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Demographic characteristics
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Age (in years)
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37.3 (11.3)
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Gender
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Female
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124 (89.2%)
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Male
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14 (10.1%)
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Other
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1 (0.7%)
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Ethnicity
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Asian
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19 (13.7%)
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African
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4 (2.9%)
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Latin American
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6 (4.3%)
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Eastern European
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13 (9.4%)
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Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander
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5 (3.6%)
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Middle Eastern
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4 (2.9%)
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Mediterranean
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12 (8.6%)
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White
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90 (64.7%)
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Australian Residency Status
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Australian citizen
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127 (91.4%)
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Australian permanent resident
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3 (2.2%)
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Work visa holder
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3 (2.2%)
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Student visa holder
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4 (2.9%)
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Other (temporary visa holder and New Zealand citizen)
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2 (1.4%)
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Professional (cultural competency and other work related) characteristics
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Highest level of education
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Completed postgraduate degree
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112 (80.6%)
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Completed university degree
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25 (18.0%)
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Not completed degree at university
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1 (0.7%)
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Completed high school diploma or equivalent
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1 (0.7%)
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Year of obtaining qualification
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Within last 5 years (since 2016)
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83 (59.7%)
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Before 5 years
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54 (38.8%)
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Participants speaks another language in addition to English
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Yes
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47 (33.8%)
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No
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92 (66.2%)
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Occupational role
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Clinical psychologist
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58 (41.7%)
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Psychologist (general)
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36 (25.6%)
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Psychology trainee (provisional)
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13 (9.4%)
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Social worker (or trainee)
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6 (4.3%)
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Counsellor (or trainee)
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7 (2.9%)
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Other (Youth/ Community worker, Health Promotion Officer, Medical student, Psychotherapist/or trainee, Pharmacist, Allied health managers, Occupational therapist, Clinical psychologist registrar, Nurse practitioner and Psychology student)
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19 (13.7%)
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Years working in mental health
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0–1 years
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19 (13.7%)
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2–5 years
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52 (37.4%)
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6–10 years
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27 (19.4%)
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11–14 years
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12 (8.6%)
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≥ 15 years
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28 (20.1%)
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Type of service
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Private practice
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59 (42.4%)
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Public practice
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48 (34.5%)
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Both private and public practice
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21 (15.1%)
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Other (none, NGO, disability services, project consulting, research, community clinic)
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5 (3.6%)
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Both private and other practice
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3 (2.2%)
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Cultural competency experience variable
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Number of non-White clients per week
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None
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9 (6.5%)
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1–3
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59 (42.4%)
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4–6
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39 (28.1%)
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7–9
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16 (11.5%)
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≥ 10
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16 (11.5%)
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Engagement in cultural competence-related workshops, conferences or training since beginning practicing mental health care
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None
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25 (18.0%)
|
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1–3
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75 (54.0%)
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4–6
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30 (21.6%)
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7–9
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3 (2.2%)
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≥ 10
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6 (4.3%)
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Did your professional mental health training sufficiently prepare you to provide culturally competent services for non-White clients
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Agree
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71 (51.1%)
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Neutral
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18 (12.9%)
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Disagree
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50 (36.0%)
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