A Community Counseling Center Model for Multicultural and Social Justice Counselor Education

Intent and impact: Connecting multicultural and social justice counselor training to community client experiences

“…We collected data for the study using the CCIF (Grimmett, 2015) for identity and mental health history information and CMQ5 (Grimmett et al, 2016), which is based on the identity foundation of the CCERC model and consists of the following five questions (e.g., identity components noted in parenthesis): (a) How does coming to CCERC make you feel? (Love Ethic and Trauma-Informed Practices); (b) Please describe how your counselor did or did not address your wellness in counseling (your physical, psychological, social, cultural, emotional, relational, and…”

“…The NC State University program developed and implemented its own conceptual framework to meet both the training needs of its students and community needs for accessible, affordable, and highquality counseling services named The CCERC Model of Engagement Scholarship (Grimmett et al, 2018). Grimmett et al (2017) first described a conceptual and applied model for multicultural and social justice counselor education. Grimmett et al (2018) later expanded it to include an "overall emphasis on specific engaged scholarship practices" (p. 205).…”

“…Developing a conceptual model that operationalizes the mission and vision of the center may be of value to counselor education programs interested in creating or reshaping their own counseling training centers. Please read Grimmett et al (2017) for comprehensive recommendations for developing a training center conceptual model, some of which are included here: (a) develop a mission, vision, implementation, and sustainability plan informed by multiculturalism and social justice; (b) acquire university, college, departmental, and program support through authentic professional relationships and systematic information sharing about center plans and services; (c) develop partnerships with community organizations that have similar values and purposes; and (d) integrate doctoral and master's students in the operation of the center by cultivating a sense of community and ownership.…”

Application the GCC Model for Community Counselors' On-the-Job Training to Promote Career Intervention Skills ─ College Specialty-Oriented Career Planning Skills

“…Community counseling can be defined as the concept of a multi-faceted approach of direct and indirect services that combines the strengths of multiple disciplines to help community members in living more productive lives and preventing recurring problems. The key underlying assumptions of the community counseling model include: an environment with both positive and negative influences, empowerment to enhance systemic and individual changes, a multi-faceted perspective on helping people, multicultural counseling considerations, and an emphasis on prevention and applicability to different domains (Grimmett, Beckwith, Lupton-Smith, Agronin, & Englert, 2017). Community counseling places more emphasis than traditional counseling models on the impact of cultural differences on individuals and the adaptation of people to their environment.…”

Counselor Education and Supervision: 2017 Inaugural Review

“…Professional issues contributions not categorized elsewhere included presentation of an updated school counseling research agenda (Villares & Dimmitt, 2017) and Title IX perceptions and applications within counselor education (Welfare, Wagstaff, & Haynes, 2017). Scholars in one program proposed a community counseling center model focused on multicultural and social justice education (Grimmett, Beckwith, Lupton‐Smith, Agronin, & Englert, 2017), and Protivnak and Yensel (2017) explored recruiting considerations given a lack of undergraduate feeder programs within the profession.…”