Multicultural Counseling Research Articles

Relationship between orientation toward multicultural competence, multicultural competent behaviors, and working alliance: Examining a multigroup mediation model

AbstractIn this study, the researchers examined the relationship among an orientation toward multicultural counseling competence, multicultural competent behaviors, and the working alliance from the perspective of 574 client participants across various therapeutic dyads. There was a positive relationship between clients’ perspectives on counselors’ multicultural orientation, counselors’ multicultural competent behavior, and working alliance. Multicultural competent behaviors mediated the relationship between an orientation toward multicultural competence and working alliance. However, the mediated effect was inconsistent across cross and similar racial/ethnic therapeutic dyads. Implications for counselors, limitations of the study, and future directions for research are provided.

White and non-White Australian mental health care practitioners’ desirable responding, cultural competence, and racial/ethnic attitudes

BackgroundRacial, ethnic, religious, and cultural diversity in Australia is rapidly increasing. Although Indigenous Australians account for only approximately 3.5% of the country’s population, over 50% of Australians were born overseas or have at least one migrant parent. Migration accounts for over 60% of Australia’s population growth, with migration from Asia, Sub-Saharan African and the Americas increasing by 500% in the last decade. Little is known about Australian mental health care practitioners’ attitudes toward this diversity and their level of cultural competence.AimGiven the relationship between practitioner cultural competence and the mental health outcomes of non-White clients, this study aimed to identify factors that influence non-White and White practitioners’ cultural competence.MethodsAn online questionnaire was completed by 139 Australian mental health practitioners. The measures included: the Balanced Inventory of Desirable Responding (BIDR); the Multicultural Counselling Inventory (MCI); and the Color-blind Racial Attitudes Scale (CoBRAS). Descriptive statistics were used to summarise participants’ demographic characteristics. One-way ANOVA and Kruskal–Wallis tests were conducted to identify between-group differences (non-White compared to White practitioners) in cultural competence and racial and ethnic blindness. Correlation analyses were conducted to determine the association between participants’ gender or age and cultural competence. Hierarchical multiple regression analysis was conducted to predict cultural competence.ResultsThe study demonstrates that non-White mental health practitioners are more culturally aware and have better multicultural counselling relationships with non-White people than their White counterparts. Higher MCI total scores (measuring cultural competence) were associated with older age, greater attendance of cultural competence-related trainings and increased awareness of general and pervasive racial and/or ethnic discrimination. Practitioners with higher MCI total scores were also likely to think more highly of themselves (e.g., have higher self-deceptive positive enhancement scores on the BIDR) than those with lower MCI total scores.ConclusionThe findings highlight that the current one-size-fits-all and skills-development approach to cultural competence training ignores the significant role that practitioner diversity and differences play. The recommendations from this study can inform clinical educators and supervisors about the importance of continuing professional development relevant to practitioners’ age, racial/ethnic background and practitioner engagement with prior cultural competence training.

Turkish School Counsellors’ Views of the Importance of Multicultural Awareness, Knowledge, and Skills

This study aims to determine the Turkish school counselors’ views of the importance of multicultural awareness, knowledge, and skills. In this context, participants were selected using the purposive sampling method. The participants consisted of 15 males and 27 females. All participants were selected from school counselors with experience in counseling with refugees. The Q methodology was used in the present study to identify the views of school counselors on multicultural counseling competencies. Three dimensions of multicultural counseling were used in developing the Q statements within the scope of this study. The data collection instrument of the study consisted of a total of 18 Q items regarding the multicultural counseling needs of school counselors. Basic component analysis and varimax rotation analysis showed that 42 participants could be grouped under three factors. Twenty four out of 42 participants (57.14%) were grouped under a dimension, which might indicate that the participants had a general characteristic. According to study findings, the vast majority of the participants considered themselves adequate in the dimension of self-awareness, while they considered themselves inadequate in terms of skills and knowledge.

Nilai-Nilai Moderasi Beragama dalam Syair Lagu Madura Untuk Pengembangan Pribadi Konselor Multikultural

This study aims to examine the values ​​of religious moderation contained in the Madura songs as an effort to develop the personal development of multicultural counselors. This is important so that the counselor can better appreciate the counselee's cultural differences, including religious differences. The research method used is a qualitative method with the type of Gadamerian hermeneutics, namely a method for interpreting the meaning in a text by involving the interaction between the text and the researcher. The results showed that there were six values ​​of religious moderation in the nine Madurese songs studied, namely anti-violence, national commitment, having a sense of brotherhood, reminding each other, and being sensitive.

PENGARUH KONSELING MULTIKULTURAL DALAM MENINGKATKAN KOMUNIKASI INTERPERSONAL MAHASISWA JURUSAN BIMBINGAN DAN KONSELING FKIP UNIVERSITAS BORNEO TARAKAN

The purpose of this research is to improve interpersonal communication of Guidance and Counseling Department students through multicultural counseling. To be a good BK teacher, you must have good interpersonal communication as well. This study uses quantitative and qualitative methods using interpersonal communication questionnaires and interview techniques as data collection tools. The results showed that of the 12 BK students who were used as research subjects, there were still some people who lacked interpersonal communication. It was found that some subjects still use their personal values of a tribe when communicating with other people from that tribe, so that interpersonal communication will not be objective. Objective interpersonal communication skills are very much needed as BK teachers later, so students must learn to view other people objectively and place values on that person's ethnicity first. Multicultural counseling conducted on the subject has an impact on his interpersonal skills. Subjects whose interpersonal communication was lacking at the end of the study showed an increase based on the interpersonal communication questionnaire

Counselors’ Multicultural Counseling Competencies, Social Justice, and Homosexuality Attitudes

Counselors’ Multicultural Counseling Competencies, Social Justice, and Homosexuality Attitudes

Perceptions of Telemental Health Care Delivery During COVID-19: A Cross-Sectional Study With Providers, February-March 2021.

The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated adoption of telemental health (TMH). Providers with limited TMH experience faced challenges during the rapid switch to remote patient care. We investigated TMH providers’ perceptions about remote care one year into the pandemic according to when providers adopted telemedicine (i.e., before vs. after March 2020) and how much of their caseloads were served remotely (i.e., < 50% vs. ≥ 50%). Between February–March 2021, 472 TMH providers completed a cross-sectional, web-based survey that measured perceived benefits and satisfaction with telemedicine, therapeutic alliance, patient-centered communication, eHealth literacy, multicultural counseling self-efficacy, and facilitating factors of using telemedicine. Providers who began using telemedicine before the pandemic reported having better training, task-related therapeutic alliance with patients, and ability to conduct multicultural interventions, assessments, and session management. Providers who served ≥ 50% of their caseload remotely reported greater satisfaction with their practice, stronger beliefs about the benefits of telemedicine, and greater perceived effects of telemedicine on alleviating the impact of COVID-19. There were no differences in reports of patient-centered communication nor eHealth literacy. In conclusion, providers who adopted TMH more recently may require additional training and support to successfully establish a working alliance with their patients, especially with multicultural aspects of care.

Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development author and article characteristics from 1998 to 2017

AbstractArticles accepted for publication in the Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development (JMCD) from 1998 to 2017 were reviewed to provide a systematic, quantitative study of journal content by identifying patterns of what is published and who publishes in the JMCD. Trends over time in author characteristics (e.g., number, gender, employment setting, nation of domicile) and article content (e.g., type, topic, design, participant type, sample size, statistical procedures) were analyzed and described.

School Counselors and Multicultural Counseling Competencies: Are We as Competent as We Think We Are?

We investigated the relationship between self-reported multicultural competence and social issues awareness among school counselors and raters’ assessment of multicultural orientation skills (cultural humility and cultural comfort) using a recorded mock counseling session. Results revealed a positive correlation between multicultural competence and cultural comfort. However, findings demonstrated overestimated self-reports of multicultural competence compared to raters’ assessment of cultural humility. We discuss overreliance on self-report of multicultural competence and address implications for further research.

Broaching Intersectionality and Social Justice: Incorporating Fruitvale Station into Multicultural Counselor Education

ABSTRACT In this conceptual article, the authors explore the pedagogical potential of the film Fruitvale Station as a tool in multicultural counselor education. Discussed are several scenes from the film which illuminate intersectional and social justice issues that impact the lived experiences of communities of color. Considerations for designing and introducing learning activities for Fruitvale Station and facilitating difficult dialogs are incorporated. Lastly, the authors provide two sample experiential learning activities that could be utilized to promote CITs’ ability to engage in personal reflection and introspection about their privileged or marginalized status, as well enhance their critical conceptualization skills.

Profil Kesiapan Mahasiswa dalam Memberikan Layanan Konseling Multikultural (Studi pada Mahasiswa BK Angkatan 2016 STKIP PGRI Sumatera Barat)

This research is motivated by the existence of students who lack an understanding of cultural diversity, there are students who do not understand cultural knowledge, there are students who find it difficult to do counseling with clients of different cultures. The aim of this research is to describe the profile of students' readiness in providing multicultural counseling services. This research was conducted using a quantitative descriptive method. The research population is all active guidance and counseling students who have taken and passed cross-cultural counseling courses in 2016 STKIP PGRI West Sumatra. Based on the results of the research, the profile of student readiness in providing multicultural counseling services can be seen from: Cultural-historical is in the quite ready category with a percentage of 45.61%, psychosocial is in the quite ready category with a percentage of 33.33%, scientific-ideological is in the quite ready category with a percentage of 40.35%. The results of this study can be recommended so that students increase readiness in providing multicultural counseling services

The relationship between mindfulness and multicultural counseling competence among mental health practitioners

AbstractWe examined the relationship between dispositional mindfulness, mindfulness practices, and multicultural counseling competence (MCC) among mental health practitioners. Mindfulness Observe and Nonjudge related positively to MCC Knowledge and MCC Awareness. Nonreact and Act Aware were negatively associated with MCC Awareness. Frequency of mindfulness practices related negatively to MCC Awareness.

Learning from the Standpoints of Minoritized Students: An Exploration of Multicultural and Social Justice Counseling Training

The results of a feminist research endeavour that explored multicultural (MC) counselling and social justice (SJ) training experiences from the standpoint of eight culturally non-dominant doctoral students are presented. Participants represented students within the five counselling psychology programs accredited by the Canadian Psychological Association. Specifically, the research aimed to address the following research question: How do counselling psychology doctoral students who self-identify with non-dominant cultural identities perceive their experiences of MC and SJ training? This research adopted a feminist standpoint theory epistemology to guide an interpretative phenomenological analysis to reflect the culturally rich, complex, and situated experiences of participants, while concurrently emphasizing the role that systems of privilege and oppression play in influencing these experiences. Results point to seven superordinate themes, including: (a) MC and SJ are personal and rooted in identity; (b) Instructors—their role and impact; (c) Classmates—a mixed bag; (d) Perceptions of MC and SJ courses; (e) Perceptions of clinical supervision; (f) Systemic engagement with MC and SJ principles; and (g) The emotional and psychological burden of MC and SJ training. Findings are discussed considering sociocultural practices in North America, and MC and SJ training implications are explored.

Qualitative Research Trend Analysis on Japanese Marriage Immigrant Women

This study aims to analyze the trends of qualitative research on Japanese marriage immigrant women, understand their experiences, and explore the fields to be considered in multicultural counseling. For this purpose, 26 qualitative research on Japanese marriage immigrant women were selected for analysis. As a result of the study, qualitative research targeting Japanese marriage immigrant women has been published since 2008. Academic fields were mainly researched in academic or educational areas relating to Japan. Qualitative research methods used in the literature to be analyzed consisted of six case studies and five phenomenologies. The subject of life culture was the most covered, with 15 research topics. Suggestions for these research results are as follows. First, research on Japanese marriage immigrant women needs to be expanded to encompass a broader range of subjects and targets. Second, it is necessary to develop and research a counseling program in the various fields. This study is expected to be meaningful in that it provides implications for future research directions and multicultural counseling on multiculturalism in Korean society.

Contribution of religious moderation among multicultural counseling competence

The issue of religious moderation in Islamic counseling is part of the ethical and moral values of the counselor. Religious moderation education should be able to improve multicultural competence, especially in prospective Islamic counselors. This study aims to analyze whether religious moderation contributes to the development of multicultural counseling competence. The study used ex-post facto to examine the relationship between religious moderation and the multicultural counseling competence. The research was conducted through a survey using a google form to 30 students of Islamic Guidance and Counseling at UIN Sultan Maulana Hasanuddin Banten and 30 students of guidance and counseling at the University of PGRI Palembang. The results showed that religious moderation contributes to the development of multicultural counseling competencies. Religious moderation supports the development of multicultural insight regarding differences in values and a person's perspective in religion.

CULTURE SHOCK SISWA BERKEBUTUHAN KHUSUS SELAMA PANDEMI COVID 19 DAN UPAYA PENCEGAHANNYA MELALUI KONSELING MULTIKULTURAL [CULTURE SHOCK STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND THE EFFORT TO PREVENT IT THROUGH MULTICULTURAL COUNSELING

The purpose of this study is to describe and find out radically or deeply about the phenomenon of culture shock on students with special needs during the COVID-19 pandemic and its prevention efforts through multicultural counseling. The research used qualitative approach with literature study research design. The results of this study found the answer that culture shock did occur and was experienced by students with special needs during the COVID-19 pandemic. Based on the reality on the ground, students with special needs experience problems in the online learning process. Although there is no scientific data and research, the phenomenon of culture shock has become a common problem caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, including those experienced by students with special needs. Therefore, the phenomenon and problems of culture shock need to get the right treatment by using multicultural counseling. Multicultural counseling with the same model as counseling in general, but paying more attention to the counselee's cultural background, to be able to do counseling well. Thus, there is an appropriate meeting point between the problems experienced and the treatment used, namely the different cultural problems during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Multicultural supervision in counseling: A content analysis of peer‐reviewed literature

AbstractUtilizing a mixed‐methods approach, we examined 14 years of peer‐reviewed multicultural counseling supervision literature. Qualitative content analysis revealed six themes (e.g., interventions, supervisor/supervisee competencies) represented among four categories of methodology (e.g., quantitative, conceptual). We discuss the findings with limitations and offer further areas of multicultural supervision research and practice.

PROBLEMATIKA KONSELING MULTIKULTURAL PADA PELAKSANAN BIMBINGAN KONSELING DI SMP NEGERI 8 REJANG LEBONG

The importance of multiculturalism counseling because through this personal social guidance individuals can learn to adapt, understand the culture in different environments, and the diversity of cultures that exist. This study discusses the Problems of Multicultural Counseling Case Studies of SMP Negeri 8 Rejang Lebong ". Meanwhile, this type of data uses primary and secondary data with data collection through interviews, observation and documentation. In addition, the data analysis technique used data reduction, data presentation and data verification and continued with checking the validity of the data. The results of the study, namely the form of Problems for students of SMP Negeri 8 Rejang Lebong, are as follows: The difficulty of counselors offering multicultural counseling must be in accordance with the counselee's culture because the reality of the multicultural environment of students becomes a problem for counselors The obstacles in implementing multicultural counseling are: lack of parental cooperation with problem students and lack of participation between teachers and students, cultural differences in students that require BK teachers to understand different student cultures and limited counseling room facilities. Efforts in dealing with multicultural problems are carried out by increasing the implementation of multicultural counseling, increasing collaboration with teachers, parents and utilizing media in multicultural counseling and providing guidance on character values ​​based on religion.

A Local Approach Toward Multicultural Counseling in Malaysia

Malaysia is a multicultural and multi-religious country. The importance of multicultural counseling has been widely recognized and discussed. Counselors need to be multiculturally-knowledgeable when dealing with multicultural clients. The effectiveness of counseling may likely be improved by integrating Malaysian approaches that are tailored to this country’s traditions and insights, into the current conventional counseling practices. Most of these counseling and psychotherapy theories are based on, and biased towards, the Euro-American culture. Novice counselors in particular frequently reported a lack of skills in dealing with culturally-diverse clients. Multicultural counseling competency is an evolutionary progress that is meant to achieve an effective treatment, and greater inclusion of minorities in mainstream society. Therefore, this paper highlights multicultural counseling competencies and the evolution of counseling in Malaysia. Using narrative method literature review, this paper presents local approaches toward counseling in Malaysia, based on various religions, which are specifically focused on an Islamic approach. This paper then compares and contrasts the local approaches with those of the conventional Western based counseling methods. Some recommendations that merit further investigation are highlighted for future studies.

Creating Counselors: Master’s Level Counseling Students’ Experience of Expressive Arts in a Multicultural Course

ABSTRACT Counseling governing bodies have clearly defined what should be prioritized in multicultural counseling courses, including students’ multicultural knowledge and awareness; however, best practice regarding how to teach these multicultural concepts has largely been left up to the counselor educator. This phenomenological study explored the lived experience of master’s level counseling students who participated in weekly expressive arts activities as a part of a diversity class and offers a best practice model for implementing ethical and effective experiential learning using expressive arts techniques.