Coping variables that mediate the relation between intimate partner violence (IPV) and mental health outcomes among African American women were investigated. The study sample included 143 economically disadvantaged African American women ranging in age from 21 to 64 years old who were receiving services at an urban public health system. Sixty-five had experienced IPV within the past year and 78 had never experienced IPV. Results indicated that (a) the IPV status-depressive symptoms link was mediated by multiple ways of coping, spiritual well-being, and social support; (b) the IPV status-anxiety symptoms link was mediated by multiple ways of coping, social support, and ability to access resources; and (c) the IPV status-parenting stress link was mediated by multiple ways of coping, spiritual well-being, and social support. Implications of these findings for clinical practice with abused women are discussed.

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Supervision is considered a critical component in the development of mental health professionals. Thus, to ensure ethical services are provided to clients, supervisors should integrate multicultural perspectives within supervision. Multicultural and social justice principles, although present in the literature, have not been successfully incorporated into previous process and developmental models as viable enhancers to practitioner growth. The multicultural integrated supervision model presented in this article provides supervisees, supervisors, and counselor educators with methods that elicit deeper appreciation for culturally appropriate relationships and interactions. La supervisión se considera un componente crítico de la capacitación de profesionales en la salud mental. Por lo tanto, para garantizar que se proporcionan servicios éticos a los clientes, los supervisores deberían integrar perspectivas multiculturales en la supervisión. Los principios multiculturales y de justicia social, aunque se encuentran en la literatura, no se han incorporado con éxito en los modelos anteriores de procesos y desarrollo como potenciadores viables del crecimiento profesional de los consejeros. El modelo de supervisión multicultural integrada que se presenta en este artículo proporciona a los supervisados, supervisores y educadores de consejeros unos métodos que suscitan una apreciación más profunda por las relaciones e interacciones culturalmente apropiadas.

The purpose of this study was to investigate how symptom distress, social role, interpersonal relationships, gender, age, number of supports, and education level predict client attrition in a community sample. Using binary logistic regression and cross‐sectional data, the authors examined the predictive impact of 8 variables on adult client attrition in a university‐based community counseling clinic. Results indicated that education level, interpersonal relationships, and number of supports significantly predicted attrition. In this sample, gender, age, symptom distress, social role, and race did not significantly predict attrition. Implications for clinical assessment and counseling practice are discussed.

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