Portfolio assessment is an alternate approach to the measurement of mu
lticultural counseling competency. Most approaches to the assessment o
f multicultural counseling competency have focused on the development
of point-in-time instruments that determine the degree to which an ind
ividual has acquired the awareness, knowledge, and skills associated w
ith being a multiculturally competent counselor. A portfolio assessmen
t encourages the learner to present concrete evidence that demonstrate
s his or her current level of multicultural counseling competency. Thi
s approach can be effective at both identifying the level of multicult
ural counseling competency for purposes of evaluation and for stimulat
ing the development of further competence. The strengths and weaknesse
s of this approach to assessment of multicultural counseling competenc
y are also discussed.