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

Abstract

Limited studies examine the impact of multicultural counseling and training conceptual models on the experiences of community clients. The Community Counseling, Education, and Research Center (CCERC) model is designed to meet community client needs for counseling services and training needs of counseling students through multiculturalism, love ethic, and trauma sensitivity. A thematic analysis of client responses about their experience of the model revealed that counseling was validating, positive, meaningful, and helpful. Implications and recommendations for future research are provided.