His Eye Is on the Sparrow: A Counselor of Color's Perception of Facilitating Groups with Predominantly White Members

Marbley, Aretha Faye

doi:10.1080/01933920490477002

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“…In a recent study, scholars have found that there was no significant difference between White students and Black students in terms of multicultural counseling competence (Ivers, 2012). In addition, scholars have noted that counselors of color often experience microaggressions and racism while counseling White clients (Hernández et al;Marbley, 2004) and experience other difficulties, such as racism, stereotyping, and discrimination (Davis & Gelsomino, 1994). It is important for Black student counselors to understand that even though they are in a counselor role there can still be power and privilege dynamics operating that can create additional challenges.…”

Section: Black Counselors' Interactions With White Clientsmentioning

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Critically Examining Black Students’ Preparation to Counsel White Clients

Haskins¹,

Phelps²,

Crowell³

2015

JCPS

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This study explored how Black students are prepared to counsel White clients in two predominantly White universities. Data analysis revealed five themes, which exposed Black students' preparation experiences: (a) relevant content excluded, (b) stereotyping experienced, (c) authenticity challenged, (d) counter spaces should be included, and (e) cultural sensitivity of faculty warrants increase. The authors discuss implications of the study's findings for educators as well as limitations and recommendations for future research.

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Section: Black Counselors' Interactions With White Clientsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Critically Examining Black Students’ Preparation to Counsel White Clients

Haskins¹,

Phelps²,

Crowell³

2015

JCPS

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“…This requires maintaining a level of self-awareness about one's beliefs and assumptions (Sue & Sue, 1999). Socially just practice also requires group counselors to address issues of race and oppression and allow for an environment that group members of differing racial and socioeconomic class backgrounds can feel safe enough to talk about sensitive topics (Marbley, 2004).…”

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Using Social Justice Group Work With Young Mothers Who Experience Homelessness

Coker

Meyer

Smith

et al. 2010

The Journal for Specialists in Group Work

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“…Diversity is also associated with issues of oppression related to experiences of deprivation, exclusion, discrimination, and marginalization based on social identity (Burnes and Ross, 2010;Phillips, Slepian and Hughes, 2018). Just as diverse groups reflect the social world, they also reflect normative social power relationships and societal forms of oppression (Alvarez and Cabbil, 2002;Bemak and Chung, 2004;Greene, 2004;Marbley, 2004;Saino, 2003;Shapiro, 1990). Green and Stiers (2002, p.233) refer to 'the unacknowledged and unspoken imbalance of power' that often exists in multicultural Melissa Popiel, Sarah LaRoque, David Nicholas, Christopher Kilmer, David Este, William Pelech group therapy contexts.…”

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Defining diversity in groupwork: A relational exploration

Popiel¹,

LaRoque²,

Nicholas

et al. 2021

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One of the basic assumptions underlying all traditional definitions is that diversity is a characteristic of an individual or a group, which is a problematic to groupwork. This paper explores Phases 1 and 2 of a multi-method research project exploring groupworkers’ understandings of diversity and how their perceptions impact their approach to group processes, with implications for group practice advancement. The project consists of sequential phases following a mixed-methods design. In the initial phase, in-depth semi-structured qualitative interviews were conducted individually with 24 groupworkers. While the second phase (phase two) consisted of 4 focus groups involving theoretical and criterion sampling strategies to interview experienced therapeutically-oriented groupworkers in Western and Eastern Canada. The analysis was guided by Glaser and Strauss’s (1967) constant comparative method involving open-coding, followed by axial coding, and concluded with selective coding. Groupworkers reported feeling overwhelmed and, in some cases, “paralyzed” by the complex diversity present in their groups. These findings suggest attention to group diversity renders it potentially more relevant and salient. We also found the levels and complexity of diversity increased as the reflection by groupworkers deepened. In keeping with the traditional aims of groupwork, attending to diversity goes beyond the group to include responses to diversity in the organizational and community contexts. Dialogue and change in organizational responses to diversity is important in the areas of organizational climate, allocation of resources, and agency policy and procedures. Accordingly, offering groupworkers and members tools to attend and navigate diversity in situ is a first step towards recognizing its presence and importance. A critical step in moving forward is to examine the nuances of diversity and move beyond thinking of diversity in terms of demographic variables.

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His Eye Is on the Sparrow: A Counselor of Color's Perception of Facilitating Groups with Predominantly White Members

Cited by 8 publications

References 8 publications

Critically Examining Black Students’ Preparation to Counsel White Clients

Critically Examining Black Students’ Preparation to Counsel White Clients

Using Social Justice Group Work With Young Mothers Who Experience Homelessness

Defining diversity in groupwork: A relational exploration

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