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Janet E. Helms

Janet E. Helms

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Psychology

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27163
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Overview

Janet E. Helms is affiliated with Boston College in the United States. Their research focuses primarily on the field of psychology, with specific contributions in social psychology, developmental and educational psychology, clinical psychology, general psychology, and safety research.

Their work extensively covers topics related to counseling practices and supervision, educational and psychological assessments, child and adolescent psychosocial and emotional development, academic and historical perspectives in psychology, and child welfare and adoption.

Recent publications by Janet E. Helms include:

  • Exploring the role of context on racially responsive supervision: The racial identity social interaction model (2020), published in Training and Education in Professional Psychology
  • Racial Dynamics in Counselor Training: The Racial Identity Social Interaction Model (2020), published in Journal of Counselor Preparation and Supervision
  • Racism-conscious reflexivity in qualitative research: A practical methodological framework (2024), published in Qualitative Psychology
  • Counseling Psychology Marches Toward Racial Justice as Society Embraces "Neutrality" (2024), published in The Counseling Psychologist

Janet E. Helms has collaborated with several researchers, including:

  • Stephanie J. Thrower
  • Kiara Manosalvas
  • Maggi Price
  • Hector Y. Adames
  • Nayeli Y. Chavez-Dueñas

Their studies have been published in multiple academic journals, most frequently appearing in:

  • Training and Education in Professional Psychology
  • Journal of Counselor Preparation and Supervision
  • Qualitative Psychology
  • The Counseling Psychologist

Best Publications

  • Black and White Racial Identity: Theory, Research, and Practice

    Janet E. Helms

  • An update of Helm's White and people of color racial identity models.

    Janet E. Helms

  • Toward a Theoretical Explanation of the Effects of Race on Counseling A Black and White Model

    Janet E. Helms

  • Using Race and Culture in Counseling and Psychotherapy: Theory and Process

    Janet E. Helms;Donelda Ann Cook

  • The Influence of Black Students' Racial Identity Attitudes on Preferences for Counselor's Race.

    Thomas A. Parham;Janet E. Helms

  • Training Counseling Psychologists as Social Justice Agents Feminist and Multicultural Principles in Action

    Lisa A. Goodman;Belle Liang;Janet E. Helms;Rachel E. Latta

  • Relation of Racial Identity Attitudes to Self-Actualization and Affective States of Black Students.

    Thomas A. Parham;Janet E. Helms

  • Attitudes of Racial Identity and Self-Esteem of Black Students: An Exploratory Investigation.

    Thomas A. Parham;Janet E. Helms

  • The meaning of race in psychology and how to change it: A methodological perspective.

    Janet E. Helms;Maryam Jernigan;Jackquelyn Mascher

  • The stages of Black identity development: Nigrescence models.

    William E. Cross Jr.;Thomas A. Parham;Janet E. Helms

  • Cultural mistrust, opinions about mental illness, and Black students' attitudes toward seeking psychological help from White counselors.

    Kim J. Nickerson;Janet E. Helms;Francis Terrell

  • Why is there no study of cultural equivalence in standardized cognitive ability testing

    Janet E. Helms

  • The conceptualization of racial identity and other "racial" constructs.

    Janet E. Helms

  • Implications of Racial Identity Theory for Vocational Psychology

    Janet E. Helms;Ralph E. Piper

  • Treating Cronbach’s Alpha Reliability Coefficients as Data in Counseling Research:

    Janet E. Helms;Kevin T. Henze;Terry L. Sass;Venus A. Mifsud

  • Do “Womanist” Identity Attitudes Influence College Women's Self‐Esteem and Perceptions of Environmental Bias?

    Shelly M. Ossana;Janet E. Helms;Mary M. Leonard

  • Relationships of White and Black racial identity attitudes and demographic similarity to counselor preferences.

    Janet E. Helms;Robert T. Carter

  • Considering Some Methodological Issues in Racial Identity Counseling Research

    Janet E. Helms

  • Some better practices for measuring racial and ethnic identity constructs.

    Janet E. Helms

  • Effects of Therapist Response Modes in Brief Psychotherapy.

    Clara E. Hill;Janet E. Helms;Victoria Tichenor;Sharon B. Spiegel

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert T. Carter
Robert T. Carter Columbia University
Lisa A. Goodman
Lisa A. Goodman Boston College
Nancy E. Betz
Nancy E. Betz The Ohio State University
Charles J. Gelso
Charles J. Gelso University of Maryland, College Park
Fred H. Borgen
Fred H. Borgen Iowa State University
Maria Cecilia Zea
Maria Cecilia Zea George Washington University
Paul Pedersen
Paul Pedersen University of Hawaii at Manoa
Kevin E. O'Grady
Kevin E. O'Grady University of Maryland, College Park
Myrna L. Friedlander
Myrna L. Friedlander University at Albany, State University of New York
Donald E. Super
Donald E. Super Columbia University

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