Abstract
Purpose. This dissertation is aimed at evaluating the effectiveness of ethnic-matching and client ethnicity on rehabilitation services for chronically mentally ill clientele. Method. Archival data from a community mental health agency was used evaluating 79 ethnically diverse chronically mentally ill clients. Variables included: (a) Personal Satisfaction, (b) Mental health Stability, (c) Legal Issues Indicator, (d) Personal Care Skills, (e) Social Functioning, (f) Independent Living Skills and (g) GAF-difference. Statistical analyses included several ANCOVAs. Results. A marginally significant interaction effect of client ethnicity and client-therapist ethnic-match on personal care skills was found. Discussion. Results suggest that White American chronically mentally ill clients that were ethnically matched with their therapist achieved marginally higher personal care skills scores than their counterpart Latino and African American ethnically matched clients.