International Dialogue: Our Experience in a Family Therapy Program

McDowell, Teresa; Fang, Shi-Ruei Sherry; Griggs, Julie; Speirs, Karl; Perumbilly, Sebastian; Kublay, Aliye Ebru

doi:10.1521/jsyt.2006.25.1.1

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“…As clinical training programs are struggling to identify the best ways to prepare students to address domestic issues of diversity in today’s world, mental health educators are also increasingly widening the scope of multiculturalism to include an international perspective (Arnett, 2008; Keeling & Piercy, 2007; Marsella, 1998; Noddings, 2005). Up to this point, U.S. institutions have done poorly in developing mental health perspectives from a global vantage point (Costigan, 2004; Martín‐Baró, 1994; McDowell et al., 2006; Sloan, 1990; Wieling & Mittal, 2002). There is a great need for our field to train clinicians to have a global perspective.…”

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A Mexico City–Based Immersion Education Program: Training Mental Health Clinicians For Practice With Latino Communities

Platt¹

2012

J Marital Family Therapy

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This article describes the philosophical foundations and educational methods of a Spanish language and cultural immersion program based in Mexico City, Mexico. The program is designed to assist U.S. graduate students in marriage and family therapy and clinical psychology programs to improve clinical service delivery with Latino clients. Utilizing critical pedagogy, the program works with future clinicians to develop multicultural and international competencies; acquire increased Spanish language skills; engage in self-of-the-therapist work; and expand their understanding of the historical and cultural influences shaping the mental healthcare needs of Latin American clients. A report of the themes from postimmersion surveys is provided and the implications for training are discussed.

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Section: Immersion Education In Training Clinicians For the Global Symentioning

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A Mexico City–Based Immersion Education Program: Training Mental Health Clinicians For Practice With Latino Communities

Platt¹

2012

J Marital Family Therapy

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“…Similarly in the field of family therapy, insufficient attention has been paid to international concerns affecting families, despite the recognition and widespread interest in multiculturalism and a welcoming attitude toward international learners (McDowell, Fang, Griggs, Speirs, Perumbilly, & Kublay, 2006).…”

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Home-Based Family Therapy: An Illustration of Clinical Work with a Liberian Refugee

Charlés¹

2009

Journal of Systemic Therapies

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“…Over the past two decades, family therapy training programs have increasingly attended to student diversity (McDowell, Fang, Brownlee, Gomez Young, & Khanna, 2002; McDowell, Storm, & York, 2007), often highlighting gender (Brody, 1990), sexual orientation (Green, 2004), nation of origin (McDowell et al., 2006), and race (McDowell, 2004). There remains, however, only cursory inclusion of social class in family therapy, psychology, or counselor education programs (Ballinger & Wright, 2007; Langhout, Rosselli, & Feinstein, 2007; Smith, Foley, & Chaney, 2008).…”

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Social Class in Family Therapy Education: Experiences of Low SES Students

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J Marital Family Therapy

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In this article, we report the results of a national survey of students in COAMFTE-accredited family therapy programs who self-identify as coming from lower- or working-class backgrounds. Results of the study reveal opportunity and tension relative to family, friends, and community because of social mobility associated with graduate education. Participants describe family therapy education as middle-class centered, pointing to lack of attention to social class, marginalization, classism, and unacknowledged class barriers as salient experiences in their graduate programs. Finally, participants share a number of suggestions for program improvement.

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International Dialogue: Our Experience in a Family Therapy Program

Cited by 16 publications

References 24 publications

A Mexico City–Based Immersion Education Program: Training Mental Health Clinicians For Practice With Latino Communities

A Mexico City–Based Immersion Education Program: Training Mental Health Clinicians For Practice With Latino Communities

Home-Based Family Therapy: An Illustration of Clinical Work with a Liberian Refugee

Social Class in Family Therapy Education: Experiences of Low SES Students

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