The Continuing and Evolving Challenge of Race and Ethnicity in Empirical Counseling and Counseling Psychology Research

Delgado‐Romero, Edward A.; Rowland, Marcy; Galván, Nallely

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“…A major obstacle to understanding racial microaggressions is that research is in a nascent state. Researchers continue to omit subtle racism and microaggressions from their research agendas, and this absence conveys the notion that covert forms of racism are not as valid or as important as racist events that can be quantified and “proven.” In fact, omitting microaggressions from studies on racism on the basis of a belief that they are less harmful encourages the profession to “look the other way.” Moreover, the fact that psychological research has continued to inadequately address race and ethnicity (Delgado-Romero, Rowland, & Galvin, 2005) is in itself a microaggression. Pursuing a line of research examining how cross-racial dyadic compositions impact the process and outcome of counselor/client interactions would be a tremendous contribution to the field of counseling and clinical psychology.…”

Section: Future Directions In the Understanding Of Racial Microaggres...mentioning

confidence: 99%

Racial microaggressions in everyday life: Implications for clinical practice.

Sue¹,

Capodilupo²,

Torino³

et al. 2007

American Psychologist

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Racial microaggressions are brief and commonplace daily verbal, behavioral, or environmental indignities, whether intentional or unintentional, that communicate hostile, derogatory, or negative racial slights and insults toward people of color. Perpetrators of microaggressions are often unaware that they engage in such communications when they interact with racial/ethnic minorities. A taxonomy of racial microaggressions in everyday life was created through a review of the social psychological literature on aversive racism, from formulations regarding the manifestation and impact of everyday racism, and from reading numerous personal narratives of counselors (both White and those of color) on their racial/cultural awakening. Microaggressions seem to appear in three forms: microassault, microinsult, and microinvalidation. Almost all interracial encounters are prone to microaggressions; this article uses the White counselor--client of color counseling dyad to illustrate how they impair the development of a therapeutic alliance. Suggestions regarding education and training and research in the helping professions are discussed.

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Section: Future Directions In the Understanding Of Racial Microaggres...mentioning

confidence: 99%