Terence Yee’s research while affiliated with Villanova University and other places

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 application of decolonisation through 20 in‐depth qualitative interviews with 10 educators who train counsellors. Results Thematic findings related to the defining constructs of decolonising are reported, including the complexities in operationalising the paradigm within participants’ respective training settings. Conclusion Findings suggest that decolonisation in counsellor education involves complex, fluid, and ambiguous definitions. Findings also alluded to how counsellor educators should interrogate the histories of their training, models, and professional standards, especially if they are steeped in colonial histories that enact violence on Indigenous communities. Findings described how counsellor educators can train practising counsellors to invite their clients to reflect on ways that leverage their community, medicines, knowledge, and relationship to land as a vehicle to restore their culture, spirituality, mind‐body connection, and Indigeneity. Related to policy, findings indicated that practising counsellors and counsellor educators dismantle healthcare guidelines underlying common treatment modalities, diagnosis and DSM structures, and insurance reimbursement, which can instigate harm and stigma for historically marginalised and Indigenous communities.

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 topic could help with the recruitment and retention of diverse faculty who identify as ICE. Utilizing a decolonizing and indigenous research paradigm, 15 counselor educators shared their lived experiences of navigating through the job search and immigration processes. Data analysis revealed two broad themes: obstacle course and international identity. Implications of the results are discussed.

International students have been found to underutilize counseling centers despite experiencing unique stressors such as homesickness and racism. In this study, the authors examined 183 international students’ help-seeking intentions utilizing the Theory of Planned Behavior. Results revealed that help-seeking attitudes (β = 0.29, p < .01) and subjective norms (β = 0.18, p < .05) were statistically significant predictors of help-seeking intentions above and beyond the effects of demographic variables. Implications for counselors and future research are discussed.

The U.S. health service psychology workforce is 88% White and 12% racial and ethnic minorities (American Psychological Association, which is inconsistent with the rapid-changing demographics of children in the U.S. Play therapy, a specialized field within the mental health realm, has been found to lack publications addressing issues of multiculturalism and social justice. In this paper, we aim to address potential racist practices in the playroom and offer anti-racist suggestions for play therapists to consider and reflect on.

In this article, we introduce the components of graduate play therapy instruction and the impact of COVID-19. Next, we provide examples of how instructors adapted graduate play therapy courses for virtual learning in response to COVID-19. Student feedback and directions for future research are presented.

The underutilization of mental health services by Chinese individuals in the United States is concerning. In this study, we examined Chinese individuals’ help‐seeking intentions utilizing the theory of planned behavior. Two hundred fifty‐one participants were recruited for this study. The results revealed that help‐seeking attitudes (β = 0.28, p < 0.001), perceived behavioral control (β = 0.21, p < 0.001), and subjective norms (β = 0.13, p < 0.001) were found to be significant predictors of help‐seeking intentions. The implications of the results are discussed. La infrautilización de los servicios de salud mental por parte de personas chinas en Estados Unidos es preocupante. En este estudio, examinamos las intenciones de personas chinas de buscar ayuda, utilizando la Teoría del Comportamiento Planificado. Se reclutó a 251 participantes para este estudio. Los resultados revelaron que las actitudes de búsqueda de ayuda (β = .28, p < .001), el control de comportamiento percibido (β = .21, p < .001) y las normas subjetivas (β = .13, p < .001) fueron predictores significativos de las intenciones de buscar ayuda. Se discuten las implicaciones de los resultados.

To date, the Intentions to Seek Counseling Inventory (ISCI; Cash et al., 1975) is the most widely used instrument used to measure psychological help-seeking intentions. However, the ISCI has yet to be validated with international students. In this study, we examined the dimensionality and reliability of the Intentions to Seek Counseling Inventory by performing exploratory factor analysis, Cronbach alpha reliability analysis, and split-half reliability analysis with a sample of international students (N = 183). We found a two-factor, 15-item assessment that explained 49.92% of the common variance. Our findings provide support for the use of ISCI with international students, albeit with different dimensionality. Implications of the findings for both research and practice are discussed.

Help-seeking attitudes have been found to be a strong predictor for help-seeking intentions and behaviors. Previous research on factors influencing help-seeking attitudes in Chinese individuals has been inconclusive. In this paper, we propose a mediation model to clarify the relationships amongst the variables impacting help-seeking attitudes. Using path analyses, we found that self-stigma mediated the relationship between years of residence and help-seeking attitudes, above and beyond the influence of previous experience with a mental health professional. These results can equip counselors with useful information for better outreach initiatives.