Competent Counseling for Middle Eastern American Clients: Implications for Trainees

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc

E-ISSN: 2161-1912|43|3|173-190

ISSN: 0883-8534

Source: JOURNAL OF MULTICULTURAL COUNSELING AND DEVELOPMENT, Vol.43, Iss.3, 2015-07, pp. : 173-190

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Abstract

The authors used a factorial multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) to determine whether counselor trainees’ group differences on measures of multicultural competence, empathy, and multicultural counseling self‐efficacy (CSE) when working with Middle Eastern American (MEA) clients were moderated by trainee race. Two hundred and fifty‐six trainees responded to 3 different clinical vignettes that gave information on clients who had varying degrees of MEA characteristics. MANOVA results revealed a significant main effect for trainee race. Follow‐up analyses demonstrated that trainees of color reported higher multicultural competence and multicultural CSE than White trainees.