Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Forward - Joseph E. Trimble Preface Acknowledgments Section I: CONCEPTS & THEORY Introduction to Section Ch. 1 Multicultural Counseling Competence: History, Themes and Issues - Charles R. Ridley and Amy J. Kleiner Ch. 2 Models of Multicultural Competence: A Critical Evaluation - Debra Mollen Baker, Charles R. Ridley, & Carrie L. Hill Ch. 3 An Ecological Perspective on Cultural Identity Development - Hardin L.K. Coleman, Romana A. Norton, Gina E. Miranda, Laurie McCubbin Ch. 4 Gender, Feminism and Multicultural Competencies - Sharon L. Bowman and Keisa D. King Ch. 5 A Philosophy of Science for Cross-Cultural Psychology - George S. Howard Ch. 6 Moving From Diversity to Multiculturalism: Exploring Power and Its Implications for Multicultural Competence - William M. Liu & Donald B. Pope-Davis Ch. 7 Multiculturally Competent School Counseling - Hardin L.K. Coleman, Thomas Baskin Ch. 8 Multicultural Supervision: The Influence of Race-Related Issues in Supervision and Outcome - Romana A. Norton & Hardin L. K. Coleman Romana A, Norton & Hardin L. K. Coleman Romana A. Norton and Hardin L. K. Coleman Section II: ASSESSMENT Introduction to Section Ch. 9 The Multicultural Counseling Knowledge and Awareness Scale (MCKAS): Validity, Reliability, and User Guidelines - Joseph G. Ponterotto & Jodi C. Potere Ch. 10 An Update on the Multicultural Awareness/Knowledge/Skills Survey (MAKSS) - Michael D'Andrea Ch. 11 Multicultural Counseling Competency and Portfolios - Hardin L. K. Coleman & Julie M. Hau Ch. 12 How Multicultural is Your Environment: Using the Multicultural Environment Inventory (MEI) - Rebecca L. Toporek, William M. Liu, & Donald B. Pope-Davis Ch. 13 Assessing Teacher Multicultural Competence: Self-Report Instruments, Observer Report Evaluations, and a Portfolio Assessment - Joseph G. Ponterotto, Jaclyn Mendelsohn, & Lonette Belizaire Ch. 14 Assessing Supervisors' and Supervisees' Perceptions of Multicultural Competence in Supervision using the Mult.

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