A cultural opportunity is 1 of 3 pillars within multicultural orientation framework; it is defined
as a moment in therapy when aspects of a client's background emerge, which can be deeply …

This article introduces the special issue on cultural processes in psychotherapy. The special
section was organized to highlight both the clinical and research aspects of the cultural …

Attention to cultural factors in counseling is critical, and theories have emerged in
counseling and psychology to describe competence for working with multicultural clients …

Argues that practical frameworks need to be developed that allow therapists to constructively
engage cultural issues. The primary purpose of the chapter is to make culture more …

Culture pervades psychotherapy regardless of whether the psychotherapy is intracultural or
obviously cross-cultural. This paper looks toward an integration of cultural awareness and …

A client's cultural experiences and background clearly impact the client–therapist
relationship, the selection of treatments, the formation of the alliance, and the outcome of …

The extent to which therapists are comfortable discussing clients' cultural identities in
psychotherapy has been considered a valuable component of how therapists integrate …

The foregoing chapters present a panorama of psychological healing as it is practiced in a
variety of homogeneous cultural contexts and multicultural milieus. Some readers may feel …

Obviously, an individual's physio-socio-cultural environment exerts a profound influence
upon him; it serves to channel his instinctual impulses, at least in part, thus determining his …

Examines how psychotherapy serves as an instrument of culture, drawing on a cultural and
narrative view. The usefulness of this view is illustrated with a case that follows. Implications …