The goal of the present study was to understand how current feminist multicultural supervisors understand and implement their feminist multicultural principles into clinical supervision. We addressed this aim by answering the following research question: How do self-identified feminist multicultural psychotherapy supervisors conceptualize and practice feminist supervision that is explicitly multicultural? The perspectives of 14 participant supervisors were obtained by using semistructured initial interviews, follow-up interviews, and feedback interviews and were investigated via a feminist constructivist grounded theory design and analysis. Most participants identified as counseling psychologists (n = 12), women (n = 11) and temporarily able-bodied (n = 11); but they identified with diverse racial/ethnic, sexual, spiritual/religious, generational, and nationality statuses. A 7-category empirical framework emerged that explained how the participants anticipated and managed power in supervision. The core category, the complexities of power in supervision, explained how participants conceptualized power in supervisory relationships. The 6 remaining categories were bringing history into the supervision room, creating trust through openness and honesty, using a collaborative process, meeting shifting developmental (a)symmetries, cultivating critical reflexivity, and looking at and counterbalancing the impact of context. Limitations of the study, implications for research, and suggestions to use the theoretical framework to transform supervisory practice and training are discussed. (PsycINFO Database Record

Children’s spirituality is a dimension of human functioning not well addressed in the professional literature. This article provides an overview of the primary conceptual issues related to the spirituality of children and the role this understanding brings to practice for counselors working with children. A working definition of children’s spirituality is prescribed and followed by a discussion of relational/cultural theory, relational consciousness, and transpersonal experiences for children. Voices of children are also included to add clarity and concreteness to the conceptual ideas of spirituality that are presented. Lastly, the importance of knowledge about children’s spirituality and its contribution to counseling practice is described.

Qualitative research mentorship is essential to the development of counseling psychology as a field that supports socially just and multicultural inquiry. This type of research aligns with the core values proposed by the American Psychological Association. However, the governing beliefs and practices of neoliberal structures in higher education challenge critical qualitative research mentorship in counseling psychology. Namely, the values of economic gain promote practices that may constrain the potential for effective mentoring and socially just qualitative research practices. In opposition to these forces, we propose a critical multicultural feminist praxis for qualitative research mentoring. Critical feminist multicultural mentoring attends to systemic and relational power dynamics through transparency, collaboration, reflexivity, and attention to context. We describe the assumptions of critical feminist multicultural mentoring and apply them to case vignettes to illustrate ways to mentor students engaging in socially just qualitative research. In our discussion, we articulate implementation, policy, and research implications.

The present study described the implementation and pilot evaluation of a curriculum that sought to more successfully address client presenting concerns and group dynamics that emerged from sociopolitical oppression and inequity. Applied psychology competencies, social justice pedagogy, and a content analysis of 9 graduate-level group psychotherapy syllabi informed the course curriculum development.To advance trainees' multicultural social justice competencies in group therapy, several learning assessments were employed to target multicultural awareness, knowledge, and skills as well as advocacy, empowerment, and social change. Assessments of learning included self-evaluations, self-reflective journals, reading reactions, seminar discussions, a group curriculum development paper and presentation, and intergroup dialogues. A pilot implementation and evaluation is described. Participants were doctoral students in applied psychology. Participants' social justice beliefs, attitudes toward social justice actions, and multicultural competencies were evaluated prior to and at the conclusion of the pilot. Further, participants' written self-evaluations were examined to assess progress toward learning objectives. Participants' multicultural awareness, knowledge, and skills significantly increased after course completion. Participants' written evaluations indicated that they made progress toward each of the learning objectives. Implications for research as well as for transferability to graduate coursework are described.

This article discusses considerations for integrating spirituality into feminist multicultural counseling (FMC) with diverse lesbian, bisexual, and queer (LBQ) women clients. First, the authors describe the historical conflict between LBQ women and conservative religions and explain how hierarchical, patriarchal assumptions and values of conservative religions may have a negative effect on wellbeing and empowerment. Second, the authors describe the positive influences of affirming religions and spiritualities on LBQ women's resilience within oppressive sociocultural contexts. Third, the authors explore the relevance of FMC when integrating spirituality into counseling with LBQ women. Fourth, the authors provide an overview of a model of FMC framework for integrating spirituality into FMC. Finally, we provide a client vignette example. KEYWORDS bisexual, feminist multicultural counseling, lesbian, LGB, queer, spirituality, women In recent years, counselors and psychologists have begun to examine the inclusion and integration of clients' spiritual preferences into the processes of counseling and psychotherapy (A notable gap in this literature pertains to counseling with lesbian, bisexual, and queer (LBQ) women. This article discusses critical considerations for integrating spirituality into feminist multicultural counseling (FMC) with diverse LBQ women clients. First, we describe the historical conflict between conservative religions and spiritualities as they affect LBQ women and explain how hierarchical, patriarchal assumptions and values of conservative religions may have a negative effect on these women's overall psychological well-being and empowerment. Second, we describe the potentially positive influences of affirming religions and spiritualities on LBQ women's ability to cope with oppressive sociocultural contexts. Third, we explore the relevance of FMC when integrating spirituality into counseling practice with LBQ women. Fourth, we provide an overview of a model of FMC counseling as a framework for integrating spirituality into FMC. Next, we provide a client vignette example to illustrate spiritually integrative FMC counseling. Finally, we discuss the implications of this model for LBQ women and make recommendations for practice.