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ERIC Number: ED372346
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1994-Apr
Pages: 3
Abstractor: N/A
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
EISSN: N/A
Multicultural Issues in Supervision. ERIC Digest.
Fong, Margaret L.
This digest focuses on the need to consider multicultural issues in supervision of counselors and methods of multicultural supervision. A number of multicultural issues in supervision such as the myth of "sameness" is addressed. Models are described that advocate supervision as a method to assist multicultural counselor development. It is noted that several supervision techniques have been proposed to insure that the cultural dimension is addressed. These include: planned discussion of culture, exploration of supervisee and supervisor cultural backgrounds, and case management. Following these discussions of the multicultural "content" of supervision, the multicultural supervisory relationship is discussed as the "process" of supervision. Research is briefly reviewed that points to the critical important of the initial sessions in the multicultural supervisory relationship. The digest concludes that consistent themes in the literature on multicultural supervision are: (1) the critical role of the supervisor in promoting cultural awareness; (2) identification of cultural influences on client behavior, on counselor-client interactions, and on the supervisory relationship; and (3) provision of culture sensitive support and challenge to the supervisee. Contains 6 references. (NB)
Publication Type: ERIC Publications; ERIC Digests in Full Text
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: Office of Educational Research and Improvement (ED), Washington, DC.
Authoring Institution: ERIC Clearinghouse on Counseling and Student Services, Greensboro, NC.
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A