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. 2022 Apr;48(2):576-587.
doi: 10.1111/jmft.12497. Epub 2021 Mar 28.

Recruiting and training multilingual family therapists: A content analysis of COAMFTE-accredited marriage and family therapy program websites

Florencia Lebensohn-Chialvo  1 , Meaghan J Kalafut  2 , Sergio Felipe Hernandez  2 , Andrea N Trejo  3
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Recruiting and training multilingual family therapists: A content analysis of COAMFTE-accredited marriage and family therapy program websites

Florencia Lebensohn-Chialvo et al. J Marital Fam Ther. 2022 Apr.

Abstract

Among U. S. Limited English Proficiency (LEP) communities, language needs and preferences create significant barriers to accessing quality healthcare and contribute to growing physical and mental health disparities. To mitigate these barriers, it is critical to recruit and train a new generation of linguistically diverse providers, including marriage and family therapists (MFTs). This study examined how Marriage and Family Therapy (MFT) program website content promotes a commitment to recruiting and training multilingual MFTs. The study sample consisted of all currently accredited programs (N = 122) and included coding for the presence or absence of (a) an explicit commitment to multiculturally and linguistically informed training, (b) specialized multilingual training and supports, and (c) multilingual faculty involved in training multilingual students or engaged in related scholarship. Results indicate that a majority of MFT programs are communicating a commitment to multiculturally informed training, but the same is not true of linguistically responsive training.

Keywords: family therapy; multilingual; training.

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