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The Effects of Cultural Differences on the Therapeutic Alliance

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2017
Summary:
The increasing diversity of the United States raises the probability that therapists will encounter clients with a different cultural background than their own. Thus, evaluating the relationship between the culturally different therapists and clients is essential in producing effective cross-cultural therapy. The objective of this study is to determine any significant effects that culturally similar or different clients and therapists have on the therapeutic alliance. The alliance was measured using the Working Alliance Inventory (WAI) for both the clients and therapists. By using this measure in therapist-client dyads, we are able to evaluate the influences that cultures have on the overall therapeutic alliance. The results of the research can be used to show the importance of multicultural competence in counseling relationships in order to provide the best outcomes for culturally diverse clients.
Title: The Effects of Cultural Differences on the Therapeutic Alliance.
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Name(s): Leite, Rafael
Peluso, Paul R.
Office of Undergraduate Research and Inquiry
Type of Resource: text
Genre: Poster
Date Created: 2017
Date Issued: 2017
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University
Place of Publication: Boca Raton, Florida
Physical Form: application/pdf
Extent: 1 p.
Language(s): English
Summary: The increasing diversity of the United States raises the probability that therapists will encounter clients with a different cultural background than their own. Thus, evaluating the relationship between the culturally different therapists and clients is essential in producing effective cross-cultural therapy. The objective of this study is to determine any significant effects that culturally similar or different clients and therapists have on the therapeutic alliance. The alliance was measured using the Working Alliance Inventory (WAI) for both the clients and therapists. By using this measure in therapist-client dyads, we are able to evaluate the influences that cultures have on the overall therapeutic alliance. The results of the research can be used to show the importance of multicultural competence in counseling relationships in order to provide the best outcomes for culturally diverse clients.
Identifier: FA00005625 (IID)
Subject(s): College students --Research --United States.
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Sublocation: Digital Library
Persistent Link to This Record: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00005625
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Host Institution: FAU