Document Type
Article
Publication Date
10-2003
Source Publication
Journal of Counseling Psychology
Abstract
Using Consensual Qualitative Research, 12 licensed psychologists’ overall experiences addressing race in psychotherapy were investigated, as were their experiences addressing race in a specific cross-racial therapy dyad. Results indicated that only African American psychologists reported routinely addressing race with clients of color or when race was part of a client’s presenting concern. European American psychologists indicated that they would address race if clients raised the topic, and some reported that they did not normally address race with racially different clients. When discussing a specific cross-racial dyad, African American therapists more often than European American therapists addressed race because they perceived client discomfort. Only European American therapists reported feeling uncomfortable addressing race, but therapists of both races perceived that such discussions had positive effects.
Comments
Originally published in Journal of Counseling Psychology, Volume 50, No. 4 (October 2003), DOI: 10.1037/0022-0167.50.4.466, http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/0022-0167.50.4.466
This article may not exactly replicate the final version published in the APA journal. It is not the copy of record.