Eighty‐seven incoming doctoral students (65 European American and 22 people of color) completed a battery of tests (e.g., a multicultural counseling competency measure). More advanced levels of racial identity development were generally correlated with higher levels of multicultural counseling compe
Relationships Among Multicultural Training, Moral Development, and Racial Identity Development of White Counseling Students
✍ Scribed by KATHY M. EVANS; VICTORIA A. FOSTER
- Publisher
- American Counseling Association
- Year
- 2000
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 671 KB
- Volume
- 45
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0160-7960
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✦ Synopsis
Sixty‐eight counselor education students responded to the Defining Issues Test (J. Rest, 1986) and the White Racial Identity Attitude Scale (J. E. Helms & R. T. Carter, 1990) to determine relationships among multicultural training and moral and racial identity development. Results of this exploratory study indicate that multicultural training can be helpful in changing modes of information processing related to racial attitudes but does not seem to promote the cognitive complexity needed for moral development. The discussion includes a recommendation for students to discuss ethical dilemmas and participate in active problem solving specific to multicultural issues.
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The relationship between racial identity development and multicultural counseling competency across a 2‐year period of time was examined in this study. Significant increases were found in multicultural counseling competency but not in their levels of racial identity development across time. Possible