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" The Perceived Barriers and Facilitators of Therapeutic Work with Arab Clients: Examining Therapists' Attitudes towards Stigma and Recovery from Mental Illness "
Nadia Habhab
Pernice, Francesca
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Latin Dissertation
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English
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805000
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TL49839
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2030525890; 10747743
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Eltaeb, Mohamed A.
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The Perceived Barriers and Facilitators of Therapeutic Work with Arab Clients: Examining Therapists' Attitudes towards Stigma and Recovery from Mental Illness\ Nadia HabhabPernice, Francesca
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Wayne State University
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2018
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Ed.D.
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Educational Psychology
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2018
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117
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Committee members: Beeghly, Majorie; Markman, Barry; Somers, Cheryl
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Place of publication: United States, Ann Arbor; ISBN=978-0-355-82728-6
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This study examined the barriers and facilitators of working with Arab Americans in a treatment capacity from the perspective of the Arab American therapist. Participants were asked about the practice strategies as well as resources available to them when working with this unique population during a semi-structed face to face interview. The impact of stigma and recovery was also assessed. This research study employed a qualitative design approach to address the research questions. Participants were sampled from a community mental health center located within Metro- Detroit; one of the largest concentrations of Middle Eastern/Arab and Chaldean in the United States. Participants in this study consisted of 11 female psychotherapists, who ranged in age from 25–44 years old (M = 32.2) and self-identify with the Arab American cultural/ethnic reference group and who reported providing direct psychological services to consumers who identify with the Arabic cultural reference group. Data analyses was conducted using the grounded theory method known as constant comparison analysis (Strauss & Corbin 1998). Recurring themes pertaining to barriers, facilitators, therapeutic processes, and recovery beliefs were analyzed from participant interviews. Overall, participants expressed positive, supportive attitudes about recovery from mental illness and therapists did not differentiate between Arab and non-Arab clients with respect to recovery from mental illness. Additionally, family and community support were cited as both a barrier and a facilitator to treatment. Participants expressed the need for greater psychoeducation from providers for the Arab population in order to increase family involvement in treatment, and decrease cultural norms that prohibit help seeking among Arab-Americans.
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Mental health; Educational psychology; Ethnic studies
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Social sciences;Health and environmental sciences;Education;Arab;Help-seeking;Mental health;Middle East;Recovery;Stigma
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Pernice, Francesca
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Educational PsychologyWayne State University
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