Counseling psychologists value cultural diversity and, as a field, include many Women of Color (WoC) in leadership spaces. However, researchers have yet to explore the experiences of WoC leaders within the Society of Counseling Psychology (SCP; Division 17 of the American Psychological Association). Specifically, we sought to identify how WoC leaders engage culturally relevant leadership styles and what barriers (if any) WoC leaders experience within leadership in SCP. We utilized a semistructured interview protocol with 10 WoC who have held and/or currently hold a leadership position within SCP. We sought to construct a narrative of the development of leadership spaces for WoC, understand the culturally relevant leadership styles of WoC leaders and the barriers to engaging their leadership styles in SCP, and create recommendations for SCP to broaden and deepen leadership pathways for WoC. We coded the data using the Consensual Qualitative Research method and identified two major thematic sections: Becoming a WoC Leader (with themes of Identity, Role of Sponsorship, Mentorship from WoC Leaders, and Hurdles of Service Leadership) and Leadership Styles of WoC (with themes of Self-Awareness in Leadership, Intentionality, and Engaging Critical Conversations). We conclude with recommendations from the leaders and implications for SCP and leadership spaces broadly. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved).

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障碍很高：有色人种女性在心理咨询领域处于领先地位。


咨询心理学家重视文化多样性，作为一个领域，许多有色人种女性 (WoC) 都被纳入领导空间。然而，研究人员尚未探索咨询心理学协会（SCP；美国心理学会第 17 部）内 WoC 领导者的经历。具体来说，我们试图确定 WoC 领导者如何采用与文化相关的领导风格，以及 WoC 领导者在 SCP 领导力方面遇到哪些障碍（如果有）。我们对 10 位曾经和/或目前在 SCP 中担任领导职务的 WoC 采用了半结构化访谈方案。我们试图构建 WoC 领导力空间发展的叙述，了解 WoC 领导者的文化相关领导风格以及将其领导风格融入 SCP 的障碍，并为 SCP 提出建议，以拓宽和深化 WoC 的领导路径。我们使用共识定性研究方法对数据进行编码，并确定了两个主要主题部分：成为 WoC 领导者（主题为身份、赞助角色、WoC 领导者的指导和服务领导力的障碍）和 WoC 的领导风格（主题为领导力、意图和参与批判性对话的自我意识）。最后，我们提出了领导者的建议以及对 SCP 和领导力空间的广泛影响。 （PsycInfo 数据库记录 (c) 2020 APA，保留所有权利）。