Dimensions that relate to cross‐cultural counselling

Perceptions of mental health professionals in Auckland, New Zealand

Bibliographic Data

ID20501388
AuthorsChristopher Selvarajah (0000-0001-6752-4405, Swinburne University of Technology, corresponding author)
Year2006
Volume13
Issue1
Pages54-68
Publication date2006-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueCross Cultural Management An International Journal (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1352-7606 • E-ISSN: 1758-6089
PublisherEmerald (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1108/13527600610643484
OpenAlexW1551072591
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited17

Purpose Sets out to report on an exploratory study in which perspectives on cross‐cultural counselling in mental health care in Auckland, New Zealand, are to be examined. Design/methodology/approach The study utilised a single questionnaire which sought mental health professionals' perceptions on issues and concepts of cross‐cultural counselling. The questionnaire was administered in the nine public psychiatric units in Auckland. Findings Apart from the health units providing bicultural (European and Maori) counselling services, there was little cross‐cultural counselling available to an increasingly multicultural community. Originality/value With regard to the need for cross‐cultural counselling, rather than address the issue of population change this study examines the effect that lack of diversity would have on the gains that would otherwise be made in the health‐care system of Auckland, New Zealand

Creativity · Cross-cultural · Cultural diversity · Exploratory research · Mental health · Multiculturalism · Originality · Pedagogy · Perception · Psychiatry · Public health · Social science · Sociology · Counseling Practices and Supervision · Cultural Competency in Health Care · Global Health Workforce Issues · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Social Psychology