| Summary: | Counseling Filipino Americans: A three part series Dr. Kevin Nadal, John Jay College of Criminal Justice This three part series presents real-life examples of Filipino American clients who are attending psychotherapy for the first time. Because of unique histories of colonization, Filipino Americans may have an array of cultural values and experiences that differ from other Asian Americans. Dr. Nadal facilitates culturally competent counseling techniques, ranging from here and now processing to strength-based counseling. The series includes Filipino Americans of different ages, genders, and immigration statuses, and demonstrates an array of techniques to use with various subgroups. The clients are not actors. They are people who agreed to share their real life problems. Counseling Filipino Americans: Part 3 Dr. Nadal counsels a biracial Filipino/Dominican young man who shares his anxiety about career choices and family pressures, including a strained relationship with his father.
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