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Assessing Multicultural Counseling Competence: A Review of Instrumentation
Author(s) -
Ponterotto Joseph G.,
Rieger Brian P.,
Barrett Ann,
Sparks Rickey
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
journal of counseling and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.805
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1556-6676
pISSN - 0748-9633
DOI - 10.1002/j.1556-6676.1994.tb00941.x
Subject(s) - competence (human resources) , multiculturalism , psychology , instrumentation (computer programming) , medical education , applied psychology , medicine , computer science , pedagogy , social psychology , operating system
The authors review four new instruments designed to assess multicultural counseling competence in trainees and practicing professionals. The Cross‐Cultural Counseling Inventory—Revised (CCCI‐R), the Multicultural Counseling Awareness Scale—Form B (MCAS:B), the Multicultural Counseling Inventory (MCI), and the Multicultural Awareness‐Knowledge‐and Skills Survey (MAKSS) were each critically reviewed in terms of item development, psychometric properties, and pragmatic utility. Specific research suggestions for continued empirical validation on the instruments are posited, and strong cautions regarding their current use in training are leveled.