Culture, race and therapy : with special reference to South African Chinese therapists

[摘要] ENGLISH ABSTRACT:Differences between the therapist and the client such as differing genders, social classes, races,cultures and languages, inevitably influence the therapeutic situation. This research assignmentreviews the literature available concerning multicultural counselling. the variables which therapistscontend with in a multicultural therapeutic situation and the state of multicultural therapy in SouthAfrica. The main body of this assignment focuses on the training experiences. as well as thecountertransfcrential experiences. of therapists from a minority group with specific attention given toSouth African Chinese therapists. Also included are helpful ways of addressing the potentialdifficulties that arise in a therapeutic relationship where the culture or race of the therapist and clientdiffer. In closing, this assignment asks what gaps exist in the literature with regard to South AfricanChinese therapists and what further research would be required to fill these gaps.

[发布机构] Stellenbosch University