International Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development

Race-Based Trauma in Counselor Education: A Proposed Antiracist-Humanistic Course Curriculum

Dwayne Maurice White Jr, Jodi Jarrett, Darius A. Green, Amanda M. Evans — Fri, 26 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0800

The synonymic nature of humanistic scholarship suggests that to be a clinician with a humanistic focus, one must be an antiracist. Many practicing counselors report not receiving training on identifying and treating race-based trauma. This study, presented as a conceptual analysis, draws on secondary data sources including scholarly journals, textbooks, and online materials to propose a race-based trauma course curriculum. Methods of curriculum design include reviewing existing research, identifying critical gaps in multicultural training, and structuring content around self-awareness, knowledge, skill development, and advocacy. The discussion highlights the need for counselor educators to integrate antiracist-humanistic strategies to better prepare students for addressing race-based trauma in clinical practice. This work concludes with implications for counselor education programs to strengthen responsiveness to address training students in race-based trauma.

Validity and Practicality of the ‘Perisai Diri’ Digital Comic Based on Siri’ Na Pacce Values for the Prevention of Sexual Harassment among Junior High School Students

Suciani Latif, Fatimah Azzahra Ayu, Abdullah Sinring, Akhmad Harum — Fri, 26 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0800

This study evaluated the validity and practicality of the Perisai Diri digital comic as a preventive medium against sexual harassment among junior high school students. Adapting the Borg and Gall research-and-development model into seven stages, the comic integrates Bandura’s Social Learning Theory, assertiveness training, and the Bugis–Makassar philosophy of Siri’ Na Pacce. Expert validation indicated very high feasibility 90 % from content experts, 96 % from media experts, and 99 % from practitioners. A practicality test with one guidance-and-counseling teacher and ten students yielded very high practicality scores (99 % and 95 %, respectively). The comic’s five stories teach body rights, assertive skills, and reporting pathways, reinforcing both self-efficacy and cultural values. These findings confirm that Perisai Diri is scientifically valid and highly practical for culturally grounded school counseling, providing an effective and replicable medium for adolescent sexual-harassment prevention.

Cultural Wisdom of the Samin Tribe as a Foundation for Multicultural Counseling Practices

Muhammad Faizin, Ahmad Budianto — Mon, 29 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0800

Stereotypes held by counselors can negatively influence the selection of service interventions and hinder the effectiveness of counseling. Therefore, strengthening multicultural understanding is essential to shaping counselor character that reflects openness, sensitivity, and responsiveness to cultural diversity. This study aims to explore the characteristics of multicultural counselors by integrating noble cultural values of the Samin tribe in Bojonegoro, Indonesia, with multicultural counseling competencies. The research employed a Systematic Literature Review (SLR) using the PRISMA model. A total of 120 articles were initially collected from various sources, including journals, books, and reputable conference proceedings indexed in Scopus and Google Scholar. Following a rigorous screening process based on predefined inclusion and exclusion criteria, 14 articles were identified as eligible for further analysis. Data were analyzed through thematic content analysis to identify cultural values relevant to counselor competencies. The findings highlight three key values of Samin teachings: (1) angger-angger pengucap (wise use of words), which aligns with effective communication and cultural sensitivity; (2) angger-angger pertikel (appropriate behavior), which relates to ethical conduct and counselor integrity; and (3) angger-angger lakunono (adherence to norms), which supports counselors’ commitment to justice and cultural respect. These values, when applied, can enhance counselors’ multicultural competencies, particularly in fostering non-judgmental attitudes and empathy toward diverse clients. The implication of this study is that integrating local wisdom, such as the Samin tribe’s cultural values, offers a contextualized approach for developing the character of multicultural counselors, making them more relevant and effective in addressing the challenges of today’s diverse societies.

A Validation Study of a Subjective and Objective Socioeconomic Status Scale

Lisa D Hawley — Mon, 13 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0800

Objectives: The purpose of this study is to validate a subjective and objective socioeconomic measure to enhance research and clinical applications of socioeconomic (SES) constructs. To further understand the measurement of Socioeconomic Status (subjective and objective) in counseling, two main research questions are investigated. First, would objective indicators of SES (education, income, etc..) result in a separate construct from subjective indicators of SES (perceived SES, etc..) using social positioning and comparison items? Second, would the objective and subjective items correlate with the Macarthur’s Scale SES? Methods: A Delphi Method was employed to develop a socioeconomic status with both objective and subjective SES items. The measure consists of 33 items including demographics (5), subjective (18), objective (2) SES status subscale and mental health (8) subscale. Two samples (N=455) were analyzed using Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA). Results: The EFA’s resulted in a three-factor solution: perception of SES; perception of one’s ability to change their SES; and, objective SES. Conclusions: This study is consistent with the literature suggesting that objective and subjective SES are distinct variables. Improved methods and increased use of SES measures accounting for subjective and objective SES is needed.

Anrio Sappara as Spiritual Coping within Selayar Community: A Multicultural Counseling Analysis Based on Pargament’s Psychology Framework

Lutfiah Syarip, Aswar Aswar — Sat, 20 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0800

Local wisdom plays a crucial role in shaping individual mindsets, behaviors, and psychological resilience. Within the Selayar community, the Anrio Sappara tradition serves as a form of spiritual coping that helps individuals manage psychological stress through prayer, remembrance, self-purification, and collective cleansing rituals. This paper examines how multicultural Guidance and Counseling can interpret and support this cultural practice using Pargament’s psychological framework. A literature review method was employed, analyzing nine relevant scholarly articles. The findings indicate that integrating local wisdom, spiritual coping, and multicultural counseling approaches enables counselors to provide culturally sensitive and contextually meaningful services. Such integration strengthens psychological well-being, supports cultural identity, and enhances the relevance of counseling interventions for the Selayar community. The study highlights the importance of culturally grounded counseling practices as a pathway to promoting holistic well-being.