Assessing Multicultural Competence: Perceived Versus Demonstrated Performance

Abstract

, 2003) with independent observer ratings of actual videotaped demonstrations of multicultural competence in response to a preselected case vignette. Implications for counselor training and future research are discussed.

Working With Refugee Torture Survivors: Assessment of Competency and Training

“…Many assessments that use self-report methods are likely measuring multicultural counseling self-efficacy and not competence (Cartwright et al, 2008, Constantine et al, 2002Constantine & Ladany, 2000). Other methods of assessment (i.e.…”

“…Other methods of assessment (i.e. observation) may be required to better assess competency (Cartwright et al, 2008;Kocarek et al, 2001). …”

“…observer assessment, supervisor assessment). Literature has shown differences in self-report versus other-report measures of multicultural counseling competency (Cartwright, Daniels, & Zhang, 2008), and some have suggested that selfreport measures of counseling competency actually measure counseling self-efficacy (Constantine, Gloria, & Ladany, 2002). Although research suggests that self-efficacy may be a component of competency (Lent, Brown, & Hackett, 1994;2000), more research is needed with the REFTOR to determine how well it measures competency versus selfefficacy.…”

The Relationship Between Multicultural Supervision, Multicultural Competence, and Multicultural Self-Efficacy and the Effect of Previous Supervisors on the Development of Multicultural Supervision, Multicultural Competence, and Multicultural Self-Efficacy

“…While the :MAKSS-CE-R does account for issues of social desirability, there was the possibility that the participants would attempt to answ.er the survey in a way that they believed the resear-eher -desired indicating a higher level of multicultural competence. Further, individuals tend to rate their multicultural rompetence higher than -outside -observers rerognize in their demonstration of multicultural competence (Cartwright et al, 2008;Dunn et al, 2006).…”

“…ConstantineandLadany (2001) indicated that multicultural self-efficacy could be one of the variables influencing multicultural competence. In an experiment examining self-perceived mu1ticultural competence and the demonstration of multiculturally appropriate skills, counselors were 131 found to have higher self-perceptions of multicultural competence than their actual performance would attest (Cartwright et al, 2008). The gap between self-perception of multicultural competence and demonstration of skills and.…”