Mental Health Practitioners: The Relationship Between White Racial Identity Attitudes and Self-Reported Multicultural Counseling Competencies

2005 ◽  
Vol 83 (4) ◽  
pp. 444-456 ◽  
Author(s):  
Renée A. Middleton ◽  
Holly A. Stadler ◽  
Carol Simpson ◽  
Yuh-Jen Guo ◽  
Michele J. Brown ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Racial Identity ◽  
Multicultural Counseling ◽  
Mental Health Practitioners ◽  
Counseling Competencies ◽  
Multicultural Counseling Competencies ◽  
Racial Identity Attitudes ◽  
Health Practitioners ◽  
Identity Attitudes ◽  
The Relationship

Mental Health Counseling and the AMCD Multicultural Counseling Competencies: A Civil Debate

2004 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-43 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kenneth R. Thomas ◽  
Stephen G. Weinrach
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Present Article ◽  
Multicultural Counseling ◽  
Special Section ◽  
Mental Health Counseling ◽  
Original Position ◽  
Counseling Competencies ◽  
Health Counseling ◽  
Multicultural Counseling Competencies

This article introduces a JMHC special section on the Association for Multicultural Counseling and Development's (AMCD) Multicultural Counseling Competencies (Arredondo et al., 1996). Authors were asked to respond to Weinrach and Thomas's (2002) recent critique of the Competencies published in JMHC. The present article provides an overview of the positions taken by Weinrach and Thomas in their critique. Four articles by six preeminent leaders in the field of multiculturalism follow this introduction.The special section concludes with an article by Weinrach and Thomas, who respond to the reactors' comments and expand on their original position.

The AMCD Multicultural Counseling Competencies: A Critically Flawed Initiative

2004 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 81-93 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen G. Weinrach ◽  
Kenneth R. Thomas
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Racial Discrimination ◽  
Multicultural Counseling ◽  
Political Process ◽  
Mental Health Counselors ◽  
The Political ◽  
Counseling Competencies ◽  
Multicultural Counseling Competencies ◽  
American Society ◽  
Made In

This article responds to four reactions to Weinrach and Thomas's (2002) critique of the AMCD Multicultural Counseling Competencies. Among the major points made in the present article are the following: Although racial discrimination exists, both within and outside of the counseling context, the Competencies do little to combat it. In fact, the Competencies actually promote viewing persons primarily as members of specific racial and ethnic groups. The Competencies exist at a symbolic and an applied level. Significant problems exist for mental health counselors at both of these levels.The Competencies' greatest flaw is their preoccupation with perceived deficits in clients, the counseling profession, and American society. It is virtually impossible to separate the content of the Competencies from the political process that has surrounded efforts to promote their universal adoption.

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