Cultural Humility in Psychotherapy Supervision

Area of Science:

• Psychology
• Clinical Supervision
• Cultural Competence

Background:

• Cultural humility is crucial for multicultural orientation in clinical settings.
• Supervisors play a key role in developing cultural humility in trainees.
• Existing models for incorporating cultural humility in supervision are limited.

Purpose of the Study:

• To present a model for addressing cultural humility in clinical supervision.
• To explore methods for supervisors to stimulate cultural humility in supervisees.
• To provide practical strategies for integrating cultural humility into training.

Main Methods:

• Developing a conceptual model for cultural humility in supervision.
• Focusing on interpersonal interactions and external activities for teaching.
• Illustrating the model with case studies.

Main Results:

• The proposed model integrates direct teaching and experiential learning.
• Supervisors can actively model and facilitate the development of cultural humility.
• Case studies demonstrate the model's practical application.

Conclusions:

• Cultural humility can be effectively taught and modeled in clinical supervision.
• A structured approach enhances the development of cultural humility in supervisees.
• Further research is needed to empirically validate the model and its impact.