Abstract
In response to a call to better integrate culture in community psychology (O’Donnell in American Journal of Community Psychology
37:1–7 2006), we offer a cultural-community framework to facilitate a collaborative engagement between community psychologists and ethnic
minority communities, focusing on Asian American communities as illustrations. Extending Hays’ (Addressing cultural complexities
in practice: Assessment, diagnosis, and therapy, American Psychological Association, Washington, DC, 2008) ADDRESSING framework for considering cultural influences on a counseling relationship, the proposed framework provides a
broad but systematic guidepost for considering three major cultural-ecological influences on Asian American communities: Race
and Ethnicity (R), Culture (C), and Immigration and Transnational Ties (I). We provide a sequence of steps that incorporate
the ADDRESSING and the RCI frameworks to facilitate the collaborative community-based research or social action.
37:1–7 2006), we offer a cultural-community framework to facilitate a collaborative engagement between community psychologists and ethnic
minority communities, focusing on Asian American communities as illustrations. Extending Hays’ (Addressing cultural complexities
in practice: Assessment, diagnosis, and therapy, American Psychological Association, Washington, DC, 2008) ADDRESSING framework for considering cultural influences on a counseling relationship, the proposed framework provides a
broad but systematic guidepost for considering three major cultural-ecological influences on Asian American communities: Race
and Ethnicity (R), Culture (C), and Immigration and Transnational Ties (I). We provide a sequence of steps that incorporate
the ADDRESSING and the RCI frameworks to facilitate the collaborative community-based research or social action.
- Content Type Journal Article
- DOI 10.1007/s10464-010-9368-z
- Authors
- Sumie Okazaki, Department of Applied Psychology, New York University Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development, 246 Greene Street, New York, NY 10003, USA
- Anne Saw, Department of Psychology, University of California Davis, Davis, CA USA
- Journal American Journal of Community Psychology
- Online ISSN 1573-2770
- Print ISSN 0091-0562