THE RELATIONSHIPS AMONG COUNSELOR-TRAINEES GENDER, COGNITIVE-DEVELOPMENT, AND WHITE RACIAL IDENTITY - IMPLICATIONS FOR COUNSELOR TRAINING

In a study of 82 White counselor trainees enrolled in 3 graduate progr ams, gender and the lowest stage of cognitive development were found t o significantly contribute to the variance in lower levels of the Whit e racial identity. Male trainees who tended to think in dichotomous te rms and look to authority to provide the correct answers tended to rep ort attitudes about race reflected in lower levels of White racial ide ntity. Significant relationships were not found between higher stages of cognitive development and higher levels of White racial identity. I mplications for training are presented and discussed.