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SEEK: a multicultural framework for teaching clinical case conceptualization
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This article introduces the SEEK training model, a pedagogical framework designed to enhance multicultural case conceptualization during graduate training. Grounded in critical pedagogy and experiential learning, SEEK guides trainees in integrating sociocultural identity, environmental and systemic influences, emotional and cognitive narratives, and knowledge of cultural strengths into clinical reasoning. An instructional case example illustrates its application in a counseling theory course, with attention to learning environment considerations and implications for future research.
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- Authors
- Steele, J. M.
- Affiliations
- Walden University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Steele, Janeé M.
- ORCID
- Steele, Janeé M.
- Venue
- Counselling Psychology Quarterly
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2025-09-13
- Volume
- 39
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 488-510
- ISSN
- 0951-5070 (ISSN-L)
- 1469-3674
- OpenAlex
- W7081914874
- Cited by
- 2
- References
- 49
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2
- FWCI
- 1.65
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Counselling Psychology Quarterly (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Counseling Practices and Supervision
- Social Sciences › Education › Global Education and Multiculturalism
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Cultural Competency in Health Care
- Keywords
- critical pedagogy, experiential learning, sociocultural identity, systemic effects, cultural strengths, clinical reasoning, learning environment
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