The Continuing and Evolving Challenge of Race and Ethnicity in Empirical Counseling and Counseling Psychology Research: A Reply

We are pleased to have our work be included alongside the work of our colleagues Bryant-Davis and Ocampo (2005 [this issue]) and Utsey, Gernat, and Hammar (2005 [this issue]) in this issue of "The Counseling Psychologist." Similarly we are thankful for the helpful and informative reactions of J. Manuel Casas (2005 [this issue]), Lisa Spanierman and V. Paul Poteat (2005 [this issue]), Michael D?Andrea (2005 [this issue]), Jay Wade (2005 [this issue]), and Janis Sanchez-Hucles and Nneka Jones (2005 [this issue]). When race and ethnicity are discussed in the counseling and counseling psychology literature, the endeavor can often be contentious and defensive (e.g., Weinrach & Thomas, 2002), so we appreciated these thoughtful and productive reactions to our work. Consequently we feel free to consider and expand upon the comments of reactors in the spirit of a shared commitment to confronting the continuing challenge of race and ethnicity in counseling and counseling psychology research. The reactants all agree on a need for counseling psychology to respond with commitment to the task of moving forward in addressing race and ethnicity in research as a means of promoting social justice. We will address the major points highlighted by each author.