Racial/ethnic disparities in therapist effectiveness: A conceptualization and initial study of cultural competence

Journal of Counseling Psychology

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 290-298

  Imel, Zac E ^a   Baldwin, Scott ^b   Atkins, David C ^c   Owen, Jesse ^d   Baardseth, Tim ^a   Wampold, Bruce E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cultural competence; Health disparities; Multilevel modeling; Therapist effects

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CANNABIS ADDICTION; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; CULTURAL COMPETENCE; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MINORITY GROUP; MULTICENTER STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RACE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; CULTURAL COMPETENCY; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; MARIJUANA ABUSE; MINORITY GROUPS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79960358869     PISSN: 00220167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0023284     Document Type: Article

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