Notable multicultural training in APA-approved counseling psychology and school psychology programs.

Abstract

On the basis of the initial work of M. R Rogers,}. Martin, and L. Druckman (1994) regarding exemplary multicultural training occurring at school psychology programs, the authors examined salient aspects of 5 American Psychological Association (APA)approved counseling psychology and 5 APA-approved school psychology programs nominated for their reputation for multicultural training. Twenty-two percent of the program faculty represented a racial-ethnic minority group, at least 2 faculty members per program were involved in multicultural teaching, and 90% of the programs offered a multicultural course. Program faculty at the notable programs were actively involved in relevant research, routinely made presentations at national conferences regarding their scholarship, regularly participated in campuswide multicultural committees, and generally reported their university training environment to be supportive of multicultural issues. • multicultural training

Development and Initial Examination of the School Psychology Multicultural Competence Scale

“…While multicultural/ diversity coursework is needed, it is also important that trainees practice these learned skills through practicum experiences with CLD clients. The results of this study lend tacit support for an integrated-separate course model of multicultural training (Rogers, 2006;Rogers, Hoffman, & Wade, 1998). This would provide multiple opportunities for exposure to multicultural content and it should lead to increased multicultural competence in trainees.…”

The Effect of Training on Multicultural Counseling Competencies: An Exploratory Study Over a Ten‐Year Period

“…The checklist is organized along six dimensions including minority representation, curriculum issues, counseling practice and supervision, research considerations, student and faculty competency evaluations, and physical environment. The literature suggests that model training programs (Constantine et al, 1996;Ponterotto & Casas, 1987;Quintana & Bernal, 1995;Rogers, Hoffman, & Wade, 1998) that fully address and integrate the range of dimensions suggested by Ponterotto et al (1995) are the exception rather than the norm. However, analysis of current research indicates there is no research-supported consensus as to how to best train counselors for work in multicultural practice (Ponterotto, 1996).…”

Multidimensional Cultural Competence

“…There are many successful counseling and counseling psychology programs that have developed successful approaches to increase the diversity of their student bodies and the multicultural nature of their curricula (Rogers, Hoffman, & Wade, 1998). There are many successful counseling and counseling psychology programs that have developed successful approaches to increase the diversity of their student bodies and the multicultural nature of their curricula (Rogers, Hoffman, & Wade, 1998).…”