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Treatment-Seeking Disparity between African Americans and Whites: Attitudes toward Treatment, Coping Resources, and Racism
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Buser, Juleen K. – Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development, 2009
African Americans seek mental health treatment at lower rates than Whites. This disparity has been attributed to African Americans' attitudes toward services, alternate coping, and differences in care. Research on microaggressions adds an important element to this literature. Including discussion of microaggressions in counseling training may…
Descriptors: Mental Disorders, Coping, Whites, Mental Health
Acculturation and Attitudes of Asian International Students toward Seeking Psychological Help.
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Zhang, Naijian; Dixon, David N. – Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development, 2003
Relationships between acculturation and attitudes toward psychological help seeking were studied with 170 Asian international students. Results showed a significant relationship between levels of acculturation and attitudes toward seeking professional psychological help. Significant correlations were found between students' levels of acculturation…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Client Attitudes (Human Services), Counseling, Foreign Students
Individualism and Collectivism: What Do They Have to Do with Counseling?
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McCarthy, John – Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development, 2005
The author defines individualism and collectivism before examining how they are integral parts of the counseling process for clients and counselors. Although individualism has been assumed to be the norm for the counseling culture in the United States, recent work notes the influence of collectivism on professionals and clients in the counseling…
Descriptors: Individualism, Counseling Techniques, Group Behavior, Help Seeking