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Experience of non-Latina/o mental health clinicians providing services in Spanish

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Experience of non-Latina/o mental health clinicians providing services in Spanish
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Braman
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Daniel
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1987-
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Daniel Braman
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Peter
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Peter Guarnaccia
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Louis
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Rutgers University
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Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology
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This study explored the training and experience of 12 bilingual non-Latina/o mental health providers working with Spanish-speaking clients. Participants included 8 psychologists, 2 social workers, and 2 clinical psychology doctoral candidates with a minimum of one and a half years of experience providing Spanish-language services. The present study explored clinicians’ methods of developing competency providing clinical services in Spanish and their experience working with Spanish-speaking clients. Interviews were analyzed using elements of grounded theory, constant comparison and memo-writing, to reveal common themes and concepts. Key themes included: lack of formal training to provide services in Spanish; little if any institutional support for Spanish-speaking clinicians; increased energy required when working in Spanish; a sense of isolation; and the importance of flexibility, genuineness, and openness when engaging with Spanish-speaking clients. The scarcity of Spanish-speaking clinicians, particularly supervisors, was found to exacerbate the challenges faced by Spanish-speaking clinicians due to less training and fewer opportunities for consultation. The complexities of providing clinical services to Spanish monolingual and bilingual clients requires significant effort to attend to linguistic factors such as code-switching. Participants recommended training regarding Latin American history and culture, as well as courses on therapy in Spanish, and language-focused classes to assist in developing linguistic and cultural proficiency. Recommendations include increased hiring of both Spanish- speaking clinicians and Spanish-speaking support staff in clinics; need for training programs to provide Spanish-language learning resources, supervision, and training materials; and development of a clearinghouse of Spanish-language clinical forms to increase accuracy and availability of Spanish language forms. Development of a professional network connecting Spanish-speaking clinicians in the US would provide much needed opportunities for consultation and reflection on the experience of providing clinical services in Spanish. Most important for clinicians is cultivating an openness to learn about oneself, one’s clients, and, when uncertain about a linguistic or cultural exchange, to seek greater understanding through dialogue. This study further illustrates the significant need for increased support for Spanish-speaking clinicians throughout the mental health field, including training programs and mental health clinics.
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Clinical Psychology
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1 online resource (viii, 181 p.)
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Includes bibliographical references
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Mental health services
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Hispanic Americans--Mental health
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by Daniel Braman
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Braman
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Daniel
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2015-12-10 10:15:27
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I hereby grant to the Rutgers University Libraries and to my school the non-exclusive right to archive, reproduce and distribute my thesis or dissertation, in whole or in part, and/or my abstract, in whole or in part, in and from an electronic format, subject to the release date subsequently stipulated in this submittal form and approved by my school. I represent and stipulate that the thesis or dissertation and its abstract are my original work, that they do not infringe or violate any rights of others, and that I make these grants as the sole owner of the rights to my thesis or dissertation and its abstract. I represent that I have obtained written permissions, when necessary, from the owner(s) of each third party copyrighted matter to be included in my thesis or dissertation and will supply copies of such upon request by my school. I acknowledge that RU ETD and my school will not distribute my thesis or dissertation or its abstract if, in their reasonable judgment, they believe all such rights have not been secured. I acknowledge that I retain ownership rights to the copyright of my work. I also retain the right to use all or part of this thesis or dissertation in future works, such as articles or books.
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2016-01-31
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Access to this PDF has been restricted at the author's request. It will be publicly available after January 30th, 2018.
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