Multicultural Counseling Competency Development with a Guatemala Travel Study

Authors

Mary L. Fawcett, Winona State UniversityFollow
Cynthia A. Briggs, Winona State UniversityFollow
George Maycock, Appalachian State UniversityFollow
Elizabeth Stine, Winona State UniversityFollow

Keywords

Travel Study; Guatemala; Multicultural Counseling Competencies

Abstract

This quantitative study focused on the self-rating of multicultural counseling competencies by counselor education graduate students in a pre-post design. Twelve students participated in a ten day travel study course to Antigua, Guatemala in May, 2008. Prior to travel, students self-rated their levels of multicultural competency using the Multicultural Counseling Competencies Self Assessment (MCCSA) developed by Arredondo et al. (1996). Following travel, students reassessed their levels of competency using the same measurement tool. All students’ self-ratings of multicultural counseling competence increased. The authors discuss implications of this study and provide recommendations for future research.

Document Type

Article