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Developing Counseling Students' Multicultural Competence Through the Multicultural Action Project
Author(s) -
HipolitoDelgado Carlos P.,
Cook Jennifer M.,
Avrus Elaine M.,
Bonham Erica J.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
counselor education and supervision
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.608
H-Index - 40
eISSN - 1556-6978
pISSN - 0011-0035
DOI - 10.1002/j.1556-6978.2011.tb01924.x
Subject(s) - psychology , multiculturalism , cultural competence , competence (human resources) , graduate students , medical education , narrative , action research , counselor education , pedagogy , interpersonal communication , narrative inquiry , higher education , social psychology , medicine , linguistics , philosophy , political science , law
The Multicultural Action Project (MAP) is a cultural immersion project that requires counseling students to engage with diverse cultural communities on 3 levels: observation, information seeking, and action. To ascertain if participating in MAP improved the multicultural competence of graduate counseling students, the authors conducted an evaluation in which narrative analysis was used to examine the experiences of 3 graduate counseling students who participated in MAP. Through their narratives, the participants reported increased knowledge, awareness, and skills. The importance of sustained contact and interpersonal relationships in improving student learning outcomes is discussed and recommendations are provided.