A Sea of Trouble: A Relational Approach to the Culturally Sensitive Treatment of a Severely Disturbed Client |
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Authors: | Carol Ganzer Eric D Ornstein |
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Institution: | (1) Jane Addams College of Social Work, The University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois |
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Abstract: | In this article we will show how a relational approach provides a conceptual framework that shapes and informs culturally sensitive practice with a severely disturbed client. We argue that a relational approach facilitates therapeutic action through the intense focus on countertransference, the close attention to enactments, and the therapist's authenticity and self-disclosure. Additionally, we emphasize that a therapeutic matrix that includes the cultural, racial, socioeconomic, and institutional factors, increases the likelihood clinicians will attend to what Perez-Foster calls their dissociated and disavowed personal values. We present a case that had a less than satisfactory outcome where the therapist found herself in a sea of trouble. The case illustrates how a relational approach enhanced the therapist's understanding of the case and allowed her to continue to work with a difficult and challenging client. We conclude by suggesting that our conceptual understanding of this case exemplifies a necessary and appropriate focus for future social work research and practice. |
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Keywords: | relational model cultural sensitivity therapeutic action |
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