Developing Clinical Trainees’ Multicultural Counseling Competencies Through Working with Refugees in a Multicultural Psychotherapy Practicum: a Mixed-Methods Investigation

Using a longitudinal mixed-methods research design, the present study examined the development of multicultural competence and skills among 14 doctoral-level clinical trainees across three cohort groups, through providing counseling and therapy to refugees within a multicultural psychotherapy practi...

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Published in:International journal for the advancement of counselling 2020-09, Vol.42 (3), p.249-268
Main Authors: Kuo, Ben C. H., Soucie, Kendall, Huang, Siqi
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Behavior Development
Behavioral Science and Psychology
Clinical Experience
Clinical Psychology
Cognitive Development
Competence
Counseling
Counselor Training
Doctoral Students
Emotional Development
Industrial and Organizational Psychology
Interpersonal Competence
Mixed methods research
Multicultural counseling
Multicultural Education
Multiculturalism & pluralism
Original Article
Psychological Methods/Evaluation
Psychology
Psychotherapy
Psychotherapy and Counseling
Refugees
Research design
Self Efficacy
Skills
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Summary:Using a longitudinal mixed-methods research design, the present study examined the development of multicultural competence and skills among 14 doctoral-level clinical trainees across three cohort groups, through providing counseling and therapy to refugees within a multicultural psychotherapy practicum. The results show that trainees reported significant increases in all domains of the measures of multicultural counseling competencies and self-efficacy as they worked with refugee clients between pre- and post-practicum, with medium to large effect sizes. The results of the Multi-Level Model analysis of trainees’ coded, post-session qualitative journals further revealed that the trainees’ growth curve for developing multicultural counseling and therapy skills was characterized by a non-linear pattern. Finally, trainees’ qualitative journal narratives additionally highlighted profound and nuanced cognitive, affective, behavioral, and interpersonal learning impacts and gains through this refugee-servicing practicum. Implications and recommendations for future multicultural counseling training and research are considered.
ISSN:0165-0653
1573-3246
DOI:10.1007/s10447-019-09392-8