This article reviews the internal consistency reliability of multicultural competency instrumentation. Additional psychometric properties are qualitatively reviewed for commonly used instruments and 5 other measures of multicultural competency that have not previously been reviewed in the literature
Assessing Multicultural Competence in Counselor Trainees: A Review of Instrumentation and Future Directions
β Scribed by Danica G. Hays
- Publisher
- American Counseling Association
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 734 KB
- Volume
- 86
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1556-6678
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β¦ Synopsis
As the diversity within the U.S. population continues to increase, multicultural counseling competency (MCC) remains a central focus in counselor education and research. Accordingly, assessment of competencies is necessary to ensure culturally appropriate counseling services to an increasingly diverse clientele. This article discusses available tools for evaluating counselors' awareness, knowledge, and skills for working with culturally diverse clients, as well as new directions and trends in MCC assessment.
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