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Papers by Raquel Hoersting
Frontiers in psychiatry, Mar 20, 2024
Journal of Personality Assessment, Aug 16, 2010
Psychologists are faced with formidable challenges in making their assessment methods relevant to... more Psychologists are faced with formidable challenges in making their assessment methods relevant to growing numbers of Hispanic clients for whom English is not the primary or preferred language. Among other clinical issues, the determination of malingering has profound consequences for clients. In this investigation, we evaluated a Spanish translation of the Structured Interview of Reported Symptoms (SIRS; Rogers, Bagby, & Dickens, 1992) with 80 Spanish-speaking Hispanic American outpatients. Using a between-subjects simulation design, the Spanish SIRS was found to produce reliable results with small standard errors of measurement. Regarding validity, very large effect sizes (mean Cohen's d= 2.00) were observed between feigners and honest responders for the SIRS primary scales. We consider the potential role of the Spanish SIRS with reference to Spanish translations for other assessment instruments.
International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 2011
Law and Human Behavior, 2009
Journal of Psychotherapy Integration, Jun 1, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic offers both challenges and opportunities for those who provide and receive ... more The COVID-19 pandemic offers both challenges and opportunities for those who provide and receive psychological services. For training clinics tasked with educating the next generation of health service psychologists, providing vital mental health care to the community, and conducting clinical research, the pandemic offers an opportunity to consider how best to fulfill these crucial missions during a time of global uncertainty. The present paper reviews the recent, rapid move to telepsychology among North American university training clinics in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and offers relevant suggestions for mental health service providers rapidly transitioning to telepsychology moving forward. Data summarizing the response of university training clinics in health service psychology in the United States and Canada to physical distancing guidelines are presented, and considerations regarding best practices in service delivery and supervision via telepsychology are provided. While the present data focus on North American training clinics, the suggestions offered are relevant to any clinic tasked with providing high quality services and training mental health providers via telepsychology, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic. Given the growing emphasis within health service psychology on increasing access to mental health services via telepsychology prior to the pandemic, as well as the benefits to psychology trainees in gaining competence in this valuable form of service delivery, this paper aims to provide timely guidance around the benefits, risks, and practical considerations regarding the maintenance of effective clinical care in training settings when rapidly implementing telepsychology.
Culture and brain, Feb 18, 2020
Journal of Emdr Practice and Research, Jan 25, 2023
This article utilizes a country case study design to describe the implementation of eye movement ... more This article utilizes a country case study design to describe the implementation of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy training in Brazil. The primary focus is on the methodology, adaptations, adjustments, and cultural considerations necessary to incorporate in-person and virtual training in this country. Additionally, the article will explore the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic to address National Government Guidance related to social distancing. This guidance required adjustments to training delivery, clinical and self-practice, clinical supervision, and consultation. Finally, the article outlines the advantages and disadvantages of implementing EMDR therapy training in Brazil, expanding to how models of good practice could be implemented in other countries, such as Angola and Mozambique, to include cultural adaptation, sensitivity, and replication.
Journal of EMDR Practice and Research
This article utilizes a country case study design to describe the implementation of eye movement ... more This article utilizes a country case study design to describe the implementation of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy training in Brazil. The primary focus is on the methodology, adaptations, adjustments, and cultural considerations necessary to incorporate in-person and virtual training in this country. Additionally, the article will explore the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic to address National Government Guidance related to social distancing. This guidance required adjustments to training delivery, clinical and self-practice, clinical supervision, and consultation. Finally, the article outlines the advantages and disadvantages of implementing EMDR therapy training in Brazil, expanding to how models of good practice could be implemented in other countries, such as Angola and Mozambique, to include cultural adaptation, sensitivity, and replication.
International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 2011
Journal of Psychotherapy Integration, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic offers both challenges and opportunities for those who provide and receive ... more The COVID-19 pandemic offers both challenges and opportunities for those who provide and receive psychological services. For training clinics tasked with educating the next generation of health service psychologists, providing vital mental health care to the community, and conducting clinical research, the pandemic offers an opportunity to consider how best to fulfill these crucial missions during a time of global uncertainty. The present paper reviews the recent, rapid move to telepsychology among North American university training clinics in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and Editor's Note. This article received rapid review due to the time-sensitive nature of the content, but our standard high-quality peer review process was upheld.
Individualist and collectivist cultural approaches describe the relationship between an individua... more Individualist and collectivist cultural approaches describe the relationship between an individual and his or her social surroundings. the current study had a two-fold purpose. the first was to investigate whether Brazilians, like other collective peoples, displayed more group self-representations, categorized items more relationally and paid more attention to context than Americans. the second purpose of this study was to investigate if counter-cultural primes played a role in activating either collective or individual selves. Both American (n = 100) and Brazilian (n = 101) participants were assigned either to a no-prime condition or a counter-cultural prime condition and then were asked to rate emotion cartoons, categorize items, complete the Twenty Statement Test (TST), and choose a representative object. As expected, unprimed Brazilian participants displayed more collectivist patterns on emotional (F[1,196] = 10.1, p = .001, ?²= .049; F[1,196] = 7.9, p = .006, ?²= .038; F[1,196]...
Journal of Psychotherapy Integration
International Journal of Psychology
Considering the challenges of the cultural adaptation process for refugees and the importance of ... more Considering the challenges of the cultural adaptation process for refugees and the importance of analyzing these in a Latin American context, the present study aimed to investigate the influence of cultural orientations and cultural distance on psychological and sociocultural adaptation of Syrian refugees living in Brazil. Eighty-four adult Syrian refugees, living in Brazil for at least 6 months completed an online survey regarding acculturation variables. Results showed that greater perception of cultural distance was related to lower sociocultural adaptation; higher rates of home culture orientation were related to low psychological and sociocultural adaptation. Having a Brazilian culture orientation was related with better psychological and sociocultural adaptation. The present research has theoretical and practical implications, allowing for a better understanding of some aspects of the adaptation of Syrian refugees in Brazil. Resumo: Considerando os desafios do processo de adaptação cultural para os refugiados e a importância disto para o contexto da América Latina, o pre-sente estudo teve como objetivo investigar a influência da orientação cultural e distância cultural na adaptação psicológica e sociocultural de sírios no Brasil. 84 refugiados sírios, morando no Brasil há pelo menos 6 meses, responderam um survey online sobre variáveis relacionadas à aculturação. Os resultados evidenciaram que maiores índices de percepção de distância cultural estão relacionados com menores índices de adaptação sociocultural. Possuir uma orientação para a cultura brasileira está relacionado a melhores índices de adaptação psicológica e sociocultural. A presente pesquisa possui implicações teóricas e práticas, permitindo um melhor entendimento de alguns aspectos da adaptação de refugiados sírios no Brasil. Palavras-chave: aculturação, adaptação psicológica, refugiados Resumen: Considerando los desafíos del proceso de adaptación cultural para los refugiados y la importancia de esto para el contexto de América Latina, el presente estudio tuvo como objetivo investigar la influencia de la orientación cultural y distancia cultural en la adaptación psicológica y sociocultural de sirios en Brasil. Ochenta y cuatro refugiados sirios, viviendo en Brasil por lo menos 6 meses, respondieron un cuestionario online sobre variables relacionadas a la aculturación. Los resultados evidenciaron que mayores índices de percepción de distancia cultural estubieron relacionados con menores índices de adaptación sociocultural. Poseer una orientación hacia una cultura brasileña está relacio-nada a mejores índices de adaptación psicológica y sociocultural. La presente investigación tiene implicaciones teóricas y prácticas, permitiendo un mejor en-tendimiento de algunos aspectos de la adaptación de refugiados sirios en Brasil. Palabras clave: aculturación, adaptación psicológica, refugiados
Law and Human Behavior, Feb 1, 2009
Frontiers in psychiatry, Mar 20, 2024
Journal of Personality Assessment, Aug 16, 2010
Psychologists are faced with formidable challenges in making their assessment methods relevant to... more Psychologists are faced with formidable challenges in making their assessment methods relevant to growing numbers of Hispanic clients for whom English is not the primary or preferred language. Among other clinical issues, the determination of malingering has profound consequences for clients. In this investigation, we evaluated a Spanish translation of the Structured Interview of Reported Symptoms (SIRS; Rogers, Bagby, & Dickens, 1992) with 80 Spanish-speaking Hispanic American outpatients. Using a between-subjects simulation design, the Spanish SIRS was found to produce reliable results with small standard errors of measurement. Regarding validity, very large effect sizes (mean Cohen's d= 2.00) were observed between feigners and honest responders for the SIRS primary scales. We consider the potential role of the Spanish SIRS with reference to Spanish translations for other assessment instruments.
International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 2011
Law and Human Behavior, 2009
Journal of Psychotherapy Integration, Jun 1, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic offers both challenges and opportunities for those who provide and receive ... more The COVID-19 pandemic offers both challenges and opportunities for those who provide and receive psychological services. For training clinics tasked with educating the next generation of health service psychologists, providing vital mental health care to the community, and conducting clinical research, the pandemic offers an opportunity to consider how best to fulfill these crucial missions during a time of global uncertainty. The present paper reviews the recent, rapid move to telepsychology among North American university training clinics in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and offers relevant suggestions for mental health service providers rapidly transitioning to telepsychology moving forward. Data summarizing the response of university training clinics in health service psychology in the United States and Canada to physical distancing guidelines are presented, and considerations regarding best practices in service delivery and supervision via telepsychology are provided. While the present data focus on North American training clinics, the suggestions offered are relevant to any clinic tasked with providing high quality services and training mental health providers via telepsychology, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic. Given the growing emphasis within health service psychology on increasing access to mental health services via telepsychology prior to the pandemic, as well as the benefits to psychology trainees in gaining competence in this valuable form of service delivery, this paper aims to provide timely guidance around the benefits, risks, and practical considerations regarding the maintenance of effective clinical care in training settings when rapidly implementing telepsychology.
Culture and brain, Feb 18, 2020
Journal of Emdr Practice and Research, Jan 25, 2023
This article utilizes a country case study design to describe the implementation of eye movement ... more This article utilizes a country case study design to describe the implementation of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy training in Brazil. The primary focus is on the methodology, adaptations, adjustments, and cultural considerations necessary to incorporate in-person and virtual training in this country. Additionally, the article will explore the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic to address National Government Guidance related to social distancing. This guidance required adjustments to training delivery, clinical and self-practice, clinical supervision, and consultation. Finally, the article outlines the advantages and disadvantages of implementing EMDR therapy training in Brazil, expanding to how models of good practice could be implemented in other countries, such as Angola and Mozambique, to include cultural adaptation, sensitivity, and replication.
Journal of EMDR Practice and Research
This article utilizes a country case study design to describe the implementation of eye movement ... more This article utilizes a country case study design to describe the implementation of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy training in Brazil. The primary focus is on the methodology, adaptations, adjustments, and cultural considerations necessary to incorporate in-person and virtual training in this country. Additionally, the article will explore the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic to address National Government Guidance related to social distancing. This guidance required adjustments to training delivery, clinical and self-practice, clinical supervision, and consultation. Finally, the article outlines the advantages and disadvantages of implementing EMDR therapy training in Brazil, expanding to how models of good practice could be implemented in other countries, such as Angola and Mozambique, to include cultural adaptation, sensitivity, and replication.
International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 2011
Journal of Psychotherapy Integration, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic offers both challenges and opportunities for those who provide and receive ... more The COVID-19 pandemic offers both challenges and opportunities for those who provide and receive psychological services. For training clinics tasked with educating the next generation of health service psychologists, providing vital mental health care to the community, and conducting clinical research, the pandemic offers an opportunity to consider how best to fulfill these crucial missions during a time of global uncertainty. The present paper reviews the recent, rapid move to telepsychology among North American university training clinics in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and Editor's Note. This article received rapid review due to the time-sensitive nature of the content, but our standard high-quality peer review process was upheld.
Individualist and collectivist cultural approaches describe the relationship between an individua... more Individualist and collectivist cultural approaches describe the relationship between an individual and his or her social surroundings. the current study had a two-fold purpose. the first was to investigate whether Brazilians, like other collective peoples, displayed more group self-representations, categorized items more relationally and paid more attention to context than Americans. the second purpose of this study was to investigate if counter-cultural primes played a role in activating either collective or individual selves. Both American (n = 100) and Brazilian (n = 101) participants were assigned either to a no-prime condition or a counter-cultural prime condition and then were asked to rate emotion cartoons, categorize items, complete the Twenty Statement Test (TST), and choose a representative object. As expected, unprimed Brazilian participants displayed more collectivist patterns on emotional (F[1,196] = 10.1, p = .001, ?²= .049; F[1,196] = 7.9, p = .006, ?²= .038; F[1,196]...
Journal of Psychotherapy Integration
International Journal of Psychology
Considering the challenges of the cultural adaptation process for refugees and the importance of ... more Considering the challenges of the cultural adaptation process for refugees and the importance of analyzing these in a Latin American context, the present study aimed to investigate the influence of cultural orientations and cultural distance on psychological and sociocultural adaptation of Syrian refugees living in Brazil. Eighty-four adult Syrian refugees, living in Brazil for at least 6 months completed an online survey regarding acculturation variables. Results showed that greater perception of cultural distance was related to lower sociocultural adaptation; higher rates of home culture orientation were related to low psychological and sociocultural adaptation. Having a Brazilian culture orientation was related with better psychological and sociocultural adaptation. The present research has theoretical and practical implications, allowing for a better understanding of some aspects of the adaptation of Syrian refugees in Brazil. Resumo: Considerando os desafios do processo de adaptação cultural para os refugiados e a importância disto para o contexto da América Latina, o pre-sente estudo teve como objetivo investigar a influência da orientação cultural e distância cultural na adaptação psicológica e sociocultural de sírios no Brasil. 84 refugiados sírios, morando no Brasil há pelo menos 6 meses, responderam um survey online sobre variáveis relacionadas à aculturação. Os resultados evidenciaram que maiores índices de percepção de distância cultural estão relacionados com menores índices de adaptação sociocultural. Possuir uma orientação para a cultura brasileira está relacionado a melhores índices de adaptação psicológica e sociocultural. A presente pesquisa possui implicações teóricas e práticas, permitindo um melhor entendimento de alguns aspectos da adaptação de refugiados sírios no Brasil. Palavras-chave: aculturação, adaptação psicológica, refugiados Resumen: Considerando los desafíos del proceso de adaptación cultural para los refugiados y la importancia de esto para el contexto de América Latina, el presente estudio tuvo como objetivo investigar la influencia de la orientación cultural y distancia cultural en la adaptación psicológica y sociocultural de sirios en Brasil. Ochenta y cuatro refugiados sirios, viviendo en Brasil por lo menos 6 meses, respondieron un cuestionario online sobre variables relacionadas a la aculturación. Los resultados evidenciaron que mayores índices de percepción de distancia cultural estubieron relacionados con menores índices de adaptación sociocultural. Poseer una orientación hacia una cultura brasileña está relacio-nada a mejores índices de adaptación psicológica y sociocultural. La presente investigación tiene implicaciones teóricas y prácticas, permitiendo un mejor en-tendimiento de algunos aspectos de la adaptación de refugiados sirios en Brasil. Palabras clave: aculturación, adaptación psicológica, refugiados
Law and Human Behavior, Feb 1, 2009