Counsellor and Practicum Supervisor Critical Incidents in the Development of Multicultural and Social Justice Competency

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The purpose of these two presentations was to highlight some of the outcomes of an Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada funded research project designed to answer the following questions: 1. How well are graduate counsellor education programs doing in preparing practitioners for working in multicultural contexts and addressing social justice issues? 2. What are the most influential learning contexts, processes, or activities in the development of multicultural counselling and social justice competency?
\nThe two presentations funded through this A&PDF award focused on the critical incidents in development of multicultural counselling and social justice competency identified by three groups of research participants: graduate students, counsellors, and practicum supervisor. One of the central differences across the groups was that, unlike current counselling students, most counsellors and practicum supervisors had little or no training in these areas as part

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