Researchers assessed the longitudinal impacts of a master-level, race-based counseling course with White, graduate-level counseling students (N = 35) over a 5-year period. Impacts were assessed through interview and written data, as well as with the "White Racial Consciousness Development Scale-Revised" (Claney & Parker, 1989; Lee…

This qualitative study applies a Latino Critical Race theoretical perspective to explore the role of White power and privilege on the professional identity developmental experiences of eight Latinx doctoral students in counseling programs. Three themes captured their counterstory: (a) being one of the few, (b) navigating professional identity, and…

This study examined counselors' openness to discussing issues of race, ethnicity, and culture by setting (e.g., school, clinical mental health, and counselor trainee) using the Broaching Attitudes and Behavior Scale. School counselors and White counselors reported significantly higher mean scores on the "Avoidant" subscale, a measure of…

The present study is a qualitative investigation of the voices of counseling graduate trainees (n = 76) in response to a multicultural competence training on racial microaggressions. The didactic and experiential training included readings, lecture, videos, large and small group discussions, and skills practice sessions. Upon completion of the…

Study abroad is becoming increasingly common for multicultural immersion in counselor education programs. However, little is known about students who immerse themselves within their own culture. This study used a phenomenological approach to examine the experiences of nine female counseling students of Mexican descent who took part in a study…

The existing research on students of color in counselor education focuses on the barriers they experience, providing a deficit perspective. Using grounded theory and a critical race theory framework, we studied the racialized experiences of 19 graduate students of color in counselor education. Grounded in participants' voices, we propose a…

This qualitative study examined the professional and multicultural identities among 13 international counselor education doctoral students. Participants identified cultural identities and difficulties with studying abroad, and their influence on their professional development. Implications and recommendations for counselor education programs are…

Counseling students who identify as Black, Indigenous, or people of color (BIPOC) may experience discrimination that negatively affects their overall wellness. This quantitative study assessed wellness, burnout, and discrimination for 105 graduate-level BIPOC counseling students. Results showed a relationship between discrimination and wellness.

Cass's (1979) model of homosexual identity formation has been used as a guideline to understand sexual identity development, although questions of its current applicability have been raised. This article critically analyzes Cass's model through a contemporary lens. To contextualize and understand the model and its implications, we review empirical…

Multicultural courses pose several challenges for counselor educators. This article presents a rationale for using a relational approach to teaching multicultural courses and includes 3 classroom activities based in relational pedagogy and relational-cultural theory. By using a relational approach, counselor educators can encourage students to…

This article presents a systematic, pedagogical approach to infusing multicultural interaction across curricula using the interaction for learning framework (ILF; Arkoudis et al., 2013) as a tool for exploring bias and, ultimately, promoting multicultural competence in counselor education programs. The authors provide educators with a description…

A national survey of practicing school counselors (N = 755) revealed significant differences between participants' perceived multicultural competence based on the type of multicultural training received. Participants who took infused multicultural coursework had significantly higher mean scores in multicultural awareness, knowledge, and skills…

Resistant behaviors in multicultural courses are a common dilemma within counselor education. On the basis of psychological reactance theory (J. W. Brehm, 1966), the authors created a multicultural training reactance scale to measure the construct. Exploratory factor analysis and initial reliability and validity data are presented, followed by…

This article explored the use of digital storytelling as a method to support multicultural counseling competency. Thematic analysis examined the experiences of 9 students who created a digital story through an immersion activity in a multicultural counseling course. Qualitative data revealed 4 themes: (a) initial discomfort with technology, (b)…

In this longitudinal, qualitative case study, 21 clinical and counseling psychology trainees met in leaderless peer supervision groups for 1 training year to discuss multicultural aspects of their clinical work. Peer supervision sessions were audio recorded and transcribed, and the content was analyzed using thematic analysis. Results indicated…