TY - JOUR
T1 - Multicultural Competence in Counseling Research
T2 - The Cornerstone of Scholarship
AU - O'Hara, Caroline
AU - Chang, Catherine Y.
AU - Giordano, Amanda L.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 by the American Counseling Association. All rights reserved.
PY - 2021/4
Y1 - 2021/4
N2 - The profession of counseling values honoring diversity and promoting social justice. These core values pertain to all aspects of the counseling profession, including the production of scholarship. Given that all research affects and is affected by cultural dynamics, we posit that all research is multicultural research. Additionally, research is a system composed of multiple parties including researchers, participants, reviewers, and readers, each with unique cultural identities and norms. Therefore, whether acknowledged or not, dynamics of power, privilege, oppression, and culture permeate all aspects of counseling research. This article is dedicated to dismantling myths related to multicultural research; providing examples of high-quality, culturally responsive research; and detailing considerations for each step of the research process to promote multicultural competence and advocacy. We aim to help counseling researchers embrace their role as multicultural scholars and improve the quality and impact of culturally responsive research.
AB - The profession of counseling values honoring diversity and promoting social justice. These core values pertain to all aspects of the counseling profession, including the production of scholarship. Given that all research affects and is affected by cultural dynamics, we posit that all research is multicultural research. Additionally, research is a system composed of multiple parties including researchers, participants, reviewers, and readers, each with unique cultural identities and norms. Therefore, whether acknowledged or not, dynamics of power, privilege, oppression, and culture permeate all aspects of counseling research. This article is dedicated to dismantling myths related to multicultural research; providing examples of high-quality, culturally responsive research; and detailing considerations for each step of the research process to promote multicultural competence and advocacy. We aim to help counseling researchers embrace their role as multicultural scholars and improve the quality and impact of culturally responsive research.
KW - culturally responsive research
KW - multicultural competence
KW - professional counseling
KW - research
KW - social justice
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U2 - 10.1002/jcad.12367
DO - 10.1002/jcad.12367
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85102119071
SN - 0748-9633
VL - 99
SP - 200
EP - 209
JO - Journal of Counseling and Development
JF - Journal of Counseling and Development
IS - 2
ER -