Journal of Counseling & Development

doi: 10.1002/jcad.12329pmid: N/A

Day‐Vines, Norma L.; Brodar, Jennifer R.; Hicks, Dantavious; Fernandez‐Korto, Erica B.; Garcia, Carolina; Jones, Katelynn

doi: 10.1002/jcad.12406pmid: N/A

This study examined the relationship between the racial identity attitudes and broaching behavior in a sample of 198 trainees matriculating in school counseling programs. Respondents completed the Broaching Attitudes and Behavior Survey, the Cross Ethnic‐Racial Identity Scale‐Adult, Marlowe–Crowne Social Desirability Scale, and a demographic survey. Findings demonstrated that trainees with lower levels of racial identity functioning (RIF) endorsed Avoidant broaching attitudes and behaviors, and trainees with higher levels of RIF endorsed more Infusing broaching attitudes and behaviors.

Tursi, Michael M.; Sellers, Craig R.; Marquis, Andre

doi: 10.1002/jcad.12401pmid: N/A

Constructivist grounded theory methods were used to explore counseling engagement in clients with strong tendencies to avoid aversive emotion. Participants initially viewed counseling as a potentially adversarial and harmful relationship. An expectation and fear of judgment, as well as shame and self‐judgment, contributed to this view. Participants also reported anxiety about addressing specific issues. Their perceptions led to withholding of personal information and minimal engagement. The participants were initially susceptible to negative or fruitless counseling episodes. However, if a trusting therapeutic relationship developed, engagement increased. Trust developed if the participants perceived their counselors as non‐judgmental and genuine. Recognizing possible benefits—in addition to risks—of counseling also contributed to their decisions to engage. The participants reported that counseling helped change their perspectives. They eventually perceived and appreciated the benefits of emotional engagement. Implications for counselors are provided.

Pope, Amber L.; Sunal, Zahide; Gantt, Alexandra C.; Zimmerman, Betsy; Corey, Ali K.; Nuosce, Mary; Araujo, Lourdes

doi: 10.1002/jcad.12407pmid: N/A

There is an increased need for bi/multilingual counseling services to meet the growing linguistic diversity of the US population. Despite this need, the counseling profession has made little progress on systemically integrating language factors and bi/multilingual counseling skills into counselor training and professional development. Using consensual qualitative research (CQR), we interviewed 14 bi/multilingual counselors (BMCs) and identified five domains: counseling experience, counselor training and preparation (during master's), supervision and continuing education (post master's), recommendations, and other bi/multilingual counseling‐related experience. These domains provide insight into BMCs’ clinical experiences and training, along with strategies to improve counselor education, professional development, and resources for BMCs. Implications for counseling and counselor education, limitations, and suggestions for future research are discussed.

Bryan, Julia; Kim, Jungnam; Liu, Chang

doi: 10.1002/jcad.12408pmid: N/A

This study tested the conceptual framework of school counseling college‐going culture (SCCGC) using a national sample of 15,857 high school students from the High School Longitudinal Study 2009. We examined the relationship of SCCGC (i.e., counselor expectations and priorities, student–counselor contact for college–career counseling prior to 12th grade, college and career readiness activities, and constraints) to high school seniors’ college decisions (i.e., student–counselor contact for college admissions counseling in 12th grade, student–counselor contact for financial aid counseling in 12th grade, number of college applications, and enrollment in college). Multinomial and ordinal logistic regression analyses revealed that counselors’ expectations and priorities, student–counselor contact for college–career counseling prior to 12th grade, college application and financial aid help, and college information and Free Application for Federal Student Aid meetings were positively related while caseload was negatively related to students’ college decisions (after controlling for parent involvement, academic performance and aspirations, and student demographics).

Balkin, Richard S.; Russo, G. Michael; Perryman, Mandy L.

doi: 10.1002/jcad.12399pmid: N/A

The purpose of this study was to evaluate therapeutic progress for adolescent males in residential treatment for substance use and compare their perspective of treatment progress with their counselor's measures of therapeutic progress. Participants in this study were from a residential treatment facility for adolescent males (n = 13) with substance use problems and their respective counselors (n = 2). Improvement in areas of problem severity and coping were observed by both adolescents and counselors; limited progress was noted in commitment to follow‐up. Large discrepancies between adolescent clients and counselors related to therapeutic progress were found, with adolescent clients identifying much higher progress in problem severity, coping, and commitment to follow‐up than their counselors. Therapeutic gains for adolescent males in residential treatment for substance use might be small. Large differences may be apparent in how adolescent, male clients perceive their progress compared to how their counselors perceive client progress.

Smith‐Adcock, Sondra; Kerpelman, Jennifer L.

doi: 10.1002/jcad.12402pmid: N/A

Gender differences in adolescents’ depressive symptoms associated with interpersonal stress and competence were examined in a sample of 2157 high school students in the southeastern United States. How interpersonal competencies directly influenced depressive symptoms, and moderated associations among interpersonal stress and depressive symptoms were tested. Key findings showed that stress across different contexts positively predicted depressive symptoms. Initiating new relationships was shown to be a protective factor while providing emotional support and negative assertion were associated with greater depressive vulnerability for girls. Moderation results showed that girls have stronger associations between parent and peer stress and depressive symptoms. Recommendations are made for the assessment of interpersonal stress and competence, as well as prevention and early intervention for depressive symptoms. Assessing diverse interpersonal competencies and contexts of stress may be useful for enhancing adolescents’ capacity to address interpersonal stress and help diminish associations between stress and depressive symptoms.

Litam, Stacey Diane Arañez; Balkin, Rick; Hendricks, LaVelle

doi: 10.1002/jcad.12404pmid: N/A

The purpose of the present study was to assess the relationship between worry, Bayesian racism, and belief in a just world in a sample of 195 predominantly white, religious individuals. Regression analyses indicated a curvilinear, but statistically nonsignificant, relationship between worry and belief in a just world. Individuals with an extreme level of worry did not believe the world was a just and fair place. A strong, linear relationship was evidenced between Bayesian racism and belief in a just world, indicating predominantly white, religious individuals were more likely to espouse the fairness of endorsing racial stereotypes. Counselors must consider how race‐based stereotypes may be used as a cognitive strategy to maintain worldviews of fairness among predominantly white, religious clients. This study is among the first to explore the motivations associated with endorsing racist stereotypes with respect to perceptions of a just world.

Kalkbrenner, Michael T.

doi: 10.1002/jcad.12405pmid: N/A

Counseling researchers and practitioners use screening tools and assessments to measure, treat, and improve their clients’ overall (mental and physical) wellness, which creates a need for screening tools that appraise overall wellness. The author of this study first tested the convergent validity of scores on the Lifestyle Practices and Health Consciousness Inventory (LPHCI), a screening tool for simultaneously appraising global wellness (mental and physical) using a large (N = 796) national stratified random sample of adults living in all 50 of the United States. The author then investigated the capacity of global wellness for predicting symptoms of anxiety and depression and explored demographic differences in global wellness. Findings support the convergent validity of scores on the LPHCI and reveal that global wellness is a significant negative predictor of the symptomology of mental and physical distress. Implications for the potential utility of incorporating global wellness into counseling practice are discussed.

Meade, Nicola A.; Branco, Susan F.; Burt, Isaac; White, Roni K.; Hanks, Alaina

doi: 10.1002/jcad.12400pmid: N/A

This rejoinder critically examines Greenleaf, Roessger, Williams, and Motsenbocker's article in the Journal of Counseling & Development (JCD) entitled “Effects of a Rite of Passage Ceremony on Veterans' Well‐Being” using the concepts cultural appropriation, appreciation, and adaption, combined with the Multicultural and Social Justice Counseling Competencies (MSJCCs). We will introduce these terms and connect them to examples related to Native American history, while providing an analysis of the article's approach to Native American culture. Concluding the rejoinder are suggestions to meet multicultural competencies, including pragmatic ways in which counseling practice and research can improve and a checklist applicable for practitioners and scholars.