
ERIC Number: EJ726799
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2005-Sep-22
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Mental Health Practitioners: The Relationship between White Racial Identity Attitudes and Self-Reported Multicultural Counseling Competencies
Middleton, Renee A.; Stadler, Holly A.; Simpson, Carol; Guo, Yuh-Jen; Brown, Michele J.; Crow, Germayne; Schuck, Kelly; Alemu, Yared; Lazarte, Alejandro A.
Journal of Counseling & Development, v83 n4 p444 Fall 2005
Throughout the preceding 3 decades (Arredondo-Dowd & Gonsalves, 1980; Pedersen, 1987; Sue, 1977; Sue, Arredondo, & McDavis, 1992; Sue & Sue, 1977), a strong call has emerged within the counseling profession advancing the proposition that it is imperative to prepare mental health professionals who are multiculturally competent. Arguments to support this movement address the utilitarian goals of good counseling as well as humanitarian and ethical concerns (Pedersen, 1991). The preponderance of counseling and psychology clinical practitioners in the United States are members of the majority racial/ethnic cultural group, commonly identified as European American (Pedersen, 1997). Therefore, it is important to determine the preparedness of European Americans to deliver culturally competent counseling services in a pluralistic society. One factor that may influence multicultural counseling competency is the racial identity development status of the practitioner. Racial identity has been theorized to significantly affect cross-racial counseling relationships (Helms, 1984, 1995). The purpose of this study is to document the relationship between White racial identity development and self-reported multicultural competencies of practicing counselors and psychologists.
Descriptors: Whites, Racial Identification, Cultural Pluralism, Competence, Racial Attitudes, Counselors, Psychologists, Counseling
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Language: English
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