Multiculturalism in the work of psychologists: ethics and practice in a context of clinical diagnosis and therapeutic work

• Authors: Anczyk, Adam , Grzymała-Moszczyńska, Halina , Krzysztof-Świderska, Agnieszka , Prusak, Jacek

Abstracts

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The article contains a review of basic notions connected with the consequences of an increasing multiculturalism of Polish society for the professional ethics of a psychologist in a clinical context. In the first part the issues connected with a psychological diagnosis of people of different cultural background are presented. Also, a notion of a culturally sensitive diagnosis and a specificity of interpersonal communication in a multicultural environment are described. In the second part, issues regarding psychotherapy and psychological help for people of different cultural backgrounds, with a particular attention drawn to a therapy of families culturally diverse, where the rules of communicative school of the system therapy gain an additional value are described. In both parts of the article, a particular attention is given to the contemporary understanding of the notion of cultural competency in the work of psychologists-practitioners.

Keywords

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cultural factors in psychological diagnosis; psychological diagnosis; ethics of psychologists’ profession; intercultural communication; cultural differences.

• Publisher: Akademia Pedagogiki Specjalnej im. Marii Grzegorzewskiej. Wydawnictwo APS
• Journal: Psychologia Wychowawcza
• Year: 2019
• Volume: Supplement
• Pages: 53-66

Dates

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2020-01-23

Contributors

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Anczyk, Adam

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Grzymała-Moszczyńska, Halina

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Krzysztof-Świderska, Agnieszka

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Prusak, Jacek