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Incorporating Multicultural Counselling and Gender Issues into Rehabilitation Counsellor Education

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 August 2015

Martin G. Brodwin  and
Joseph E. Havranek
Martin G. Brodwin
Affiliation:
California State University at Los Angeles
Joseph E. Havranek
Affiliation:
Bowling Green Stale University
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In today’s rapidly changing society, counsellors need to have knowledge and skills to work effectively with a diverse consumer population. A review of rehabilitation counsellor education programs in the United States applying for CORE (Council on Rehabilitation Education) re-accreditation between 1991–1994 revealed that two-thirds of the programs had content deficits in multicultural and gender issues. Australia and other countries besides the United States have experienced increases in the number of cultural minorities entering the workforce. The role of women in the modern workforce also has undergone significant change. These issues need to be considered by rehabilitation counsellors in all countries. The importance of infusing these content areas in graduate training is addressed. The authors offer suggestions for infusion of cultural and gender issues into rehabilitation counselling curricula.

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The Australian Journal of Rehabilitation Counselling , Volume 2 , Issue 1 , 1996 , pp. 1 - 8
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1996

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