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The Relationship Between Mindfulness and Multicultural Counseling Competence
Author(s) -
Ivers Nathaniel N.,
Johnson David A.,
Clarke Philip B.,
Newsome Deborah W.,
Berry Rachel A.
Publication year - 2016
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/jcad.12063
Subject(s) - mindfulness , multiculturalism , empathy , psychology , competence (human resources) , ethnic group , cultural competence , psychotherapist , clinical psychology , empirical research , social psychology , pedagogy , sociology , philosophy , epistemology , anthropology
The authors examined the association between multicultural counseling competence (MCC) and mindfulness. Previous authors have maintained a conceptual link between MCC and mindfulness; however, this is the first empirical analysis of the relationship between MCC and mindfulness. Results revealed that, after race/ethnicity, multicultural course completion, and empathy were controlled, components of mindfulness were correlated with multicultural awareness and multicultural knowledge. These results have implications for counselor education, counseling practice, and future research.