Critical Incidents in a Brief Multicultural Counseling Experiential Group

ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to identify factors contributing to counseling students’ cultural awareness in a brief experiential group implemented in a multicultural counseling course. Using Critical Incident methodology, 45 responses from six groups across two semester course offerings were analyzed, resulting in three emergent themes: insight, group environment, and social location awareness. Numerical representation of the qualitative data is provided to contextualize themes across the total number of responses. Limitations of the study, implications for group work in multicultural counselor training, and recommendations for future research are also provided.