TY - JOUR AU - Chu, Brian C. PY - 2007/07/27 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Considering Culture One Client at a Time: Maximizing the Cultural Exchange JF - Pragmatic Case Studies in Psychotherapy JA - PCSP VL - 3 IS - 3 SE - Case Study DO - 10.14713/pcsp.v3i3.905 UR - https://pcsp.nationalregister.org/index.php/pcsp/article/view/905 SP - AB - Cultural competency is a process that requires knowledge, diligence, and availability of resources. For the individual practitioner, it may be unfeasible to expect expert-level knowledge of any more than a few cultural groups. This commentary provides a general approach that clinicians can use to become oriented to a culture, make use of evidence-based frameworks, and treat the therapy as an ongoing cultural exchange. Using this approach a clinician may be able to flexibly adapt his or her individual case formulation approach to match the needs of a diverse set of clientele. Examples from the case of TC are used to illustrate the model and to highlight the cultural competence of the therapist. ER -