ERIC Number: ED665312
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2022
Pages: 74
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ISBN: 979-8-3468-5369-5
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Disability Competence in Counseling Faculty and Students as an Independent Facet of Multicultural Competence
Jessica Guess
ProQuest LLC, Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Cincinnati
The goal of counselor training programs is to equip graduates to work with a wide variety of clients with diverse backgrounds, cultures, and identities. Multicultural competence is a required part of the 2016 CACREP (Council for the Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs) Standards, but disability lacks equitable inclusion in multicultural course materials and resources. After a merger in 2017 with CORE (Council on Rehabilitation Education), CACREP is now responsible for accrediting rehabilitation counseling programs previously under CORE. New standards are scheduled to be released in 2024, and a task force was established to review the current standards and make recommendations on how to incorporate disability. This study sought to identify if disability competence is a facet of multicultural counseling as is currently being taught or if it is a separate competence. Through a web-based survey sent to all clinical mental health counseling programs currently accredited by CACREP, faculty and students were asked to complete a disability competence measure (CCDS), multicultural competence measure (CCCI-R), and a social desirability measure (MCSDS). Analysis done of student and faculty responses identified a statistically significant positive correlation between multicultural competence and disability competence. Additionally, disability experience and disability identity are identified as predictors of disability competence in students while only disability experience is a predictor for faculty. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]
Descriptors: Disabilities, Competence, Counselor Training, Counselor Client Relationship, Client Characteristics (Human Services), Cultural Differences, Accreditation (Institutions), Academic Standards, Inclusion, Multicultural Education, Instructional Materials, Teacher Attitudes, Student Attitudes, College Students, Counselor Educators, Intercultural Communication, Interpersonal Competence
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Publication Type: Dissertations/Theses - Doctoral Dissertations
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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