Exploring School Counselor Multicultural Competence: A Multidimensional Concept

One School, Many Differences: An Assessment Tool for School Counselors and Multicultural Counseling

“…When considered, the multicultural competencies of counselors are generally viewed through the domains of knowledge, skills, and awareness (Dunn, Smith, & Montoya, 2006;Holcomb-McCoy & Day-Vines, 2004;Kocarek et al, 2001;Penderson, 1991;Pope-Davis & Dings, 1994;Sue et al, 1992). However, contradictory to previous research, data from the current research suggest that school counselors should have competence in ( Relationships.…”

“…Currently, there is only one recognized assessment specifically designed for school counselors based on AMCD standards (Holcomb-McCoy, 2001), and there are no assessments integrating ASCA standards. Holcomb-McCoy and Day-Vines (2004) Sodowsky, Taffe, Gutkin, & Wise, 1994), the Multicultural Counseling Awareness Scale (MCAS-B; Ponterotto, Rieger, Barrett, & Sparks, 1994), the Multicultural Awareness-Knowledge-and Skills Survey (MAKSS; D 'Andrea, Daniels, & Heck, 1991), and the Cross Cultural Counseling Inventory Revised (CCCI-R; LaFromboise, Coleman, & Hernandez, 1991).…”

Multicultural Competence & Ethical Decision-Making in School Counselors

“…If respondent bias occurred, it could explain why the results did not show a relationship between multicultural competence and ethical-decision making ability. Holcomb-McCoy & Day-Vines (2004) concurred with the possibility of bias, indicating that participants in their study, which tested the MCCTS-R, "…could have been biased on their views regarding diversity and multiculturalism" (p.160). This research results indicated that a majority of participants had completed both a course in multicultural counseling and in ethics, 84.2% (N=133) and 72.4% (N=113), respectively.…”

“…According to Holcomb-McCoy & Day-Vines (2004), "At this time, the MCCTS-R is the only instrument used to measure school counselors' perceived multicultural counseling competence specifically" (p.156). The MCCTS-R was scored by evaluating three areas (terminology, knowledge, and awareness) of a school counselor's multicultural competence level.…”

An Evaluation of Culturally Responsive Practices in Special Education Program for Preservice Educators

“…Additionally, multicultural attitudes and beliefs involve one's ability to recognize the scope of their cultural competence and how discomfort due to such incompetence can be the source of contention between providers and clients they serve (Arrendondo et al, 1996). Multicultural knowledge is one's understanding about their personal race and culture and its influence on how they perceive what is normal or abnormal, and how this can lead to biased definitions of oppression, racism, discrimination and stereotyping in their daily tasks (Holcomb-McCoy & Day-Vines, 2004). Finally, multicultural researchers define culturally skilled practitioners as ones who seek continual professional development and consultation about multicultural issues, strive to understand themselves as racial and cultural beings and seek a nonracist identity (Castillo, 2007;Sue et al, 1992), and refer clients out to culturally appropriate resources when needed.…”