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Minnah W. Farook, M.A., Ed.S.
2 articles
Minnah W. Farook, MA, EdS, is a doctoral candidate in counseling psychology at the University of Kentucky. Her research interests focus on acculturation, identity development, sociopolitical factors that affect marginalized groups and psychotherapy process/outcomes. Her clinical interests include trauma recovery, dual diagnosis, identity exploration and culturally competent services.
The State of Multicultural Counseling Competencies Research
Due to changes in demographics in the United States, counselors and therapists are likely to serve clients who have a culturally diverse background. Data from the 2010 United States (U.S.) Census indicated that foreign-born individuals represented 13.3% of the U.S. population, some 42.3 million people (Colby & Ortman, 2014). In 2014, the U.S. population by […]
Minnah W. Farook, M.A., Ed.S.
December 12, 2018
The Association Between Cultural Concealment and Psychotherapy Outcomes
In this article, Drinane, Owen, and Tao (2018) examined the concept of cultural concealment in psychotherapy, specifically whether cultural concealment predicted psychotherapy outcomes. Cultural concealment refers to the phenomenon of clients hiding aspects of their identity and culture related experiences in therapy. Clients may unconsciously or consciously avoid discussing their oppressed identities or identities that […]
Minnah W. Farook, M.A., Ed.S.
September 16, 2018