Cultural countertransference as a clinical obstacle
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10517972 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Cheryl Stampley (Illinois State University, corresponding author), Evelyn Slaght (Illinois State University) |
| Year | 2004 |
| Volume | 74 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 333-347 |
| Publication date | 2004-03-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Smith College Studies in Social Work (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0037-7317 • E-ISSN: 1553-0426 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00377310409517719 |
| OpenAlex | W1969872909 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 17 |
At times, unexamined cultural countertransference may function defensively for a clinician, surfacing as a clinical problem when it interferes with the client‐clinician relationship. As a subjective phenomenon, countertransference is difficult to document, therefore requiring a qualitative approach to research. Through a study conducted by Stampley (1999), it was determined that the origins of clinicians’ reactions identified as countertransference are often rooted in the clinician's cultural biases and/or insensitivity to cultural differences. The result may be a lack of empathy with a distorted perception of the client, creating a clinical obstacle that interferes with the therapeutic relationship
Countertransference · Empathy · Epistemology · Function (biology · Obstacle · Perception · Phenomenon · Psychoanalysis · Psychoanalytic theory · Psychotherapist · Therapeutic relationship · Transference · Counseling Practices and Supervision · Counseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics · Neuroscience · Psychology · Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications · Social Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.17 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2008 - 2022 (15) |
| Highly cited | No |