Implementing Culturally Responsive Therapy to Serve Latino Male Clients in Mental Health
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[Thesis]
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Estrada, Adrian, Jr.
Subsequent Statement of Responsibility
Seli, Helena
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University of Southern California
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2020
GENERAL NOTES
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134 p.
DISSERTATION (THESIS) NOTE
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Ed.D.
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University of Southern California
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2020
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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This qualitative study examined a non-profit mid-size community mental health organization that receives federal, state, and city contracts to provide services in the San Fernando Valley, where the focus was female care professionals' implementation of culturally responsive therapy (CRT) with Latino male clients in mental health services and increase the rates of engagement in follow-up care. The research questions explored female care professionals' knowledge and motivational needs as well as the organizational influences (Clark & Estes, 2008) of CHSF on the implementation of CRT. Following the review of the literature, assumed knowledge, motivational, and organizational influences were examined though a qualitative design. Assumed influences were explored via interview and document analysis data. Findings demonstrated that female care professionals had mixed levels of understanding about applying the strategies of engagement, mixed levels of reflection about own effectiveness and frustration of not having adequate time or being able to reflect on their effectiveness in supporting Latino male clients. Additionally, in exploring motivation, female care professionals communicated mixed levels of self-efficacy in implementing CRT, and though had a high value for implementing CRT, did not highly value in in the context of supporting Latino male clients. Finally, the care professionals perceived that the organization does not prioritize engagement of Latino male clients over serving women and children. A comprehensive implementation and evaluation plan was developed using the New World Kirkpatrick Model (Kirkpatrick & Kirkpatrick, 2016), intended to increase the stakeholders' knowledge and motivation and help reduce the organizational influence gaps.