Multicultural, feminist, and social justice counseling theories are often viewed as disparate helping models. This article examines the complementary nature of these models discusses need to promote a clearer understanding ways in which common threads can be used practice.

The unification of liberation psychology and humanistic values can provide counselors with a powerful tool for promoting social justice in counseling. In this article, the authors present compare principles each theory. A discussion is delineated on how unifying may promote comprehensive understanding human concerns.

The authors studied the effectiveness of skilled counselor training model (SCTM). Counseling students who completed SCTM demonstrated greater gains in skills acquisition and counseling self‐efficacy than did not receive training. At pretest, both groups, doing self‐appraisals, rated their performance significantly higher trained raters assessed students' skills. posttest, members control group continued to overestimate levels when compared with ratings given by raters, whereas, comparison,...

The need for cultural characteristics to be addressed in supervision is discussed as a way of dealing with both opportunities and obstacles that may exist. VISION model responsiveness described practical means supervisors exploring multicultural issues the supervisory relationship. La necesidad de discutir las características culturales en la supervisión es presentada como una forma tratar tanto con oportunidades y los obstaculos que puedan existir. El modelo responsivo se describe practica...

Humor can reflect the healthy release of feelings during counseling process, type emotional that leads to significant therapeutic gains. It also be a disturbing distraction, possibly causing early termination, if used inappropriately. Counselors need exert particular caution before attempting apply humor in working with client from culture different counselor's. This article explores available literature and offers contributions on subject 4 “ethnically diverse” perspectives. Finally,...

The Native American sweat lodge ceremony or therapy is being used increasingly in various medical, mental health, correctional, and substance abuse treatment centers serving both non‐Native clients. This article explores the ceremony's background, elements of spirituality, origin story, cultural symbolism, prayer, contemporary use. Current evidence effectiveness therapeutic benefits presented, then implications for integrating as a complementary counseling approach are discussed.

Abstract The need for culturally affirming mental health interventions Latine communities has been documented in the literature. Most of this literature centers around best practices, barriers to care, and cultural values. Although much calls providing services that acknowledge specific needs these value ancestral knowledge, there is a void when exploring liberatory interventions. Therefore, present manuscript aims offer readers five‐stage counseling model centered on decolonization process....

There is an indication that Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, and Democratic (WEIRD) concepts dominate the discourse regarding what research knowledge should be about, not including all known about people. These conceptions are problematic since they perpetuate Western societies' ideas undermine diversity, inclusion, development of critical thinking within academic spaces. We developed a decolonization model to engage midsized university in aspects academia include students,...

Abstract This article presents the Skilled Group Counseling Training Model (SGCTM). In this study, 68 counselors-in-training who completed systematic group skills training based on SGCTM demonstrated significant gains in skill acquisition and performed significantly higher than 15 from a conventional group-counseling class. The 36-hour skills-based can be incorporated into classes for helping to learn basic advanced counseling skills. Findings study indicate that level efficiently taught...

The purpose of this study was to investigate the role personality traits counselors-in-training with regard counseling performance. There were no differences in pretest or posttest scores on Skilled Counseling Scale (SCS) high and low self-monitoring counselors-in-training. Skill attainment may have more effect than skill attainment. Both Interpersonal Process Recall (IPR) Counselor Training Model (SCTM) groups improved their SCS, but SCTM group significantly IPR group.

The authors completed an exploratory factor analysis of the scores 248 counselors‐in‐training on Counselor Skills Personal Development Rating Form (CSPD‐RF; M. B. Wilbur, 1991). Participants' counseling program was accredited by Council for Accreditation Counseling and Related Educational Programs at a midsize western university. CSPD‐RF hypothesized that measured 2 factors: (a) personal development (b) skills development. Factor yielded 4 factors (Emotional Sensitivity, Basic Listening...

Native American humor is explored through a brief discussion of the current literature regarding use in counseling and descriptions various forms communication styles as spiritual tradition. Implications for multicultural awareness possible with clients are offered. El del Indio Americano es explorado por una discusión breve de la literatura actual con respecto al uso en aconsejar y descripciones varios estilos formas comunicación Nativo como tradición espiritual. Las implicaciones para el...

Although there is a great need for substance abuse services among the homeless, many homeless individuals do not use those services. This study examined barriers and supports related to service use. Participants recognized treatment significant accessing care.

The authors address the lack of information about identity development Vietnamese refugee women. Although their age and time arrival to United States have a major impact on women's development, review historical sociopolitical influences this group also plays an important role in understanding resiliency, traditional nontraditional frames references, coping mechanisms.

The authors discuss effective rite of passage (ROP) programs as strength‐based, culturally relevant interventions for African American male adolescents. They also highlight the ethnocultural strengths this population from a resilience perspective and articulate academic dispositional outcomes ROP programs. Recommendations practice future research are included.

A comprehensive discussion of the potential for cultural discontinuity experienced by Native youth in schools is offered with implications culturally responsive service delivery. Practical recommendations are provided special educators and related professionals working to improve knowledge, awareness, skills.

This article provides group counselors a description of Ayeli, culturally-based centering technique rooted in Native American traditions. Ayeli is process that allows participants an opportunity to experience and reflect on four crucial elements relevant wellness from perspective: belonging, mastery, independence, generosity. Clients are encouraged explore visually, introspectively, interpersonally how they would like find greater balance harmony their lives along these dimensions essential...

Since the publication of 2 important articles, by E. Tan (2002) on career counseling and W. H. Chong (2005) group in schools, changes have taken place school field Singapore. In this article, authors review these articles describe development profession Singapore based American model counseling.