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Teaching and Supervision in Counseling

Author ORCID Identifier

Vanessa Placeres, orcid.org/0000-0001-8924-0411

Don Davis, 0000-0003-3169-6576

Erin Mason, 0000-0003-2658-9733

Brittany Glover, https://orcid.org/0009-0002-8411-404X

Author Biographies

Vanessa Placeres, PhD, NCC, LPC, is an assistant professor at San Diego State University. Her research interests include school counselor training and multiculturally responsive mental health services. orcid.org/0000-0001-8924-0411

Don E. Davis, PhD, is an associate professor at Georgia State University. His research interests generally fall under the umbrella of positive psychology and studies the virtues of humility, forgiveness, and aspects of diversity. 0000-0003-3169-6576

Sarah Gazaway, MS, is a doctoral student at Georgia State University. Her research interest includes exploring positive psychology constructs in counseling and psychology literature.

Nicolas Williams, PhD, is a staff counselor at the University of North Carolina, Charlotte. His clinical interests include spirituality, QTBIPOC concerns, BIPOC concerns, and relationship and family-of-origin issues

Erin Mason, PhD, is an associate professor at Georgia State University. Her research interests include exploring the professional identity and professional practice of school counseling. 0000-0003-2658-9733

Wendy Hsu, MS, is a doctoral student at Georgia State University. Her research is interdisciplinary with a focus on positive psychology constructs.

Lina Alsaegh, BS, is a graduate studying marriage and family therapy at San Diego State University. Her research interests include supporting immigrant families through culturally responsive interventions.

Tania Quintero Rico, MS, PPS, is a graduate of San Diego State University. She is a practicing school counselor and is interested in research related to supporting undocumented students.

Brittany Glover, PhD, NCC, LCMHCA, is an assistant professor at San Diego State University. Her research interests include training school counselors to work with Black and Brown students and training school counselors to work with special education students. ORCID: 0009-0002-8411-404x.

DOI

http://doi.org/10.7290/tsc06mysq

Abstract

We conducted a 30-year content analysis (1987-2017) on quantitative literature about multicultural counseling competencies in American Counseling Association journals. Fifty-five articles were coded for leading contributors, specialty, intrapersonal counselor characteristics, training/education curriculum, study design, multicultural perception, and counseling outcomes. We discuss gaps in the literature and make recommendations for counselor education, teaching, and future research.

Public Significance Statement

This study assessed literature that measured multicultural counseling competencies (MCC) in American Counseling Association (ACA) journals over a thirty-year time period. Findings suggest researchers over-rely on self-evaluation of multicultural skillset. The study will assist in changing the way we train and evaluate multicultural counseling competencies.

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