Defense Date

6-6-2012

Graduation Date

2012

Availability

Immediate Access

Submission Type

dissertation

Degree Name

EdD

Department

Counselor Education and Supervision (ExCES)

School

School of Education

Committee Chair

David Delmonico

Committee Member

William Casile

Committee Member

Emma Mosley

Keywords

Counseling, Cross-cultural, Substance abuse

Abstract

With minority Americans expected to comprise more than 40% of the U.S population by 2035 and 47% by 2050 and substance abuse epidemic with 23.5 million nationwide in need for treatment, there is a growing need for cross-cultural counseling competence among substance abuse counselors. This study examined substance abuse counselors' level of cross-cultural counseling competence in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The research method used was quantitative in nature. Substance abuse counselors were asked to self-assess their level of competence by completing a questionnaire and modified Cross-Cultural Counseling Inventory Revised (CCCI-R) subscales to determine whether counselor's gender, level of education, field of study, ethnicity, and number of continuing education make a difference in level of cultural competence. CCCI-R was proven to have acceptable content validity and is representative of domain of cross-cultural counseling competence. A total of 109 participants completed the questionnaire and CCCI-R.

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PDF

Language

English

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