title: African American students' ratings of Caucasian and African American counselors varying in racial consciousness.
abstract: African American college students (63 female, 30 male) rated vignettes of counselors varying in racial consciousness (high vs. low) and race (African American vs. Caucasian). Participants then completed a counselor rating scale and the Racial Identity Attitude Scale (Short Form; T. A. Parham & J. E. Helms, 1981). African American counselors were rated more favorably than White counselors, and high racially conscious counselors were rated more favorably than low racially conscious counselors. The African American counselor with high racial consciousness was rated the most favorably. Several significant correlations were found between participants' racial identity attitudes and their ratings of counselors. Implications for the training of both African American and White counselors are considered.
authors.affiliation: California School of Professional Psychology, Alliant International University, San Diego, CA, USA. drvw@pacbell.net
authors.forename: Valerie
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Want
authors.forename: Thomas A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Parham
authors.forename: Richard C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Baker
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sherman
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001364:Awareness; D003376:Counseling / Q000193:education*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011822:Race Relations; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D044465:White People