The effects of ethnic matching on abusive/neglectful minority clients' counseling satisfaction, engagement, pre-mature termination, and outcome
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Title
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The effects of ethnic matching on abusive/neglectful minority clients' counseling satisfaction, engagement, pre-mature termination, and outcome
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Identifier
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d_2009_2013:583027c5ffb8:10538
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identifier
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10768
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Creator
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Barrow, Arlene,
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Contributor
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Georgiana Shick Tryon
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Date
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2010
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Language
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English
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Publisher
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City University of New York.
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Subject
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Educational psychology | Social work | Abusive/Neglectful Parents | Acculturation | Counseling Outcome | Counseling Satisfaction | Ethnic Identity | Ethnic Matching
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Abstract
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This dissertation explored the relationship of ethnic matching between abusive and/or neglectful ethnic minority parents and minority counselors. Specifically, it examined these clients' satisfaction with and engagement in counseling as well as type of termination (unilateral or continuing) and outcome (client adjustment, meeting of agency goals, and re-abuse). This study also looked at the relationships of ethnic identity and acculturation discrepancies of clients who abused their children and their counselors, who were either ethnically matched or not matched, to client satisfaction, client engagement, client termination type, and client outcome.;This dissertation sought to answer the following questions: (a) Are child-abusing clients who are ethnically matched with their counselors more satisfied with the intake counseling session than those who are not ethnically matched? (b) Are child-abusing clients who are ethnically matched with counselors more likely to become engaged in counseling than their non-matched counterparts? (c) Are child-abusing clients who are ethnically matched with their counselors less likely to terminate early than those who are not ethnically matched? (d) Do child-abusing clients who are ethnically matched with their counselors have better outcomes than those who are not ethnically matched? (e) How do client-counselor differences in ethnic identity and acculturation relate to client satisfaction, engagement, termination, and outcome?;I confirmed that abusive/neglectful clients who were ethnically matched with their counselors were significantly less likely to terminate prematurely after engagement than ethnically unmatched clients. Ethnic matching was not related to engagement, client satisfaction, or counseling outcome. Overall, results of this study suggested that ethnic matching per se may have little to do with client satisfaction, engagement, and outcome. Results also suggested that in contrast to ethnic matching, client-counselor ethnic identity discrepancy is important in client engagement, early-termination, and counseling outcome regardless of whether or not clients are ethnically matched. Although acculturation discrepancy was related to re-abuse, it had little relationship with the other variables in this study.
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dissertation
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Source
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2009_2013.csv
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degree
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Ph.D.
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Program
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Educational Psychology
