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6 - Therapists’ Cultural Self-Awareness

from Part II - Therapy Contexts

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 June 2023

Donna Baptiste  and
Adia Gooden
By
Kesha Burch
Donna Baptiste
Affiliation:
Northwestern University, Illinois
Adia Gooden
Affiliation:
Unconditionally Worthy, Co.
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Summary

This chapter guides therapists to examine their social and cultural identities and their power and privilege as an essential part of becoming culturally competent therapists. This chapter emphasizes the importance of therapist cultural self-awareness as the basis for creating meaningful relationships with clients of all social and cultural backgrounds. We suggest concrete strategies to respect and validate the social identities of the self and clients to demonstrate comfort and readiness to work.

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therapistcounselorculturalself-awareness
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Promoting Black Women's Mental Health
What Practitioners Should Know and Do
 , pp. 133 - 162
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023

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