Racial microaggressions against African American clients in cross-racial counseling relationships

Journal of Counseling Psychology

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-16

  Constantine, Madonna G ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; Counseling satisfaction; Multicultural counseling competence; Racial microaggressions; Working alliance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY; CULTURAL SENSITIVITY; DEONTOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREDICTION; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOTHERAPIST ATTITUDE; RACISM;

EID: 33846065574     PISSN: 00220167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-0167.54.1.1     Document Type: Article

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