant. We discussed the types and trends of statistical analysis and the implications for clinical work and training programs in the field of marriage and family therapy.
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Affiliation(s)
- Ashley J. Blount
- Department of Child, Family, and Community Sciences; University of Central Florida
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- Department of Child, Family, and Community Sciences; University of Central Florida
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