Therapist experiences working with Asian American college students
ABSTRACTThis qualitative exploratory study examined therapist experiences in working with Asian American clients at a university counseling center. Individual semi-structured interviews were conducted with 17 licensed therapists of diverse ethnic backgrounds to explore the presenting concerns and tr...
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| description | ABSTRACTThis qualitative exploratory study examined therapist experiences in working with Asian American clients at a university counseling center. Individual semi-structured interviews were conducted with 17 licensed therapists of diverse ethnic backgrounds to explore the presenting concerns and treatment approaches used in their work with Asian American clients. Data were analyzed within a consensual qualitative research (CQR) framework to identify themes informed by the research questions. Family stress was the most frequently reported presenting problem, followed by identity search, emotion regulation, academic stress, stereotypes and discrimination, and acculturative stress. Therapists discussed insight-oriented and directive approaches with equal frequency and often integrated approaches according to the needs of the client. Most therapists reported discussing ethnic match in therapy, and perceptions of ethnic match as favorable or unfavorable seemed to vary across cases. Findings highlight the value of research in delivering culturally responsive treatments for Asian Americans. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-94552f9d41c546e090c2792dd64bd1c22024-04-09T08:05:24ZengTaylor & Francis GroupCogent Mental Health2832-47652024-12-013112410.1080/28324765.2024.2338052Therapist experiences working with Asian American college studentsLisa Liu0Natasha Thapar-Olmos1Joey Fung2Lorinda Ho3Anna Lau4Department of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USADepartment of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USADepartment of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USADepartment of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USADepartment of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USAABSTRACTThis qualitative exploratory study examined therapist experiences in working with Asian American clients at a university counseling center. Individual semi-structured interviews were conducted with 17 licensed therapists of diverse ethnic backgrounds to explore the presenting concerns and treatment approaches used in their work with Asian American clients. Data were analyzed within a consensual qualitative research (CQR) framework to identify themes informed by the research questions. Family stress was the most frequently reported presenting problem, followed by identity search, emotion regulation, academic stress, stereotypes and discrimination, and acculturative stress. Therapists discussed insight-oriented and directive approaches with equal frequency and often integrated approaches according to the needs of the client. Most therapists reported discussing ethnic match in therapy, and perceptions of ethnic match as favorable or unfavorable seemed to vary across cases. Findings highlight the value of research in delivering culturally responsive treatments for Asian Americans.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/28324765.2024.2338052Asian Americancultural competencequalitativetreatmentpractice-based evidence |
| spellingShingle | Lisa Liu Natasha Thapar-Olmos Joey Fung Lorinda Ho Anna Lau Therapist experiences working with Asian American college students Cogent Mental Health Asian American cultural competence qualitative treatment practice-based evidence |
| title | Therapist experiences working with Asian American college students |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Therapist experiences working with Asian American college students |
| title_short | Therapist experiences working with Asian American college students |
| title_sort | therapist experiences working with asian american college students |
| topic | Asian American cultural competence qualitative treatment practice-based evidence |
| url | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/28324765.2024.2338052 |
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