Addressing cultural impasses with rupture resolution strategies: A proposal and recommendations

Professional Psychology: Research and Practice

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 183-189

  Gaztambide, Daniel J ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alliance ruptures; Cultural competency; Ethnic minorities; Therapeutic alliance; Treatment dropout

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874561000     PISSN: 07357028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0026911     Document Type: Article

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