Focuses on the persistent problems of prejudice in multicultural societies. Various theories of prejudice and other psychological, social, and political factors that contribute to prejudice are discussed. Demonstrates several counseling theories and techniques as applied to case vignettes dealing with prejudice and racism. (Author/KW)

Poetry provides a vehicle for culturally diverse peoples to voice their political statements and personal expression within the dominant culture. Discusses the usefulness of poetry in multicultural education and counseling training. Various exercises and techniques are presented that are applicable for training graduate-level counseling students…

The Rule of Opposites offers a worldview that helps both the counselor and the Native-American client to recognize and resolve conflict, to ask more effective questions, to seek harmony and balance in life for greater purpose and direction, and to explore personal decision making and choices. (LSR)

Draws on the commonalities between multicultural counseling and dropout prevention efforts to produce a general framework for individual counseling with students who have potential to drop out of high school. Discusses issues of culture conflict or racial alienation in the school environment which may increase dropout risk. (LSR)

Lesbian women of color may seek professional help to find their way through the challenges of being a triple minority. The authors discuss specific issues faced by African American, Asian American, Latina American, and Native American lesbian women, offering guidelines for affirmative practice when working with these women in a counseling context.…

The cultural world of the Two Spirit, the traditional role of Native individuals believed to possess both male and female spirit, is explored in both "old ways" and current-day experiences. Cultural beliefs and meanings around sexual identity are discussed from a Native perspective with recommendations for counseling Two Spirit clients.…

This article summarizes normative data and psychometric evidence for scores on the Quick Discrimination Index. Specific guidelines for counseling researchers and practitioners are provided. (Contains 31 references and 5 tables.) (Author)

Describes communication process in counseling as an intervention for client change, in and of itself, and not just the medium by which a counselor applies his or her specific counseling approaches. Provides a culturally embedded model of communication to illustrate how effective communication alters the framework and depths of understanding of…

Focuses on equity issues pertaining to women, their career development, and interface between counselors and teachers in addressing these issues. Points out the inconsistency between the ideal of equity and actual practice based on differences between male and female achievement. Offers suggestions to teachers and counselors for initiating and…

Presents Chicano/Latino ethnic identity development model that fosters understanding of ethnic identity conflicts particular to Chicano and Latino clients. Presents five stages (causal, cognitive, consequence, working through, and successful resolution) in relationship to ethnic identity conflicts, interventions, and resolution. Combines several…

Reviews four training strategies for applying socioidentity analysis to multicultural counseling; the Clarification Group (C Group); the Personal Dimensions of Difference Self-Inventory (PDD); the Multifactor Needs Assessment; and the Cultural Grid. Each highlights a slightly different aspect of the complex matrix of relationships that define the…

Contends that, while person-centered counseling has several characteristics that make it adaptable to working with people of different cultures, it is problematic for cross-cultural counseling because of its emphasis on the self and subjective experiences, and its reliance on client ability and willingness to verbalize feelings and experience…

Addresses factors generating culture shock in Southeast Asians. Presents a model for the acculturation process of international students. Examines basic assumptions of counseling in light of Asian culture. Asserts that the basic counseling practices used with Americans are inappropriate with Asians. Discusses the dissimilarities. (BH)

Questionnaire responses from 73 Asian and 255 Caucasian clients at a university counseling center compared rating of counseling helpfulness, counselor characteristics, and other reactions to counseling. The Asians rated counseling as less helpful for personal-emotional concerns, and rated their counselors as less competent than did the Caucasians.…

Focuses on the historical origin of the African American male-female relationship dilemma and contemporary forces that impact intimacy and marriage opportunities for African American women. Examines loss, communication, and stereotypes as counseling issues. Implications for counseling and research are discussed. (Author/CH)