Multicultural Counseling: A 10-Year Content Analysis of the<i>Journal of Counseling &amp; Development</i>

Findings indicate that there has been an increase of multicultural-focused publications since 1990 and that publications are more exploratory and developmental rather than pathology-oriented.

Abstract

The emphasis on multicultural counseling during the past 20 years has influenced the increase in scholarly publications on this topic. The authors report the findings of a content analysis of 102 multicultural-centered articles. Journal of Counseling & Development issues spanning 1990–2001 were evaluated. Findings are reported for methodology, populations discussed, applied settings, and authors' roles and institutional affiliations. Findings indicate that there has been an increase of multicultural-focused publications since 1990 and that publications are more exploratory and developmental rather than pathology-oriented.