Journal article
Development of the Multicultural Therapy Competency Inventory-Client Version
Contemporary family therapy, Vol.36(4), pp.462-473
12/01/2014
DOI: 10.1007/s10591-014-9320-8
Abstract
This study reports the development of a thirty-two item instrument to assess clients' perceptions of their therapists' multicultural competence that can be used in couple, family and individual therapy. This instrument was developed through three phases: item generation and theme development, client feedback and evaluation of interrater reliability, and pilot and validity testing. We used Winsteps (Linacre in Winsteps Computer Program Version 3.21. MESA Press, Chicago, 2001) software to scale the measurement data to the Rasch Rating Scale Model, and evaluate the dimensionality, rating scale use, item fit, person fit, reliability and precision. We also created norms to interpret the measure. Preliminary data support the reliability and validity of the Multicultural Therapy Competency Inventory-Client Version (MTCI-CV). Additionally, we found that positive client perceptions of therapist cultural competence (on the MTCI-CV) significantly contribute to the probability of clients expressing satisfaction and goal attainment in therapy.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Development of the Multicultural Therapy Competency Inventory-Client Version
- Creators
- Elise M. Cole - California State University, ChicoFred Piercy - Virginia TechEdward W. WolfeJamie M. West - Virginia Tech
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Contemporary family therapy, Vol.36(4), pp.462-473
- DOI
- 10.1007/s10591-014-9320-8
- ISSN
- 0892-2764
- eISSN
- 1573-3335
- Publisher
- Springer Nature
- Number of pages
- 12
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 12/01/2014
- Academic Unit
- Psychological and Quantitative Foundations
- Record Identifier
- 9985123938202771
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