Date of Award
Fall 11-21-2015
Document Type
Doctoral Research Paper
Degree Name
Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology
Organizational Unit
Graduate School of Professional Psychology
First Advisor
Michael Karson
Second Advisor
Bridget Engel
Third Advisor
William Gowensmith
Copyright Statement / License for Reuse
All Rights Reserved.
Keywords
Intercultural communication, Cultural competence, Clinical psychology, Forensic psychology
Abstract
While working in clinical and forensic psychology settings, a communication difficulty between the two professions became apparent. Forensic psychologists often appeared cold and callous from the clinical psychologist’s perspective, while clinical psychologists often appeared naïve or too client centered from the forensic psychologist’s perspective. I wondered if viewing each subfield of psychology as a culture could facilitate better communication through intercultural communication. Guided by Intercultural Communication in Contexts (Martin & Nakayama, 2010) in approaching intercultural communication between the two professions, I explored factors contributing to each profession’s cultural identities. Once this was established, I attempted to explore the different ways each culture could communicate more effectively. By recognizing and utilizing the strengths from each profession and understanding the possible pitfalls of one’s own, we may become competent in intercultural communication
Copyright Date
10-2015
Publication Statement
Copyright is held by the author. User is responsible for all copyright compliance.
Rights Holder
Brittany Schmeck
Provenance
Received from Author
File Format
application/pdf
Language
English (eng)
Extent
24 pgs
File Size
343 KB
Recommended Citation
Schmeck, Brittany, "Intercultural Communication Between Forensic and Clinical Psychologists" (2015). Graduate School of Professional Psychology: Doctoral Papers and Masters Projects. 186.
https://digitalcommons.du.edu/capstone_masters/186