Self-report multicultural counseling competence scales: Their relation to social desirability attitudes and multicultural case conceptualization ability

This study examined the relationship between 4 self-report multicultural co unseling competence measures and a general index of social desirability. Th e authors also investigated the association between these 4 multicultural s cales and multicultural case conceptualization ability. Results revealed si gnificant positive relationships between 3 of the 4 multicultural counselin g competence inventories and a measure of social desirability attitudes. Ad ditionally, after controlling for social desirability, none of the self-rep ort multicultural counseling competence scales were significantly related t o multicultural case conceptualization ability. Limitations of self-report multicultural counseling competence measures are discussed, and implication s of the findings for counseling training, practice, and research are delin eated.