THE GLOBAL OUTLOOK OF MULTICULTURAL PSYCHOLOGICAL COUNSELING RESEARCH: BIBLIOMETRIC AND SCIENTIFIC MAPPING ANALYSIS (1983-2025)
ÇOK KÜLTÜRLÜ PSİKOLOJİK DANIŞMA ARAŞTIRMALARININ KÜRESEL GÖRÜNÜMÜ: BİBLİYOMETRİK VE BİLİMSEL HARİTALAMA ANALİZİ (1983-2025)
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Multicultural counseling, cultural humility, competence, psychological counselor,, counseling candidates, bibliometric analysisAbstract
The purpose of this study is to examine the historical development, conceptual transformation, and scientific structure dynamics of multicultural psychological counseling literature, utilizing a large dataset comprising 4,306 articles spanning the period 1983-2025. Bibliometric analyses were conducted to examine annual publication growth, the most productive journals, author institutional distributions, citation performance, and scientific impact. The results indicate that production in the field increased rapidly after 1997 and that a limited number of journals and US-based institutions largely dominate the literature. Thematic analyses show that studies initially focused on cultural awareness, ethnic identity, and demographic groups; over time, they shifted to practical aspects such as professional competence, measurement, supervision, and counselor training; and most recently, they have turned to themes focused on social change, such as social justice, structural inequality, cultural humility, and inclusiveness. This transformation reveals that multicultural psychological counseling has evolved into a deeper and more ethical discipline that aims not only to recognize individual cultural differences but also to identify, critique, and transform social inequalities. The study presents recommendations based on the current literature, specifically that the existing literature’s structure needs to be reorganized, researchers from diverse geographical and cultural contexts should be included in the process, and interdisciplinary approaches should be strengthened.
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