Counseling Families Formed by Transracial Adoption: Bridging the Gap in the Multicultural Counseling Competencies

Counseling Families Formed by Transracial Adoption: Bridging the Gap in the Multicultural Counseling Competencies

This article provides a review of the literature regarding transracial adoption and counseling families formed through transracial adoption. Recommendations are reported according to essential awareness, knowledge, and skills necessary in work with this client population. The need for counselor comp...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Family journal (Alexandria, Va.) Va.), 2012-10, Vol.20 (4), p.384-391
Hauptverfasser: Malott, Krista M., Schmidt, Christopher D.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Consciousness
Counseling
Counselling
Cultural identity
Cultural Pluralism
Ethnic Identity
Family
Family counseling
Knowledge
Multicultural counselling
Multiculturalism & pluralism
Racial differences
Racial identity
Transracial Adoption
Work Skills
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Zusammenfassung:This article provides a review of the literature regarding transracial adoption and counseling families formed through transracial adoption. Recommendations are reported according to essential awareness, knowledge, and skills necessary in work with this client population. The need for counselor competency in addressing client racial and ethnic identity development is a salient theme highlighted throughout the literature.
ISSN:1066-4807
1552-3950
DOI:10.1177/1066480712451231