[What is the lived Experience and Perception of Psychotherapists Working with Same Culture Clients?]

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Acknowledgement

I would take this opportunity to thank my research supervisor, family and friends for their support and guidance without which this research would not have been possible (Alpern, 1984,, 44).

Abstract

the aim of this study is to explore the perception and experience of the psychotherapist about the cross cultural treatments and the ethnic match. the aim is also to analyze the barriers that the minority communities face when seeking help and how to improve the perception of therapists about these services. the secondary research is conducted by the collection of literature and the scholarly work from the published sources, libraries and data bases. results are analyzed through interpretations and analysis of the scholarly work.

Table of Contents

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION5

Background5

Study Purpose6

Research Significance7

Research Questions7

CHAPTER 2: LITERATURE REVIEW8

Culture, Psychology, and Cross-Cultural Dimensions8

Acculturation and the Effects of Therapy Seeking Behaviour9

Therapists Reaction to the Cross Cultures10

Learning from Clients11

Psychology of British Asians and the Help Seeking Behaviour14

The Use of a Theory or Model in Understanding Help-Seeking17

CHAPTER 3: METHODOLOGY19

Research Design19

Data Collection and Analysis Procedure20

Validity21

Ethical Concerns21

CHAPTER 4: FINDINGS AND ANALYSIS22

Barriers to Seeking Help22

The shame of seeking help22

Tensions between cultural values and the western medical system23

Credibility of the Service23

Alternative sources of help24

Improving the Ethnic Matching25

CHAPTER 5: DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION27

Treatment Issues and Recommendations27

Implications for future research28

References30

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION

Background

The psychotherapeutic relationship is characterized by a series of factors, including the cultural dimension remains difficult to define. Far from being a stable entity and fixed this in a group of individuals, Culture is an evolving process, influenced by the beliefs and origins but also by the life course. In addition, the phenomenon of multiculturalism refers not only a phenomenon linked to migration but what unites individual's norms, values, different representations. Psychotherapeutic relationship can quickly lead to misunderstandings which cause, among other things, a lack of trust, breach of monitoring, therapeutic noncompliance peutic from the patients and a sense of frustration and misunderstanding on the part of staff. Sue, (2007) found that it “is greatest in traditionally underserved groups, including elderly persons, racial-ethnic minorities, those with low incomes, those without insurance, and residents of rural areas” (p. 629).

The question then arises about the influence of this collectivistic aspect on the British Asian individual's motivation to seek therapy. Hence, a clinician working with a British Asian client with a trauma history may need to be aware of the impact of a trauma on one individual within the community, its influence on the larger community, and the interpersonal dynamics in the client's environment that impacts the therapeutic progress. However, the research on the specific challenges based on cultural beliefs as faced by the client or the therapist is limited. The current study may be able to provide important information about the influence of collectivism on help seeking behaviour, coping, and therapeutic dynamics. Further, many British Asian cultures have different beliefs about what is considered normal and abnormal within the culture. These beliefs also influence the clients' individual attitudes towards therapy and the motivation for ...