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Publication Date: 2014
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A Relational-Cultural Framework: Emphasizing Relational Dynamics and Multicultural Skill Development
Hall, Kristopher G.; Barden, Sejal; Conley, Abigail
Professional Counselor, v4 n1 p71-83 2014
Increases in diverse clientele have caused counselor education to enhance its focus on multicultural pedagogy, using the Tripartite Model (TM) to impart multicultural learning. While knowledge and awareness are important, it also is important to enhance skill development in counselors-in-training. Counselor educators have a unique opportunity to blend knowledge and awareness with skills learned in counseling techniques courses by incorporating microskills training in the multicultural classroom. Additionally, other theories, such as Relational-Cultural Theory (RCT), can be used as a framework to merge the TM and microskills. This article includes an overview of RCT, a brief history on microskills training and a case study to integrate the two concepts for use in counselor training. The reader should begin to see how microskills, RCT and the TM can serve to enhance skill development in the multicultural classroom.
Descriptors: Multicultural Education, Skill Development, Group Dynamics, Counseling Techniques, Training Methods, Concept Teaching, Social Theories, Integrated Activities, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Literacy, Job Skills, Case Studies, World Views, Cultural Context, Empathy, Research Needs, Interpersonal Relationship, Interpersonal Competence, Counselor Training, College Programs
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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