An exploration of counselors of color working in the eating disorder field.
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| Title: | An exploration of counselors of color working in the eating disorder field. |
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| Authors: | Biang, Amy, Merlin‐Knoblich, Clare, Lim, Jae Hoon |
| Source: | Journal of Counseling & Development (John Wiley & Sons, Inc.). Oct2024, Vol. 102 Issue 4, p482-494. 13p. |
| Subjects: | Counselors, Work, Research funding, People of color, Statistical sampling, Interviewing, Leadership, Judgment sampling, Eating disorders, Attitudes of medical personnel, Phenomenology, Psychosocial factors, Experiential learning, Cultural pluralism, Psychological vulnerability |
| Abstract: | Among eating disorder (ED) professionals, counselors of color (COCs) are underrepresented. Given the prevalence of EDs among people of all racial and ethnic backgrounds, as well as the low number of COCs working in the profession and its problematic implications, this study is warranted to include the experiences of COCs in EDs and understand how to grow the specialty with counselors of all backgrounds. In this study, we interviewed 10 COCs and analyzed transcripts using a post‐intentional phenomenological design. Tentative manifestations of unprepared, isolating spaces, unspoken knowing, and exhaustion, as well as provocations of cultural inclusion, changemaker, and vulnerability, emerged. We present implications, limitations, and research considerations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Database: | Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection |
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| Abstract: | Among eating disorder (ED) professionals, counselors of color (COCs) are underrepresented. Given the prevalence of EDs among people of all racial and ethnic backgrounds, as well as the low number of COCs working in the profession and its problematic implications, this study is warranted to include the experiences of COCs in EDs and understand how to grow the specialty with counselors of all backgrounds. In this study, we interviewed 10 COCs and analyzed transcripts using a post‐intentional phenomenological design. Tentative manifestations of unprepared, isolating spaces, unspoken knowing, and exhaustion, as well as provocations of cultural inclusion, changemaker, and vulnerability, emerged. We present implications, limitations, and research considerations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| ISSN: | 15566676 |
| DOI: | 10.1002/jcad.12532 |
