Race Matters: Managing Racial Tension when Teaching Multicultural Competence

Authors

Tiffany P. Brooks, Lindsey Wilson CollegeFollow
Korinne H. Babel, Troy University- Phenix CityFollow

Document Type

Counselor Education Teaching Idea

Keywords

multicultural competency, mindfulness, counselor education

Subject Area

Clinical Supervision, Counseling, Counselor Education, Mental Health Counseling

Abstract

In this article, the authors suggest using the Mindful Inquiry (Lee, 2009, 2014) to navigate cultural conversations in the counselor education classroom in tandem with the Multicultural and Social Justice Counseling Competencies (MSJCC; Ratts et al., 2015). The authors highlight the literature about racial tension in and outside the classroom, multicultural counseling and social justice, mindfulness and multiculturalism, and teaching multicultural competence. This article concludes with a case example highlighting how to use the Mindful Inquiry (Lee, 2009, 2014) in the classroom while demonstrating how counselors-in-training develop across the MSJCC (Ratts et al., 2015).

Recommended Citation

Brooks, T. P., & Babel, K. H. (2022). Race Matters: Managing Racial Tension when Teaching Multicultural Competence. Journal of Counselor Preparation and Supervision, 15(1). Retrieved from https://digitalcommons.sacredheart.edu/jcps/vol15/iss1/1