Examination of Influence of Ethnic Identity Development on the Counselling Trainees’ Multicultural Counselling Competencies

Azzahrah, Anuar and Mohd Saizam, Said and Nor Mazlina, Ghazali and Fatahyah, Yahya (2022) Examination of Influence of Ethnic Identity Development on the Counselling Trainees’ Multicultural Counselling Competencies. In: INTERNATIONAL COUNSELING CONVENTION 2022, 1st-4th November 2022, Riverside Majestic Hotel, Kuching Sarawak.

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Abstract

Background Ethnic identity awareness has become one of the important variables that impact the counsellor’s multicultural counselling competencies and to understand clients in the counselling relationship. Objective The purpose of the study was to assess the influence of ethnic identity development on the multicultural counselling competencies of counselling trainees at a public university in Malaysia. Methods Two scales were used in this study which include the Multigroup Ethnic Identity Measure (MEIM) and Multicultural Counselling Inventory (MCI). The first instrument measured the process of ethnic identity development of counselling trainees and the second instrument measured the students’ multicultural counselling competencies. Results The result showed that there was a significant influence of ethnic identity development on the multicultural counselling competencies of counselling trainees. Ethnic identity achievement, ethnic behavior, and multicultural training were the significant predictors of counselling trainees’ multicultural counselling competencies. Conclusion These results yield useful information for understanding the relative importance of ethnic identity awareness in developing the counsellor’s multicultural competencies.

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