Multicultural Counseling: A 10-Year Content Analysis of theJournal of Counseling & Development

Abstract

The emphasis on multicultural counseling during the past 20 years has influenced the increase in scholarly publications on this topic. The authors report the findings of a content analysis of 102 multicultural-centered articles. Journal of Counseling & Development issues spanning 1990-2001 were evaluated. Findings are reported for methodology, populations discussed, applied settings, and authors' roles and institutional affiliations. Findings indicate that there has been an increase of multicultural-focused publications since 1990 and that publications are more exploratory and developmental rather than pathology-oriented.

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