MULTICULTURAL COUNSELING COMPETENCY OF TURKISH COUNSELORS BASED ON DEMOGRAPHIC VARIABLES
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Multicultural Counseling, Multicultural Counseling Inventory, Multicultural Counseling Competency, Experience in Counseling FieldAbstract
This study reports the multicultural counseling competency of Turkish counselors based on based on their a) gender, b) ethnicity, c) religion, d) years of experience in counseling, e) age and counselors' level of interaction with clients from culturally diverse backgrounds. The Multicultural Counseling Inventory was translated into Turkish and adapted to demographics of Türkiye’s population since the sample of the study was Turkish counselors. 97 counselors who at least have a bachelor degree or more from a Turkish counseling program and also currently work in private practice, in the K-12 school systems and in universities in Türkiye participated the study. The findings of the study showed that counselors have different multicultural counseling competency scores in terms of various demographic variables. The different scores were especially apparent in the years of experience which indicated that experience in the counseling field enhances the multicultural counseling competency of counselors. Moreover, the results revealed a statistically significant correlation between the extent of contact with culturally diverse clients and the participants' overall MCI scores. Additionally, the study demonstrated that counselors improve their multicultural counseling skills by working with clients from different cultural backgrounds. As a result, counselors are encouraged to engage with more culturally diverse clients and remain attentive, empathetic, and open-minded when providing services to enhance the quality of their counseling practice.
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