Client perceptions of therapists' multicultural orientation: Cultural (missed) opportunities and cultural humility

Professional Psychology: Research and Practice

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 30-37

  Owen, Jesse ^a   Tao, Karen W ^b   Drinane, Joanna M ^a   Hook, Joshua ^c   Davis, Don E ^d   Kune, Natacha Foo ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

^d GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Humility; Multicultural competencies; Multicultural orientation; Therapy outcomes

Indexed keywords

EID: 84957972412     PISSN: 07357028     EISSN: 19391323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/pro0000046     Document Type: Article

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