LMHC Multicultural Counseling Competencies

Question 1

The Multicultural Counseling Competencies (MCC), as developed by Sue, Arredondo, and McDavis (1992), are organized around which three domains?

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Awareness, Knowledge, and Skills

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Knowledge, Skills, and Advocacy

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Assessment, Diagnosis, and Treatment

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Ethics, Competence, and Supervision

Question 2

The concept of 'cultural humility' differs from 'cultural competence' primarily in that cultural humility:

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Emphasizes ongoing self-reflection, openness, and recognition of power imbalances rather than claiming expertise

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Emphasizes mastering a finite body of knowledge about specific cultures

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Is focused on a one-time training event for counselors

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Is only relevant when working with racial and ethnic minority clients

Question 3

A counselor who assumes that all members of a cultural group share the same values, beliefs, and behaviors is demonstrating:

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Stereotyping and overgeneralization

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Cultural awareness

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Cultural relativism

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Ethnocentrism

Question 4

Which of the following is an example of a 'microaggression' in the counseling relationship?

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Asking an Asian American client where they are 'really from' after they say they are from Ohio

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Asking a client from a different country about their experience of immigration

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Completing a cultural genogram with a client

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Using an interpreter for a client who does not speak English

Question 5

The ADDRESSING framework (Hays, 2008) is used in multicultural counseling to help counselors examine multiple cultural identity dimensions. Which answer correctly lists several ADDRESSING components?

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Age, Developmental disability, Disability (acquired), Religion, Ethnicity, Social status, Sexual orientation, Indigenous heritage, National origin, and Gender

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Academic achievement, Resilience, Diagnosis, Demographics, Race, Economic status, Support, and Social history

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Attachment, Resilience, Diversity, Education, Social class, Self-concept, and Identity

Question 6

A Latina client tells her counselor that she does not discuss personal problems outside the family due to 'familismo.' The counselor's MOST culturally responsive approach is to:

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Explore the cultural value, understand the client's perspective, and integrate family strengths into treatment where appropriate

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Challenge the client's belief as a barrier to therapeutic progress

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Require the client to engage in individual therapy without family involvement

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Diagnose the client with dependent personality disorder