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