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Facilitating Trainees' Multicultural Development and Social Justice Advocacy Through a Refugee/Immigrant Mental Health Program
Author(s) -
Nilsson Johanna E.,
Schale Codi L.,
KhamphakdyBrown Supavan
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of counseling and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.805
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1556-6676
pISSN - 0748-9633
DOI - 10.1002/j.1556-6676.2011.tb02838.x
Subject(s) - outreach , refugee , multiculturalism , mental health , immigration , cultural competence , qualitative research , multicultural education , social justice , culturally sensitive , psychology , pedagogy , nursing , political science , sociology , medicine , social psychology , criminology , social science , psychiatry , law
This qualitative study explored trainees' experiences in an outreach program for refugee/immigrant women to examine if those experiences facilitated the development of multicultural competency and social justice advocacy. Twelve students were interviewed, and their responses yielded 3 categories: development of cultural knowledge, counseling‐related skills, and personal growth and reactions. The results indicate that student involvement in an outreach program can strengthen multicultural sensitivity and advocacy engagement.