Krista Malott

• Professor
• Professor (Full) at Villanova University

Background Decolonisation has become an ubiquitous concept applied to myriad disciplines and programmes in academia in the United States. For counsellor educators, the construct is newly emerging, differentially understood, and only marginally acknowledged. Method Through a consensual qualitative research study, we explored the definition and appl...

Researchers applied a thematic analysis in this study to examine the nature of master-level counseling students’ (N = 19) intergroup anxiety (IA), a form of bias characterized by an anxious response to others based on negative views of that person’s identity (Stephan, 2014). Students cited stronger IA reactions toward persons with multiple identity...

Cultural competence and, to a lesser extent, cultural safety for developing culturally responsive practice have been the dominant paradigms in the helping professions in Aotearoa New Zealand. This article focuses on a paradigm shift toward critical and structural consciousness in a masters-level counselling curriculum. Authors in this study underto...

First‐generation college students (FGCSs) are a growing population in undergraduate education. Research on FGCS primarily focuses on the challenges and barriers they encounter in college. While important, this literature offers a limited view of FGCS as learners. Moreover, minimal literature has examined these students' lived experiences within sci...

For international faculty in the USA, the transition from international student to international faculty is one of the primary stressors. Although there have been an increasing number of international counselor educators (ICE), little is known about their experiences navigating through the job search and immigration processes. Understanding this to...

This article describes the experience of participants and facilitators engaging in a psychoeducational group counseling intervention designed to enhance college readiness among Latine first-generation college-going students—those for whom neither parent completed college (National Center for Education Statistics, 2017). The group was designed to in...

The empirical and theoretical literature denotes the importance of counselor social justice and multicultural competence, yet there is also literature that suggests the difficulty for learners in remaining fully open to such curricular content. Learner reactions of reluctance, attitudinal rigidity, or entrenchment of prejudiced beliefs can lead to...

In this article, the authors present the scope and nature of a global movement to modify or replace the American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5, 2013). The authors review more contextually and culturally affirming diagnostic models that have emerged over time. Steps to advance new practices ar...

An urban, Black high school population share their experiences of a college preparatory counseling group specific to prospective first-generation college students (PFGCS). The salience of help seeking, as a major theme in this study, is highlighted and explored according to Black, first-generation college going students. Participant experiences inc...

A growing body of literature illustrates the benefits of online groups for clients, but few studies have examined counselors’ experience facilitating such groups, particularly in regard to counselor work with clients of differing sociodemographic traits. In this study, graduate-level counseling students facilitated two psychoeducational college cou...

This study assessed the impacts of an (elaborated) imagined contact intervention (eICI) with graduate‐level counseling students (N = 38) in a multicultural counseling course. Participant levels of intergroup anxiety were assessed, comparing those who completed an eICI versus those who did not. Intergroup anxiety decreased for both groups over time,...

en Researchers assessed the longitudinal impacts of a master-level, race-based counseling course with White, graduate-level counseling students (N = 35) over a 5-year period. Impacts were assessed through interview and written data, as well as with the White Racial Consciousness Development Scale-Revised (Claney & Parker, 1989; Lee et al., 2007). S...

This article presents findings from a study that explored the lived experiences of Whites committed to antiracism action—those who, according to Janet Helms's (1990, 1995, 2014) White racial identity model, exhibit characteristics of the autonomy status. Thematic outcomes indicated participants’ (N = 10) efforts to manage their own racism in ways t...

We applied a qualitative inquiry to explore the experiences of African American youth engaging in a group intervention at an urban high school. Group topics were tailored to the needs of prospective first-generation college students to enhance youth social and academic capitol and identity strengthening. Experiences included changed perspectives an...

This article describes an eight-session psychoeducational small-group intervention with two groups of African-American youth in an urban, east coast high school setting. Sessions were designed to enhance the self-efficacy and outcomes expectations related to attending college for first-generation college goers in the twelfth grade. The group sessio...

This qualitative study examined the experiences of 11 students of color who participated in 2 multicultural counseling courses in a master’s‐level counseling program at a predominantly White institution. Findings illustrate students’ learning experiences based on instructors’ racial and ethnic identities, including a pivotal transition from distrus...

Researchers examined the experiences of two college preparatory groups with youth of color who are first-generation college-goers in an urban educational setting. An interpretive phenomenological framework was used to explore and identify participants’ experiences of the intervention. The youth noted appreciation of the group format as a means for...

Negative emotional reactions toward those of differing social identities is both common and detrimental to the development of relationships that are essential for effective work, living, and educational spaces. In this study we assessed the impact of an (elaborated) imagined contact intervention (eICI) on undergraduate students’ anxiety levels towa...

Using interviews as a primary data source, the experiences of counselor educators preparing school counselors to engage in professional advocacy (i.e., promoting their value and roles) were examined in this study. The findings indicate that the participants taught professional advocacy through role modeling and active learning approaches. They reco...

This study explored the experiences of counselor students of color in two multicultural courses in a master-level counseling program. Participants revealed their feelings surrounding a need to assume a ‘teaching role’ with their White counterparts, to challenge racist and stereotypical viewpoints. Positive and negative experiences associated with t...

Scholars have cited an antiracist identity as an ideal development status for Whites seeking to change systemic racism (Helms, 1995). However, little is known regarding the lived complexities of antiracist work itself. This article examines the experiences of one group of Whites (N = 10) committed to antiracist action. Outcomes indicate challenges...

This article describes use of sandplay as an instructional intervention in a race-based multicultural counseling course. Meaning gleaned through engagement in the activity was explored through qualitative inquiry. Findings indicated that sandplay facilitated student expression and understanding of self in relation to course content. Participants' v...

This article describes a series of activities for educating counselors regarding a form of racism dubbed racial microaggressions. Meaning and impact of microaggressions are examined. Activities for responding to microaggressions can be applied to clinical and school contexts, and are useful for educators in professional and university settings.

This article presents outcomes of a qualitative exploration of White racial identity. Ten participants whose characteristics were reflective of Helms's (1990) autonomy status defined their racial identities and related lifestyle choices. Findings are conceptualized within the framework of Helms's (1990, 1995) theory of White racial identity develop...

This article synthesizes the literature relevant to coping with racism to provide a 4-stage model for addressing clients' discriminatory experiences. Major suggestions drawn from the literature include applying frameworks with a contextual lens, using broaching and eliciting skills to promote client exploration of racism and the effects of racism o...

This study sought to determine changes in 121 White counseling students following their participation in an experiential, race‐based course taught in a group format. Pre‐ and postoutcomes were reported based on instruments that measured White racial identity development, White privilege, color blindness, and the costs of racism. Findings indicated...

This article provides an overview of a creative and culturally aligned group intervention for adolescents of Mexican origin. Using qualitative methodology, the authors examined multiple adolescents’ experiences of participation in the group. The youth indicated that they derived positive meaning overall from activities. Activities cited as most mem...

This article provides a review of the literature regarding transracial adoption and counseling families formed through transracial adoption. Recommendations are reported according to essential awareness, knowledge, and skills necessary in work with this client population. The need for counselor competency in addressing client racial and ethnic iden...

This study examined counseling students' experiences of a group course on the culture of Whiteness. The students reported changes in their White racial identities that included a new awareness of personal race, racial privileges, and a commitment to antiracism. Course tenets cited by students as promoting learning are included. Este estudio examinó...

This article reports outcomes of a survey eliciting course content selection for a multicultural course across counselor education programs throughout the United States. Findings indicated that the majority of participants addressed a wide range of topics within a single multicultural course. Trends are reported according to those courses least and...

Malott is a counselor educator whose interest and expertise is multicultural counseling in relation to racial and ethnic identity development. She has presented on, and published, numerous articles regarding best practices in multicultural counseling instruction and also in ethnic identity development. Paone, Tina R., is an assistant professor in t...

School counselors in New Jersey face multiple challenges when attempting to communicate with English Language Learners (ELL) and their families. A survey was implemented with school counselors across the state, in an effort to assess current interpretive practices in aiding ELL clientele in educational settings. In response to findings, suggestions...

This article provides qualitative outcomes from a group counseling intervention whose goal was to facilitate the ethnic identity development of Mexican-origin youth. Outcomes revealed that participants perceived group participation as meaningful. Themes that emerged from the data included the importance of the relationship to engender change, growt...

This article provides qualitative outcomes from a group counseling intervention whose goal was to facilitate the ethnic identity development of Mexican-origin youth. Outcomes revealed that participants perceived group participation as meaningful. Themes that emerged from the data included the importance of the relationship to engender change, growt...

The purpose of this study was to examine urban adolescents' experiences of completing a brief, substance use treatment protocol. Semi-structured interviews were conducted in 2006 with 23 patients to better understand their treatment experience, the subsequent impact on their social networks and self-narrative reflections. Results suggest common the...

Group activity therapy has been promoted as an effective means of providing growth opportunities for adolescents through the use of structured, developmentally appropriate activities in a group setting. This article qualitatively explores outcomes of 12 sessions of group activity therapy with ethnically diverse adolescents in a school setting. The...

Limited understanding of the challenges inherent in counselor-interpreter collaboration may potentially result in inadequate or ineffective mental health services. To provide guidelines for effective mental health assistance of clients who are English language learners, the authors review the literature regarding the partnership between counselors...