USO DE LA AUTOREVELACIÒN DEL PSICOTERAPEUTA LATINO, COMO HERRAMIENTA PARA MEJORAR LA RELACIÓN TERAPÉUTICA.

The purpose of this study is to promote the use of self-disclosure in therapy with Latino patients in Anglo-Saxon countries. The study compared Latino and non-Latino therapists’ perception and values of their use of Self-disclosure during session. A self -administered questionnaire was sent via e-mail. The responses were coded and tabulated and One-tail statistical tests were used to test the null hypotheses. Five research hypotheses were analyzed, The Latino therapist will: (I) Report that they use self-disclosure more frequently than non-Latino therapists will. (II) State that they perceive that self-disclosure improves the client-therapist relationship more than non-Latino therapists will. (III) State that they perceive that therapist self-disclosure opens client-therapist dialogue and the development of cultural understanding more than non-Latino therapists will. (IV) State that they perceive therapist self-disclosure as a technique that increases therapeutic involvement more than non-Latino therapists will. (V) Tend to perceive self-disclosure as part of their culture more than non-Latino therapists will. The results verified the first four hypotheses indicating a significant difference in the perception of self-disclosure and its effects in therapy between Latino and non-Latino therapists. The overall the results indicate the importance of self-disclosure as a tool to improve the therapeutic relationship and therapy continuation.