Sociocultural guidelines for clinicians in multicultural settings

Hs, Moffic

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“…Perhaps still another explanation for "color blindness" may be the belief that "the impact of racism or race on personality is superficial and subordinate to the psychodynamic forces that are presumed to be universal" (Thomas & Sillen, 1972). Moffie (1983), however, suggests an alternative to the view of "universal psychodynamic forces," and introduces the concept of a transconscious. He defines the transconscious as that "which is derived from the interaction of all aspects of the personality with the surrounding social groups, the regulation of drives, emphasis on particular perceptual modes, superego values and the internal representation of the culture in the self."…”

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“…Moffie (1983), however, suggests an alternative to the view of “universal psychodynamic forces,” and introduces the concept of a transconscious. He defines the transconscious as that “which is derived from the interaction of all aspects of the personality with the surrounding social groups, the regulation of drives, emphasis on particular perceptual modes, superego values and the internal representation of the culture in the self.” In therapy, a need to be color blind may only result in further obscuring the therapist’s view of who the patient really is.…”

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Considerations in the treatment of Black patients by White therapists.

Greene

1985

Psychotherapy: Theory, Research, Practice, Training

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This article examines the ways in which white therapists may be influenced by racial differences when their patients are black, the racial and cultural context within which therapy occurs, and its influence on the perceptions therapists hold of their patients. The context within which treatment occurs involves two interrelated and specific factors. One is the factor of cultural difference between black and white Americans, and the second is the history and impact of racism on black patients. The importance of therapist's awareness of their need to see patients in particular ways, their responsibility to be familiar with the black patient's culture, and their own personal feelings and motivations for working with black patients are stressed.The process of psychotherapy is a complex interaction, further complicated when patient and therapist differ from one another on some major dimension. Psychotherapy presumably helps patients to overcome stereotypic views of themselves and to understand their own individuality, worth, and ability to utilize inner strengths in the service of growing and coping. A therapist, however, will be unable to assist patients in this manner if unable or unwilling to recognize and relinquish a need to see a patient in a particular way. Assessments that we form of our patients are filtered through the reflective mechanisms of our own experiences and attitudes.Understanding and evaluating the meaning of certain practices or attitudes remains difficult even Requests for reprints should be sent to Beverly A. Green,

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Considerations in the treatment of Black patients by White therapists.

Greene

1985

Psychotherapy: Theory, Research, Practice, Training

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Problems Caused for Mental Health Professionals Worldwide by Increasing Multicultural Populations and Proposed Solutions

Chiu

1996

J Multicult Couns & Deve

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The ethics and conduct of cross‐cultural research in developing countries

Olweny

1994

Psycho-Oncology

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Bioethics is the study of moral problems as they relate to health‐care delivery. The Hippocratic Oath laid the foundation of medical ethics as we know it today. Advances in medical technology have moved attention away from traditional ethical concepts, which are now either taken for granted or have been accorded the back seat. Contemporary ethical issues that occupy the minds of ethicists include euthanasia, advance directives, in vitro fertilization, surrogate motherhood and transplantation. Some of these are of less concern in developing countries than in the developed world. In developing countries, the ethics of cross‐cultural research, the ethics of scarcity and sacrifice, and the activities and ethics of multinational companies assume far greater importance. This discussion will concentrate on the ethics and conduct of cross‐cultural research in developing countries. The other important topics of scarcity, sacrifice and multinational activity will be covered elsewhere. Culture is the integrated patterns of human knowledge, beliefs and behaviour of a given community. Culture provides individuals with their identity. To work effectively with people it is necessary to view the world from their perspective. This is particularly important when dealing with people from cultures different from one's own. The world is functionally shrinking and there is interdependence not only in the traditional areas of communication and information transfer but also in the economic, environmental, demographic and migration areas. The concept of ‘global health village’ has now become a reality. In the past, researchers seem to have been motivated to conduct studies in developing countries for a variety of reasons. Whereas some of these are laudable, others are of more dubious ethical implications. This article focuses on issues related to the structural design, process and outcome of such research. Anyone contemplating conducting research in developing countries, especially cross‐cultural research, must keep three main points in mind. In particular, the collective wisdom of both foreign and local investigators should be pooled to determine the appropriate research question(s) relevant to the needs of the target population. If human subjects are required for the study, ethical obligations based on the principle of respect for the person and respect for the autonomy of study subject must prevail. Finally constant checks and balances must be in place to ensure benefit of the research, not only to science and society but to individual subjects as well.

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Sociocultural guidelines for clinicians in multicultural settings

Cited by 11 publications

References 15 publications

Considerations in the treatment of Black patients by White therapists.

Considerations in the treatment of Black patients by White therapists.

Problems Caused for Mental Health Professionals Worldwide by Increasing Multicultural Populations and Proposed Solutions

The ethics and conduct of cross‐cultural research in developing countries

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