They did what: Importing culturally attuned single session modifications into the US
Format Type
Plenary
Format Type
Paper
Start Date
13-1-2021 1:30 PM
End Date
13-1-2021 1:50 PM
Abstract
What can therapists learn from therapists practicing internationally, specifically regarding single-session therapy (SST)? We sought to collaborate with several mental health professionals in varying cultural contexts and invited their perspectives on SST. A concern for those who adhere to a postmodern epistemology is the massive amount of Westernized academic literature being exported to other countries where a Westernized truth does not serve as a universality. Frequently, the ways in which psychological research is conducted and distributed is without cultural consideration and is inherently US-centric.
For this reason, we sought the expertise of individuals who had to modify single-session therapy in order for it to be congruent with their cultures while utilizing an interpretive phenomenological analysis method. Furthermore, we found those modifications as potential improvements to be imported into the US and applied to western practices. The US is the primary exporter of psychological research. Possessing such a privilege comes with the responsibility of following through with our psychological footprint and incorporating what others have learned from their practice with ours.
Keywords
Single session therapy, therapy, culture, interpretive phenomenological analysis, qualitative research, postmodernism, brief therapy
They did what: Importing culturally attuned single session modifications into the US
What can therapists learn from therapists practicing internationally, specifically regarding single-session therapy (SST)? We sought to collaborate with several mental health professionals in varying cultural contexts and invited their perspectives on SST. A concern for those who adhere to a postmodern epistemology is the massive amount of Westernized academic literature being exported to other countries where a Westernized truth does not serve as a universality. Frequently, the ways in which psychological research is conducted and distributed is without cultural consideration and is inherently US-centric.
For this reason, we sought the expertise of individuals who had to modify single-session therapy in order for it to be congruent with their cultures while utilizing an interpretive phenomenological analysis method. Furthermore, we found those modifications as potential improvements to be imported into the US and applied to western practices. The US is the primary exporter of psychological research. Possessing such a privilege comes with the responsibility of following through with our psychological footprint and incorporating what others have learned from their practice with ours.