Multicultural Counseling Training: A Competency Model and National Survey

The critical incidents technique was used to gather information from graduate students about the changes they experienced connected to their participation in multicultural counseling courses. Trainees were also asked what course elements were linked to their personal changes. Racial and ethnic differences in response frequencies were analyzed. A diverse sample of 124 trainees from a variety of graduate programs participated in this Web-based qualitative survey. Trainees reported changes in terms of increased knowledge, increased self-understanding, attitude, and behavior and attributed these changes to didactic, interactive, and reflective activities, the influence of the instructor, and the course as a whole. The identified themes are illustrated through the use of the trainees' own words. Chi-square analyses found no differences between students of color and White students in types of changes reported or elements reported as catalysts for changes. The implications of these findings for the future of multicultural counseling training are discussed.

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Multicultural Counseling Training

The Counseling Psychologist ◽

10.1177/0011000000285003 ◽

2000 ◽

Vol 28 (5) ◽

pp. 641-656 ◽

Cited By ~ 54

Author(s):

José M. Abreu ◽

Ruth H. Gim Chung ◽

Donald R. Atkinson

Keyword(s):

Empirical Research ◽

Future Development ◽

Multicultural Counseling ◽

Historical Account ◽

Counseling Training ◽

Selective Review ◽

Critical Issues

This article provides a selective review of the multicultural counseling training (MCT) literature. A brief historical account of multicultural counseling (MCC) is followed by three other sections detailing current models of MCT, conceptualization of training objectives, and empirical research. Within these sections, critical issues for the present and future development of MCT are highlighted and discussed.

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Multicultural Training

The Counseling Psychologist ◽

10.1177/0011000094222001 ◽

1994 ◽

Vol 22 (2) ◽

pp. 227-289 ◽

Cited By ~ 128

Author(s):

Charles R. Ridley ◽

Danielle W. Mendoza ◽

Bettina E. Kanitz

Keyword(s):

Instructional Strategies ◽

Program Development ◽

Multicultural Counseling ◽

Full Range ◽

Multicultural Training ◽

Critical Examination ◽

Counseling Training ◽

Multicultural Program ◽

Critical Choice ◽

Scientist Practitioner Model

The Multicultural Program Development Pyramid is a five-tiered framework outlining stages of multicultural counseling training (MCT) program development. The pyramid is intended to serve as a guide to help program developers formulate their own unique MCT programs. The pyramid lays out a path of critical choice points in MCT development, beginning with the generation of an explicit philosophy of training and proceeding through the stages of identifying training objectives, selecting instructional strategies, choosing from among several proposed program designs, and evaluating the program. Use of the pyramid encourages the critical examination of a full range of choices at each stage. Implications of the pyramid for current MCT, the scientist-practitioner model, and the future of MCT research and development are discussed.

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