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Multicultural Measures

Multicultural Measures

Gargi Roysircar’s article, Correlates of self-reported multicultural competencies: Counselor multicultural social desirability, race, social inadequacy, locus of control racial ideology, and multicultural training (Sodowsky, Kuo-Jackson, Frey, & Corey, 1998) has contributed to the rising Impact Factor of the Journal of Counseling Psychology (JCP). In 2007, this article was among the articles most responsible for making JCP the most cited applied psychology journal within the Web of Science database. In particular, Roysircar’s article was ranked 13th with 48 citations since its publication by JCP in 1998. Generally, citations of an article decline two years after its publication. However, Roysircar’s study, which used the Multicultural Counseling Inventory, continues to be referenced strongly 10 years after its publication.

Handbook for Social Justice in Counseling Psychology

Co-Edited by Gargi Roysircar-Sodowsky, November 2005
ISBN 1412910072

Chapters by Gargi Roysircar:

  • School Prevention Work in Schools and with Youth: Promoting Competence and Reducing Risks
  • A Theoretical and Practice Framework for Universal School-Based Prevention
  • Counseling Health Psychology’s Collaborative Role in the Community
  • Community Health Promotion Curriculum: A Case Study of Southeast Asian Refugees (co-authored with Antioch alumna Uyen K. Huynh)
  • Future Directions for Counseling Psychology: Enhancing Leadership, Vision, and Action in Social Justice (authored with co-editors)

Multicultural Assessment in Counseling and Clinical Psychology

Edited by Gargi Roysircar-Sodowsky & James C. Impara, 1996.
ISBN 0-910674-41-8

Multicultural Assessment Scales

Multicultural Counseling Inventory (MCI)
(MCI, Sodowsky, Taffe, Gutkin, & Wise, 1994)

Gargi Roysircar’s article, Correlates of self-reported multicultural competencies: Counselor multicultural social desirability, race, social inadequacy, locus of control racial ideology, and multicultural training (Sodowsky, Kuo-Jackson, Frey, & Corey, 1998) has contributed to the rising Impact Factor of the Journal of Counseling Psychology (JCP). In 2007, this article was among the articles most responsible for making JCP the most cited applied psychology journal within the Web of Science database. In particular, Roysircar’s article was ranked 13th with 48 citations since its publication by JCP in 1998. Generally, citations of an article decline two years after its publication. However, Roysircar’s study, which used the Multicultural Counseling Inventory, continues to be referenced strongly 10 years after its publication.

This instrument measures multicultural counseling competencies: Multicultural Counseling Skills, Multicultural Awareness, Multicultural Counseling Relationship, and Multicultural Counseling Knowledge. Its psychometric properties and validity have been studied through several studies. Instrument Author: Gargi R. Sodowsky

Multicultural Social Desirability Index (MCSD)
This instrument measures a preference to make a good impression on others by self reporting that one always interacts well with minorities and that one is always receptive to minority issues. The MCSD is used as a validity scale for the Multicultural Counseling Inventory. Instrument Author: Gargi R. Sodowsky

Internal-External Ethnic Identity Measure (Int-Ext ID Measure)
This instrument is based on social psychological constructs of ethnic identity, measuring the implicit as well as the explicit features of one’s ethnic identification with a reference group; the relationships of ethnic identity with acculturative stress, collective self-esteem, perception of prejudice, and fear of losing face; the relationships of religion, intrinsic religious orientation, and extrinsic religious orientation with ethnic identity; and the relationship of ethnic identity with sociopolitical consciousness. Instrument Author: Gargi R. Sodowsky

Minority-Majority Relations Survey (MMRS) and American-International Relations Scale (AIRS)
These acculturation instruments have been developed and used to study within and between group differences; acculturation of American ethnic immigrant groups, international groups, and first and second generation Asian Americans; relationships between acculturation and mental health issues (e.g., acculturative stress, interpersonal competence concerns, eating disorder attitudes, dissociative symptoms, and coping); and implications for counseling practice. In each measure, a subscale measures perceived prejudice. Instrument Author: Gargi R. Sodowsky

Cultural Adjustment Difficulties Checklist (CADC)
This instrument measures acculturative stress; the relationship between acculturative stress and acculturation; the relationships between acculturative stress and immigrant socio-cultural variables; and the relationship between bicultural stress and ethnic identity. The instrument’s psychometric properties and validity have also been studied. Instrument Authors: Gargi R. Sodowsky and Edward Wai Ming Lai

Cross-Cultural Coping Scale (CCCS)
The Cross-Cultural Coping Scale (CCCS), a scenario-based instrument, has a three-factor structure: Collective, Avoidance, and Engagement Coping. In the instrument development study, its criterion-related validity was indicated in the acculturation of Chinese Canadian adolescents. Convergent and divergent/discriminate validities were indicated in the CCCS’ relationships with self-construal in a sample of racially and ethnically diverse college students in Canada. The CCCS’ generalizability was tested on international university students in Midwestern United States, who self-reported various religious faiths, acculturation, and coping. In another study, the CCCS distinguished between first-generation and second-generation Asian Indian youth’s coping in the United States and is a moderator variable in these participants’ racial resiliency. Instrument Authors: Ben C. H. Kuo & Gargi Roysircar

Multicultural Competencies: A Guidebook of Practices

Gargi Roysircar-Sodowsky, Senior Editor
Published by the American Counseling Association

Order# 72750
ISBN 1-55620-198-2

The book cover art is by Cheryl Wilczak (3rd yr. PsyD). Jane Uchison (2nd yr. PsyD.) has contributed a book chapter, entitled Multiculturalism and immigrants. Jane presents a case conceptualization that she originally wrote based on her conversations with a culturally diverse person that she interviewed for the course requirements of PY 777, Human Diversity and the Clinical Enterprise. Dr. Roysircar has a chapter in her book, entitled Experiential Training in Multicultural Counseling: Implementation and Evaluation of Counselor Process.

Multicultural Competencies 2003: Association for Multicultural Counseling and Development

*Purchase Source: American Counseling Association. 5999 Stevenson Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22304

Order# 72751
ISBN 1-55620-231-8

Multicultural Test Titles

Abstracts of Acculturation and Ethnic Identity Measures

A list of instruments used in measuring acculturation and ethnic identity for various populations. Under each title is listed a primary reference and an abstract describing the instrument, its use, and construction.

Experiential Exercises

Here you will find documentation on multicultural experiential exercises: