Collecting Cultural Information
Abstract
This presentation will present three primary tools for collecting cultural information about clients: the DSM Cultural Formulation Interview (CFI; American Psychiatric Association, 2022), the Patient Cultural Identity Assessment (PCIA; Dadlani et al., 2012), and the Wright-Constantine Structured Cultural Interview (WCSCI; Wright & Constantine, 2020). In addition to walking through the structure and utility of each of these three structured interviews, the presentation will touch on identified strengths and weaknesses of each (Ang et al., in press; Constantine & Wright, 2024; Wright et al., 2023).
Presenter
Dr. A. Jordan Wright | New York University
Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of the Webinar, attendees will be able to:
- Identify three methods for collecting cultural information about a client.
- Describe at least one strength and one weakness of each of the three presented cultural interviews.
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1. American Psychiatric Association. (2022). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders, fifth edition, text revision. American Psychiatric Association.
2. Ang, J. Y. Z., Prasai, A. & Wright, A. J. (in press). The use of the Wright-Constantine Structured Cultural Interview (WCSCI) in culturally responsive clinical practice: A qualitative study of clinician experience. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice.
3. Constantine, K., & Wright, A. J. (2024). Collecting cultural information. In A. J. Wright (Ed.), Essentials of culture in psychological assessment (pp. 69-86). John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
4. Dadlani, M. B., Overtree, C., & Perry-Jenkins, M. (2012). Culture at the center: A reformulation of diagnostic assessment. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 43(3), 175–182. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0028152
5. Wright, A. J., & Constantine, K. (2020). Wright-Constantine Structured Cultural Interview [WCSCI]. New York University. https://steinhardt.nyu.edu/center-counseling-and-community-wellbeing/wcsci
6. Wright, A. J., Vardanian, M. M., & Constantine, K. (2023). The Wright-Constantine Structured Cultural Interview (WCSCI) and integration of culture into case conceptualization. The Counseling Psychologist, 51(1), 36-61. https://doi.org/10.1177/00110000221127408
A. Jordan Wright, PhD, ABAP, ABPP is a Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Applied Psychology at New York University, where he is the Director of the PhD program in Combined Clinical/Counseling Psychology and the Founding Director of NYU’s training clinic, the Center for Counseling and Community Wellbeing. He is a licensed psychologist in New York, New Jersey, California, Florida, and Massachusetts and is involved in direct clinical service, teaching/education, clinical supervision, and research.
Dr. Wright earned his PhD in Clinical Psychology from Columbia University, as well as a Master’s in Psychology in Education from Teachers College, Columbia University. He is board certified from the American Board of Professional Psychology (Clinical Psychology) and the American Board of Assessment Psychology. He is the President Elect of the Society of Clinical Psychology, serves on the Board of the Society for Personality Assessment, and will serve as President/Chair of the American Board of Assessment Psychology (ABAP) beginning in 2025. He has authored many peer-reviewed journal articles and multiple books in the field of psychological assessment.