A Preliminary Analysis of Counseling Students' Attitudes Toward Counseling Women and Women of Color: Implications for Cultural Competency Training

Abstract

In this study, 56 counseling students responded to peer-generated presentations on counseling women and counseling women of color. Qualitative methodology was used to identify students' racial, ethnic, and gender attitudes in counseling contexts. Implications for cultural competency training are provided.

Increasing the Cultural Proficiency of Clinical Managers

“…A major criticism of many multicultural models is that they emphasize cognitive learning over affective and behavioral change (Ancis & Sanchez-Hucles, 2000). The findings of the present study suggest that managers gained specific skills that could be used clinically.…”

Context As a Critical Dimension of Multicultural Counseling: Articulating Personal, Professional, and Institutional Competence

“…First, Ridley, Mendoza, and Kanitz (1994) suggested that "the faculty expected to deliver competency training often have had little or no MCT [Multicultural Counseling Training] or clinical experience practice to provide them with the credibility, knowledge, and skill necessary to fulfill their roles as competency trainers" (p. 246). Second, the majority of multicultural counseling attention within programs focus primarily on a cognitive mode of teaching and learning and address affect in terms of sensitivity type training (Ancis &Sanchez-Hucles, 2000;Reynolds, 1995); programs infrequently include behavioral learning. Third, multicultural competence is often focused toward counselors acting in their professional role.…”

White Privilege and Multicultural Counseling Competence: The Influence of Field of Study, Sex, and Racial/Ethnic Exposure

“…This discussion may serve to strengthen the therapeutic alliance and may ultimately facilitate improved treatment outcomes (Cardemil & Battle, 2003). Self-awareness of white privilege and racism may also play an important role in building an empathic therapeutic alliance with racially and ethnically diverse clients (Ancis & Sanchez-Hucles, 2000).…”

“…Training and education on systemic oppression and social justice necessitates the inclusion of white privilege and its broader impact in working with racially and ethnically diverse clients and communities (Abrams & Gibson, 2007). Self-awareness of white privilege and racism are essential in developing an empathic therapeutic alliance with racially and ethnically diverse clients (Ancis & Sanchez-Hucles, 2000).…”