Australian mental health care practitioners’ construing of non-White and White people: implications for cultural competence and therapeutic alliance

Australian mental health care practitioners’ construing of non-White and White people: implications for cultural competence and therapeutic alliance

Abstract Background The development of cultural competence is central to the therapeutic alliance with clients from diverse backgrounds. Given that the majority of Australia’s population growth is due to migration, mental health practitioner construing of non-White and White people has a significant...

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Main Authors: Tinashe Dune, Peter Caputi, Beverly M. Walker, Katarzyna Olcon, Catherine MacPhail, Rubab Firdaus, Jack Thepsourinthone
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-05-01
Series:BMC Psychology
Subjects:
Personal construct psychology
Mental health practitioner
Cultural competence
Therapeutic alliance
Whiteness
Non-White people
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-021-00579-6

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-021-00579-6

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