Reimagining Latinx Clients: Conceptualisation Through an Acculturative Stress Lens

In this course, Dr. Kirsis Dipre (PhD, LPC, NCC; core faculty member, Counselling at Northwestern Program; Member, Advisory Council for the NBCC Foundation Minority Fellowship Program), defines “Latinx” and shares statistics and anecdotal comments that reveal under-utilisation of mental health services by Latinx clients. The comments align with current inadequate conceptualisations of Latinx clients, which assume a homogenised culture. Instead, Dr. Dipre explains that the focus of treatment for Latinx clients should be one which recognises the intersectionality and context-dependent identifications experienced by many, and which acknowledges the impact of acculturative stress.