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Article: White racial identity attitudes and the ego defense mechanisms used by White counselor trainees in racially provocative counseling situations. (Research).
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- Journal of Counseling and Development
- Article date:
- September 22, 2002
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Only recently have scholars in the area of multicultural counseling recognized the limited scope of counselor training programs in preparing White counselor trainees to work with clients from diverse racial/ethnic backgrounds (Helms & Cook, 1999; Richardson & Molinaro, 1996; Sue, Ivey, & Pedersen, 1996; Thompson & Carter, 1997). Traditionally, programs focused on developing a knowledge base of cultural nuances, increasing awareness of the unique issues affecting clients from racial/ethnic groups, teaching specific multicultural counseling skills and competencies, and fostering nonracist attitudes toward racial/ethnic minority clients (see Ponterotto, Fuertes, & Chen, ...