This nationwide, quantitative study documented licensed counselors' perceived selfβefficacy of adequately providing substance abuse services. Despite their lack of substance abuse training, counselors were highly confident in their ability to provide quality substance abuse services. Counselor train
Perceived Multicultural Competency of Certified Substance Abuse Counselors
β Scribed by Pamela S. Lassiter; Catherine Y. Chang
- Publisher
- American Counseling Association
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 78 KB
- Volume
- 26
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1055-3835
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β¦ Synopsis
In this study, the authors explored the selfβperceived multicultural counseling competencies of substance abuse counselors. Overall, the results indicate that substance abuse counselors perceived themselves to be competent; however, differences existed on the basis of race and educational level. Implications for practice and future research are discussed.
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