Mental health practitioners: The relationship between white racial identity attitudes and self-reported multicultural counseling competencies

    Authors

    R. A. Middleton; H. A. Stadler; C. Simpson; Y. J. Guo; M. J. Brown; G. Crow; K. Schuck; Y. Alemu;A. A. Lazarte

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    J. Couns. Dev.

    Keywords

    BLACK-STUDENTS; MODEL; PSYCHOLOGY; PROGRAMS; VALIDITY; IMPACT; SCALE; RACE; Psychology, Applied

    Abstract

    This study documents the relationship between White racial identity development and multicultural counseling competency (MCC) as reported by mental health practitioners. Initial results were generally consistent with J. E. Helms's (1990) construction of White racial identity attitude development theory. More sophisticated statuses of White racial identity development generally correlated with higher levels of perceived MCC. Overall, there was a significant difference in MCC reported between men and women. Among counselors, conflicting relationships were observed between some racial identity statuses and multicultural competencies (skills, relationship).

    Journal Title

    Journal of Counseling and Development

    Volume

    83

    Issue/Number

    4

    Publication Date

    1-1-2005

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    444

    Last Page

    456

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000232755700007

    ISSN

    0748-9633

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