Teaching Cultural Competence and Social Justice in a Mental Health Counseling Graduate Course
Reflection and Review of the Literature
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13042823 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mary Beth Medvide (0000-0002-4539-861X, Suffolk University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 94-105 |
| Publication date | 2022-09-08 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal for Social Action in Counseling & Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2159-8142 • E-ISSN: 2159-8142 |
| Publisher | Ball State University Library (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.33043/jsacp.14.1.94-105 |
| OpenAlex | W4297323522 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 18 |
Cultural competence and commitment to social justice are foundational to counselors’ professional identity. There is significant attention in scholarly literature and ethical codes on what this means for the education, training, and practice. This has led counseling and counselor education programs to actively incorporate issues of cultural diversity and social justice into coursework and fieldwork requirements. Research trends indicate graduate students in counseling and counselor education benefit personally and professionally from the knowledge, skills, and awareness they develop in and outside of the classroom. Coursework on multiculturalism and social justice is a standard part of these programs, but knowledge on best practices for students’ personal and professional growth is still accumulating to reflect dynamic social and political changes within the United States and abroad. This manuscript describes a required counseling course for mental health counseling students implemented in the spring of 2020. This course integrated topics related to cultural diversity and social justice and introduced conceptual frameworks for counseling and advocacy. The description of this course includes sample readings, in-class activities, and graded assignments that fulfill the learning objectives. Comparisons to research trends and existing recommendations are made, and future directions for course design are highlighted
Competence (human resources · Coursework · Cultural competence · Cultural diversity · Medical education · Mental health · Pedagogy · Political science · Psychotherapist · Sociology · Counseling Practices and Supervision · Cultural Competency in Health Care · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology · Social Work
The health equity implementation framework
Discourses in the Mirrored Room
Connectedness and Suicide Prevention in Adolescents
Social Justice Pre-Practicum
Trainee Counselor Development of Social Justice Counseling Competencies
Implementing Multicultural Social Justice Strategies in Counselor Education Training Programs
Counselors as Advocates
From Proposal to Action
Examining Biases and White Privilege
Some guiding assumptions and a theoretical model for developing culturally specific preventions with Native American people
Social Justice Mentoring
Teaching Social Justice in Counseling Psychology
Training Counseling Psychologists as Social Justice Agents
Becoming an Advocate
Multicultural Competence and Social Justice Training in Counseling Psychology and Counselor Education
Counselor-Advocate-Scholar Model
Privilege and Oppression in Counselor Education
Multicultural Course Pedagogy
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |