Abstract

With the lack of adequate mental health care in racial minority communities (NAMI, 2021), more research is needed for clinicians to understand the racial minority client experience. This study aimed to explore the racial minority client's perception of safety during therapy. The MFT- PRN was utilized in order to assess safety for racial minority clients at the start of therapy and later on as the alliance changes. The study hypothesized that racial minority clients would initially report a lower feeling of safety in therapy and would show lower feelings of safety after four sessions of therapy when compared to demographic majorities. Using t-tests and regressions from data from 587 participants, 470 White and 187 racial minorities, it was found that initial safety did predict future safety and that later safety in racial minorities was lower than in Whites, though initial safety was similar in both groups.

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Family, Home, and Social Sciences; Family Life

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