ARE RESIDENCE LIFE PROFESSIONALS CULTURALLY COMPETENT? AN EXPLORATION OF THE PERCEIVED MULTICULTURAL COUNSELING COMPETENCE OF RESIDENCE LIFE PROFESSIONALS NEW TO THE FIELD

Author

Kelli J. Cummings, The University of TennesseeFollow

Date of Award

5-2010

Degree Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy

Major

Counselor Education

Major Professor

Tricia McClam

Committee Members

Marianne Woodside, Joel Diambra, Norma Mertz

Abstract

This study examined the multicultural counseling competence among new residence life professionals by using the Multicultural Counseling Knowledge and Awareness Scale (MCKAS: Ponterotto, Gretchen, Utsey, Riger, & Austin, 2002) and a demographic questionnaire created by the researcher. Results included statistically significant positive relationships between participants’ completion of multicultural counseling graduate coursework and multicultural knowledge, quantity of field experiences and multicultural knowledge, and race and multicultural awareness. A negative relationship was discovered between the frequency of travel experiences outside country of birth and multicultural knowledge. Implications of these findings for field of Student Affairs and suggestions for future research are discussed.

Recommended Citation

Cummings, Kelli J., "ARE RESIDENCE LIFE PROFESSIONALS CULTURALLY COMPETENT? AN EXPLORATION OF THE PERCEIVED MULTICULTURAL COUNSELING COMPETENCE OF RESIDENCE LIFE PROFESSIONALS NEW TO THE FIELD. " PhD diss., University of Tennessee, 2010.
https://trace.tennessee.edu/utk_graddiss/685