Becoming a multiculturally competent counsellor : multicultural competence, race ideology and self-esteem
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2001
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Awai, Robert
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The concept of Multicultural Counsellor Competence is increasing in importance for practitioners and instructors. In order to more effectively understand how it is counsellor trainees acquire multicultural competencies, it ~s necessary to understand the relationship between these competencies and other interpersonal attitudes. The present study examines the relationship between self-reported multicultural counselling competencies, locus of control for racial ideology, and self-esteem in counsellor trainees. The relationship between these variables provides some insight into the usefulness of multicultural counselling competencies to becoming a wholly competent counselling practitioner. Directions for future research are also provided.