Citation

Taylor BA, Gambourg MB, Rivera M, Laureano D. Am. J. Fam. Ther. 2006; 34(5): 429-445.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2006, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/01926180600553779

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

This article focuses on developing an understanding of how nine therapists working with Latino families construct the idea of cultural competence in the counseling room. In-depth interviews were conducted and analyzed yielding five themes in cultural competence from the therapists' perspectives: the use of language in therapy; the impact of social class, gender, and power on the therapeutic relationship; immigration and culture clash; definitions of family; and unique constructions of cultural competence. The therapists'narratives in this study are best understood through a postmodern paradigm suggesting that the field of psychotherapy needs to move beyond a “checklist” modernistic approach to developing cultural competency.