Exploring Counseling Students’ Perceptions of Muslim-Americans

Research suggests that having mental health needs and identifying as Muslim act as double stressors since some Muslims mistrust mental health providers out of fear of discrimination. In the United States, counseling agencies are seeing a steady increase in clients who identify as Muslim and who are...

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Main Author: Mustafa, Regina (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published: 2025
In: Counseling and values
Year: 2025, Volume: 70, Issue: 2, Pages: 199-232
Further subjects:B Muslims
B Multiculturalism
B Religion and spirituality
B counselor education
B counseling competencies
B Counseling
B Islamophobia
B cacrep
B aservic
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