White Racial Identity Development Model

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Sue and Sue (2016) disclose that all cultures have specific heritages that make them different from each other. However, some of the distinctions can create monolithic view towards their attitudes and behaviors (Sue and Sue, 2016, p. 358). While working with different minority groups, it can be difficult assisting each minority group. Based on Sue and Sue’s (2016) research, they discuss the racial/cultural identity development stages that assists professionals counseling in the multicultural field (p. 358). While counseling white clients, a counselor must examine the White racial identity development model. According to Sue and Sue (2016) state how white Americans experience more nonracist identity then other white individuals (p. 397). In

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