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Debbiesiu L Lee¹, Daniel J Sheridan, Adam D Rosen

¹Department of Educational and Psychological Studies, University of Miami, FL 33124-2040, USA. debbiesiu@miami.edu

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Psychotherapy trainees discussed general and multicultural counseling skills. Case specifics influenced themes of affect, culture, and discrimination, but training and race did not.

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Area of Science:

Psychology
Counseling
Psychotherapy Training

Background:

Multicultural competence is crucial in psychotherapy.
Understanding how trainees conceptualize cases is essential for effective training.
Variations in trainee demographics may influence case conceptualization.

Purpose of the Study:

To examine thematic differences in multicultural case conceptualizations among psychotherapy trainees.
To explore how case specifics and trainee demographics impact these conceptualizations.

Main Methods:

61 psychotherapy trainees' case conceptualizations were analyzed.
Thematic analysis was used to identify general and multicultural counseling skills.
Trainee demographics (multicultural courses, clinical hours, race) were considered.

Main Results:

Themes included general skills (rapport, interventions) and multicultural skills (culture, discrimination).
Thematic differences emerged across cases for affect, culture, and discrimination.
No significant differences were found based on multicultural training, clinical experience, or race.

Conclusions:

Case specifics significantly shape trainee conceptualizations of multicultural issues.
Current training structures may not systematically influence racial or experience-based differences in conceptualization.
Further research is needed to refine multicultural training and address trainee-specific needs.