Client and practitioner perspectives on multicultural counseling competence

As the population of the United States becomes more diverse, it is important that research be done to inform the implementation of psychological services that meet the needs of a wide variety of ethnic and socioeconomic groups. Research suggests that minority and low-SES clients with mental health d...

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Main Author: Ihorn, Shasta Marie
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2152/ETD-UT-2012-05-5009
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spelling ndltd-UTEXAS-oai-repositories.lib.utexas.edu-2152-ETD-UT-2012-05-50092015-09-20T17:08:44ZClient and practitioner perspectives on multicultural counseling competenceIhorn, Shasta MarieMulticultural counseling competenceMeasurementClient perspectivesAs the population of the United States becomes more diverse, it is important that research be done to inform the implementation of psychological services that meet the needs of a wide variety of ethnic and socioeconomic groups. Research suggests that minority and low-SES clients with mental health disorders are underserved and receive inferior care when they do receive treatment. Although a large body of theory on multicultural counseling competence (MCC) has been developed over the last 30 years, little empirical research has been done in this area. This research proposal reviews the current research and theory and proposes the development and norming of a consumer measure of MCC.text2012-08-09T13:50:48Z2012-08-09T13:50:48Z2012-052012-08-09May 20122012-08-09T13:50:53Zthesisapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/2152/ETD-UT-2012-05-50092152/ETD-UT-2012-05-5009eng
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topic Multicultural counseling competence
Measurement
Client perspectives
spellingShingle Multicultural counseling competence
Measurement
Client perspectives
Ihorn, Shasta Marie
Client and practitioner perspectives on multicultural counseling competence
description As the population of the United States becomes more diverse, it is important that research be done to inform the implementation of psychological services that meet the needs of a wide variety of ethnic and socioeconomic groups. Research suggests that minority and low-SES clients with mental health disorders are underserved and receive inferior care when they do receive treatment. Although a large body of theory on multicultural counseling competence (MCC) has been developed over the last 30 years, little empirical research has been done in this area. This research proposal reviews the current research and theory and proposes the development and norming of a consumer measure of MCC. === text
author Ihorn, Shasta Marie
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title_short Client and practitioner perspectives on multicultural counseling competence
title_full Client and practitioner perspectives on multicultural counseling competence
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