The development and validation of an instrument to examine clients’ perspectives about their counselors’ ability to broach racial, ethnic, and cultural concerns
Norma L. Day-Vines, Jeremy Zhang, Fallon Cluxton-Keller, Dantavious Hicks, Connie Jones, Rufus Tony Spann, Dipika Daga, Courtney Agorsor
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Abstract
The current study evaluated the validity of the broaching attitudes and behavior survey-clients (BABS-C), a self-report measure that examined minoritized clients’ perceptions of their counselors’ ability to discuss issues of race, ethnicity, and culture during treatment. A series of confirmatory factor analyses suggested that the BABS-C framework and its subconstructs achieved excellent model fit and stable factor structures. The measurement invariance was examined with seven covariates using multiple indicators and multiple cause methods. Implications for counseling research and practice are discussed.
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The Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development is a quarterly journal of the Association for Multicultural Counseling and Development (AMCD), a member association of the American Counseling Association. AMCD members receive the journal as a benefit of membership. The journal is concerned with research, theory and program applications pertinent to multicultural and ethnic minority interests in all areas of counseling and human development.