Abstract
International students underutilize counseling services as a method of coping with the acculturative stress implicit in adaptation to the unfamiliar environments of U.S. college campuses. Underutilization is postulated in this study to be related to unfamiliarity with counseling resources on college campuses, culturally incongruent expectations of counseling, or lack of knowledge of multiculturally oriented counseling methods. The investigation explored a method of increasing international students’ expectations and knowledge of counseling using a video that depicts multiculturally competent practice. The video was based on the common factors model of multicultural counseling by Fischer, Jome, and Atkinson (1998). Thirty-seven international students participated and a mixed methods triangulation design was employed to analyze effects. Quantitative findings revealed an increase in personal commitment to counseling after participants had viewed the video. Qualitative results indicated more sophisticated views of counseling and expanded knowledge of culturally relevant counseling practices. The helpfulness of outreach programs that emphasize culturally responsive services with international students on college campuses is discussed.
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