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Multicultural Training Intervention to Address American Indian Stereotypes
Author(s) -
Steinfeldt Jesse A.,
Steinfeldt Matthew Clint
Publication year - 2012
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.1556-6978.2012.00002.x
Subject(s) - multiculturalism , intervention (counseling) , psychology , cultural competence , competence (human resources) , perspective (graphical) , perspective taking , multicultural education , pedagogy , salient , medical education , social psychology , medicine , political science , empathy , artificial intelligence , psychiatry , computer science , law
This article describes a multicultural training intervention that addresses American Indian stereotypes perpetuated through the use of American Indians and corresponding imagery as mascots by schools and athletic teams. With the Association for Multicultural Counseling and Development's tripartite model of multicultural competence (awareness, knowledge, skills) as a framework, this intervention's description is organized into three components: perspective‐taking to facilitate awareness of attitudes about Native‐themed mascots, specific knowledge about race‐based mascots, and social justice skills that can empower counselors to become advocates for change. This training intervention can help counseling programs provide enhanced multicultural competency training on issues salient to American Indian communities.