Achieving effectiveness of psychotherapy across a diversity of patients continues to be a
foremost concern, and the therapy alliance remains a critical component of such favorable …

The development of the Multicultural and Social Justice Counseling Competencies (Ratts,
Singh, Nassar‐McMillan, Butler, & McCullough, 2015) provides a framework to reflect upon …

Despite awareness in social work and related literatures that sociocultural power dynamics
are reproduced in practice, there is little research on how whiteness manifests as an …

All relationships in social work education and practice constitute sites of cross-cultural
exchanges. In keeping with the profession's social justice mandate and anti-oppressive …

Ruptures, including racial microaggressions, are inevitable in therapy. Because they are
subtle and subject to alternative explanations, identifying and illustrating racial …

We studied secondary data from 2896 parents involved in the child welfare system, seeking
any racial disparities in parents' receipt of needed services; in accessibility of services; and …

With the growing diversity in the U nited S tates among both clinicians and clients, many
therapeutic encounters are cross‐cultural, requiring providers to connect across cultural …

A therapist's capacity to respond appropriately to a client is crucial in fostering positive
therapeutic relationships and outcomes in general but it is even more important in cross …

The study explores the experiences of five Italian social workers working in secondary
reception centres with African refugee families in an attempt to deepen the feelings …

Bachelor's level social workers serve a population that is becoming more diverse. Social
work educators must respond with adapted teaching methods, theories, and exercises to …