Démasquer les biais : perspectives autistes dans la formation en santé mentale

Titre original en anglais : Unmasking Bias: Autistic Perspectives in Mental Health Training

Dabbs, C. R., Hutchins, C. H., & Scaer, A. J. (2024). Unmasking Bias: Autistic Perspectives in Mental Health Training. PsycEXTRA Dataset, 8(3), 468-481. https://doi.org/10.1037/e502802026-001

Date de publication: 01/01/2024 Ajout dans AutiHub: 05/07/2026 Type: Article Langue de l’article: Anglais

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Auteur·ices de la publication identifié·es comme autistes
1 / 3 (33,3 %)

Résumé

Contexte : En raison d’une combinaison de jugements à partir de brèves observations, de capacitisme, de biais et d’une focalisation sur des normes dispositionnelles allistiques (non autistes), les personnes autistes peuvent rencontrer des difficultés d’admission et des problèmes de maintien dans les domaines professionnels de la santé mentale à des taux plus élevés que les personnes allistiques. Méthode : Afin de mieux comprendre leurs expériences de formation et de filtrage, nous avons interrogé 10 professionnels et stagiaires autistes de la santé mentale issus de divers programmes professionnels en santé mentale (p. ex., psychologie du counseling, psychologie clinique, counseling et travail social). En utilisant une analyse thématique réflexive, nous avons généré trois thèmes à partir de nos 11 questions d’entretien semi-structuré. Résultats : Les thèmes générés comprenaient le capacitisme (systémique et interpersonnel), le coût personnel (charge cognitive et coût émotionnel) et les facteurs de protection (internes et externes). Notre compréhension de nos thèmes interdépendants est éclairée à la fois par la théorie de la double empathie et par le modèle du stress des minorités. Les participants à notre étude ont également régulièrement évoqué la nécessité d’un meilleur mentorat autiste. Discussion : Nous examinons des recommandations concernant la défense des programmes de formation et les pratiques affirmant la neurodiversité. Sur la base des réponses de nos participants aux questions axées sur les forces et le soutien, nous proposons des suggestions pour les stagiaires autistes de cycle supérieur en santé mentale.

Background: Due to a combination of thin-slice judgments, ableism, bias, and a focus on allistic (non-autistic) dispositional standards, autistic people may experience admission issues and retention problems in mental health professional fields at higher rates than allistic people. Method: To better understand their training and gatekeeping experiences, we interviewed 10 autistic mental health professionals and trainees from a variety of mental health professional programs (e.g., counseling psychology, clinical psychology, counseling, and social work). Utilizing reflexive thematic analysis, we generated three themes across our 11 semi-structured interview questions. Results: Our generated themes included ableism (systemic and interpersonal), personal toll (cognitive load and emotional toll), and protective factors (internal and external). Our understanding of our interrelated themes is informed by both double empathy theory and the minority stress model. Participants in our study also regularly discussed a need for better autistic mentorship. Discussion: We discuss recommendations for training program advocacy and neurodiversity-affirming practices. Based on our participant answers to strength-based and support-oriented questions, we offer suggestions for autistic mental health graduate trainees.

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12 / 59 (20,3 %)
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51 / 270 (18,9 %)
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157 / 270 (58,1 %)
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106 / 157 (67,5 %)
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