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The utilization of cultural variables in the training of clinical‐community psychologists
Author(s) -
Kim Sung C.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
journal of community psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.585
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 1520-6629
pISSN - 0090-4392
DOI - 10.1002/1520-6629(198110)9:4<298::aid-jcop2290090405>3.0.co;2-u
Subject(s) - intervention (counseling) , psychology , cultural sensitivity , culturally appropriate , training (meteorology) , cultural values , medical education , cultural competence , psychotherapist , applied psychology , social psychology , clinical psychology , medicine , pedagogy , gerontology , sociology , psychiatry , social science , physics , meteorology
Therapeutic understanding and skills cannot be defined independently of cultural considerations. The utilization of three important processes (i.e., the acquisition of knowledge of cultures, experiences with diverse cultural groups, and ability to utilize innovative and culturally appropriate intervention strategies) in the training of clinical‐community psychologists is discussed.