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The Teaching Alliance in Multicultural Counseling Course Education: A Framework for Examining and Strengthening the Student-Instructor Relationship

International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling volume 37, pages 233–247 (2015)Cite this article

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This article explores the idea of the teaching alliance as a framework to help instructors of multicultural counseling courses advance student learning by attending to and strengthening the student-instructor relationship. To this end, and drawing on extant literature, two questions are conceptually addressed: (1) what relational qualities comprise the teaching alliance in a graduate-level multicultural class? and (2) what instructional strategies might help strengthen that alliance? The article concludes with a discussion of teaching considerations and directions for future research.

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Estrada, F. The Teaching Alliance in Multicultural Counseling Course Education: A Framework for Examining and Strengthening the Student-Instructor Relationship. Int J Adv Counselling 37, 233–247 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10447-015-9240-9

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  • Teaching alliance
  • Multicultural counseling education
  • Student-instructor relationship