Creating Counselors: Master’s Level Counseling Students’ Experience of Expressive Arts in a Multicultural Course

Abstract

Counseling governing bodies have clearly defined what should be prioritized in multicultural counseling courses, including students’ multicultural knowledge and awareness; however, best practice regarding how to teach these multicultural concepts has largely been left up to the counselor educator. This phenomenological study explored the lived experience of master’s level counseling students who participated in weekly expressive arts activities as a part of a diversity class and offers a best practice model for implementing ethical and effective experiential learning using expressive arts techniques.