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Social Class And Classism: Expanding Multicultural Awareness, Karrie Swan, Lane Jessica
Social Class And Classism: Expanding Multicultural Awareness, Karrie Swan, Lane Jessica
Karrie L Swan
Broadening multicultural competency through social advocacy is becoming increasingly important in the field of counseling. Despite calls for understanding diverse cultural constructs, there have been relatively few calls for understanding the role poverty and social class plays in counseling and supervision. In this presentation, participants will learn how social class worldview influences the process of counseling, the counseling relationship and supervisory relationship. The presenters will also present a model for how counselors can engage in social justice practices that improve the lives of clients affected by poverty. 1) Participants will learn about the impact of social class and classism. 2) …
Transforming Supervision Through Mindfulness-Based Relationships, Karrie Swan, Jessica Lane
Transforming Supervision Through Mindfulness-Based Relationships, Karrie Swan, Jessica Lane
Karrie L Swan
Attendees will learn how to incorporate mindfulness-based relationship practices into clinical supervision. Through present awareness and thoughtful attention to intentionality, mindfulness-based practices can lead to strengthened relationships, increased problem-solving skills, greater acceptance of self and others, and increased mutual empathy. Participants will experientially discover the benefits of mindfulness-based practices and learn how to incorporate mindfulness-based relationship practices into the supervisor-supervisee relationship. 1) Participants will learn about the existing research on the impact of mindfulness-based practices, as well as the importance and effectiveness of how mindfulness practices enhance relationships. 2) Participants will learn how to incorporate the mindfulness-based relationship approach into …
Broadening Multicultural Competence: Understanding And Advocating For Individuals Affected By Poverty, Karrie Swan
Broadening Multicultural Competence: Understanding And Advocating For Individuals Affected By Poverty, Karrie Swan
Karrie L Swan
Broadening multicultural competency through social advocacy is becoming increasingly important in the field of counseling. Despite research proposing the importance of understanding diverse cultural constructs, few studies have investigated the role poverty and social class plays. More consideration must be given to understanding issues surrounding classism and intrapsychic bias toward low-income clients. Counselors should be heedful of how one’s social class worldview influences the process of counseling and the counseling relationship. The purpose of this article is to examine poverty as a cultural construct, and gain insight into macro-level challenges that reinforce oppression for clients living in poverty. The article …
Research In Counseling: A 10-Year Review To Inform Practice, Dee Ray, Darrell Hull, Andi Hacker, Laura Pace, Karrie Swan, Sarah Carlson, Jeffrey Sullivan
Research In Counseling: A 10-Year Review To Inform Practice, Dee Ray, Darrell Hull, Andi Hacker, Laura Pace, Karrie Swan, Sarah Carlson, Jeffrey Sullivan
Karrie L Swan
This study reviewed 4,457 articles from 1998 to 2007 in American Counseling Association division-affiliated journals to identify research articles published in counseling; 1,139 articles (25.6%) were quantitatively research based. The authors provide details related to quantitative research publications, including individual journal contribution to the research base, focus areas for research, and independent and dependent variables highlighted by researchers. One summary finding was that only 6% of counseling research articles explored effectiveness of counseling interventions.