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Utsey, Shawn O.; Gernat, Carol A. – Journal of Counseling & Development, 2002
Examines the relationship between racial identity attitudes and the use of ego defense mechanisms by White counselor trainees during cross-racial counseling and supervision dyads. Results indicated that White counselor trainees at less mature statuses of racial identity attitudes relied on more primitive ego defenses to manage the anxiety…
Descriptors: Counselor Attitudes, Counselor Client Relationship, Counselor Training, Defense Mechanisms