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General and Multicultural Counseling Competency: Apples and Oranges?

✍ Scribed by Hardin L. K. Coleman

Publisher
American Counseling Association
Year
1998
Tongue
English
Weight
651 KB
Volume
26
Category
Article
ISSN
0883-8534

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✦ Synopsis

This investigation tests the hypothesis that perceptions of general and multicultural counseling competence are distinct constructs. The findings question the validity of the assumption that general and multicultural counseling competence are separate constructs-particularly for certain clients. The implications of these findings for future research and counselor training are discussed.

Since Wrenn (1962Wrenn ( , 1985) ) presented the concept of cultural encapsulation, the field of counseling has struggled to understand the effect of cultural factors (e.g., race, gender, and class) on the counseling process (see

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