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Annotated Bibliography Assignment
Kelsey S. Miller
Grand Canyon University: College of Humanities and Social Sciences
UNV-508: Introduction to Graduate Studies in Counseling
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References
Ivers, N. N., & Johnson, D. A. (2022). The relationship between Mindfulness and Multicultural
Counseling Competence Among Mental Health Practitioners. The Journal of Humanistic
Counseling, 61(1), 43–57. https://doi.org/10.1002/johc.12170
The study investigates the connection between mental health professionals' multicultural
counseling competence (MCC), dispositional mindfulness, and mindfulness practices.
According to the findings, mindfulness practices such as mindfulness observance and
nonjudgment improve MCC knowledge and awareness, whereas MCC awareness is
negatively impacted by nonerect and act awareness. Also, the length of time spent
engaging in mindfulness exercises is beneficial to MCC. Additionally, mindfulness
training can promote cultural humility, which entails MHPs publicly recognizing the
cultural differences of their clients. The results might not apply to MHPs, though, as their
client engagement may differ, resulting in early termination and less improvement for
clients from ethnic minorities. The study was published in the Journal of Humanistic
Counseling, a widely accepted academic journal. This resource applies to my research of
multicultural competence as it gives an insight into MHP and their connection to how
mindfulness, if at all, impacts how they are utilizing the MCC.
Although there is little research on faculty efforts to address this in educational programs,
clinicians frequently show bias towards clients from different socioeconomic classes. The
necessity of explicitly incorporating social class awareness into multicultural counseling
training is highlighted by a study that looked at counselor educators' instructional
strategies for multicultural counseling as well as their opinions of how effective and at
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ease they are with social class issues. This knowledge aids counselors in comprehending
not only racial and ethnic differences but also how socioeconomic disparities affect their
clients' therapeutic alliances and experiences. argues that in order to ensure more
effective and culturally sensitive treatment for diverse populations, counselors must not
only understand racial and ethnic differences but also how socioeconomic disparities
affect clients' experiences and therapeutic relationships. This emphasizes the crucial need
to incorporate social class awareness into multicultural counseling training explicitly.
This article was published in the Journal of Counselor Preparation & Supervision. It
pertains to my research as it is determining the effectiveness of counsers in training.
Summers, L. M., & Nelson, L. (2022). Multicultural counseling. Springer Publishing Company.
https://doi.org/10.1891/9780826139535
This book is presented in three parts. The counselors' worldview is examined in the first section.
The second section encapsulates the clients' worldview. The third section illustrates how
multicultural counseling can be applied by discussing race and culture, offering culturally
sensitive diagnosis, treatment planning, and assessment, and creating a workplace that is
sensitive to cultural differences. Questions are presented in each chapter intended to get
counselors to reflect on their attitudes, judgments, and beliefs and how they might
manifest in their work with a diverse clientele. Additionally, different religions—
including indigenous spiritual practices, atheism, and agnosticism—should be
incorporated into this text. There is a dedicated chapter for transgender individuals. This
book aims to provide students with the foundation they need to start comprehending the
unique characteristics of the people they will be serving. Both editors of Multicultural
Counseling have over fifty years of experience. They could be considered experts. This
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book covers how a counselor can begin to be culturally competent while also looking into
the counselor's own experiences.
