Examining multicultural counseling competence and race-related attitudes among white marital and family therapists

Journal of Marital and Family Therapy

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 353-362

  Constantine, Madonna G ^a   Juby, Heather L ^a   Liang, Juily J C ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; COUNSELING; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; ETHNIC GROUP; FAMILY THERAPY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MANPOWER; MARITAL THERAPY; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COUNSELING; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; ETHNIC GROUPS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FAMILY THERAPY; HUMANS; MARITAL THERAPY; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035405853     PISSN: 0194472X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-0606.2001.tb00330.x     Document Type: Article

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