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Students' Perceptions of Multicultural Training in Counseling Psychology Programs
Author(s) -
Constantine Madonna G.,
Ladany Nicholas,
Inman Arpana G.,
Ponterotto Joseph G.
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
journal of multicultural counseling and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.545
H-Index - 42
eISSN - 2161-1912
pISSN - 0883-8534
DOI - 10.1002/j.2161-1912.1996.tb00306.x
Subject(s) - multiculturalism , psychology , multicultural education , medical education , perception , counseling psychology , checklist , resource (disambiguation) , cultural competence , pedagogy , applied psychology , medicine , computer science , computer network , neuroscience , cognitive psychology
The Multicultural Competency Checklist (Ponterotto, Alexander, & Grieger, 1995) was used to assess counseling psychology students' perceptions of multicultural training in their programs. Results revealed that most students perceived their programs to (a) have a required multicultural counseling course, (b) employ diverse teaching strategies and procedures, (c) use varied methods of evaluating performance, and (d) have faculty members whose primary research interest was in multicultural issues. Alternatively, many students reported that their programs did not (a) have appropriate representation of bilingual individuals on the faculty, (b) demonstrate adequate leadership and support with regard to multicultural issues, (c) use assessment instruments in evaluating their level of multicultural competency, and (d) make available a “multicultural resource center” for their use. The importance of integrating multicultural issues throughout academic programs is also discussed.