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Authors describe a multicultural training model for family therapists and psychologists at a traditionally conservative Afrikaans speaking university in South Africa. Black psychologists are now receiving high priority in a masters degree program that leads to professional registration licensure because of the needs of the population. The authors emphasize the importance of being able to think multidimensionally and creating a context in which students can do the same in such contexts.
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Marchetti-Mercer, M., Beyers, D. & Daws, L. Training Family Therapists in a Multicultural Setting. Contemporary Family Therapy 21, 187–201 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1021695409257
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