The Journey Toward Intercultural Sensitivity

A Non-Linear Process

Datos Bibliográficos

ID12759697
AutoresJoretha N Bourjolly (0000-0001-5078-1456, University of Pennsylvania, autor de correspondencia), Roberta G Sands (University of Pennsylvania), Phyllis Solomon (0000-0002-0880-8966, University of Pennsylvania), Victoria Stanhope (0000-0002-5648-3545, University of Pennsylvania), Anita Pernell-Arnold (Drexel University), Laurene Finley (Drexel University)
Año2005
Volumen14
Número3-4
Páginas41-62
Fecha de publicación2005-01-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Ethnic & Cultural Diversity in Social Work (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1531-3204 • E-ISSN: 1531-3212
EditorialTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1300/j051v14n03_03
OpenAlexW1515428736
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas6
Referencias citadas10

This paper reports on the use of Milton Bennett's Developmental Model of Intercultural Sensitivity (DMIS) to analyze logs that were submitted by mental health service providers who participated in an intensive training program on intercultural competency. Program participants wrote eight monthly reflective logs about cultural experiences that occurred between training sessions. The categories of intercultural sensitivity described in the DMIS were used as the basis for coding log entries. The findings over the 10-month training period show that the development of intercultural sensitivity is, for the most part, a non-linear process in which one makes intermittent reversions to earlier levels and moves forward in spurts. After offering examples of non-linear and linear patterns in the logs, the paper discusses possible explanations for the findings and the challenges of coding according to the Bennett Model. Implications for intercultural competency education and training programs and their evaluation are proposed

Coding (social sciences · Cultural competence · Intercultural communication · Intercultural Competence · Mental health · Pedagogy · Psychotherapist · Sensitivity training · Social science · Sociology · Counseling Practices and Supervision · Cultural Competency in Health Care · International Student and Expatriate Challenges · Psychology · Social Psychology