Cross-National Emailing as Cultural Immersion in Multicultural Counselor Training: A Pilot Study

Authors

Yuh-Jen Guo, University of Texas at El PasoFollow
Shu-Ching Wang, Ysleta Independent School DistrictFollow
Marilyn F. Corbin, University of Texas at El PasoFollow
Craig Wynne, University of Texas at El PasoFollow
Shelly R. Statz, University of Wisconsin Family Medicine Residency programFollow

Keywords

Cultural Immersion; Instructional Strategy; Multicultural Competency Development

Abstract

Multicultural counselor training has utilized cultural immersion to stimulate students’ multicultural competency development. This article discussed a pilot study which experimented with a new instructional strategy of cultural immersion in a multicultural counseling class. This strategy intended to study the effectiveness of a cross-national emailing project (CNE) on students’ multicultural competency development. Multicultural Counseling Inventory (MCI; Sodowsky, Taffe, Gutkin, & Wise, 1994) was used to measure the multicultural competencies of 13 female counseling students from the United States in this semester-long project. Both quantitative and qualitative results supported the positive development of multicultural competency in cross-national emailing.

Permissions

Yuh-Jen Guo, Shu-Ching Wang, Marilyn F. Corbin, Craig Wynne, and Shelly R. Statz

Document Type

Article