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Multicultural Counseling Self-Efficacy Scale – Racial Diversity Form (MCSE-RD)

The Multicultural Counseling Self-Efficacy Scale – Racial Diversity Form (MCSE-RD) is a psychometrically validated 37-item assessment evaluating therapist confidence in managing cross-racial counseling across intervention, assessment, and session management dimensions.

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Dr. Marwa Abd-Alazim Ph.D.
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1. Abstract

The Multicultural Counseling Self-Efficacy Scale – Racial Diversity Form (MCSE-RD) is a psychometric instrument designed to evaluate mental health practitioners’ and trainees’ subjective beliefs in their capability to execute cross-cultural counseling tasks effectively when working with racially and ethnically diverse clientele. Developed by Albert Bandura’s social cognitive framework and embedded within the tripartite model of multicultural counseling competencies (attitudes/beliefs, knowledge, and skills), the MCSE-RD directly targets the behavioral and applied domain of cross-racial clinical encounters. The instrument was systematically constructed through an initial 60-item pool that underwent rigorous exploratory and confirmatory psychometric evaluations, yielding a refined 37-item final instrument across three distinct empirical dimensions: Multicultural Intervention (24 items), Multicultural Assessment (6 items), and Multicultural Counseling Session Management (7 items).

Respondents rate their perceived confidence across an authentic 10-point Likert-type continuum ranging from 0 (No Confidence at all) to 9 (Complete Confidence), capturing granular differences in perceived clinical execution over proximal temporal horizons (e.g., within the upcoming week). Psychometric analyses demonstrate high internal consistency reliability, with Cronbach’s alpha coefficients routinely exceeding .90 across all subscales (.98 for Multicultural Intervention, .92 for Multicultural Assessment, and .94 for Session Management) and an overall total scale alpha exceeding .98. Convergent and discriminant validity analyses confirm robust associations with general counseling self-efficacy, multicultural training exposure, racial identity attitudes, and ethnic minority clinical contact hours, while establishing statistical divergence from general social desirability indices. The MCSE-RD serves as a benchmark tool for clinical training clinics, academic counselor education programs, clinical supervisory dyads, and empirical research evaluating multicultural clinical competencies.

2. Keywords

Multicultural counseling self-efficacy, MCSE-RD, cross-cultural competence, social cognitive theory, racial diversity, clinical assessment, counseling session management, counselor supervision, psychometrics, therapist countertransference

3. Authors

The Multicultural Counseling Self-Efficacy Scale – Racial Diversity Form was developed by:

  • Hung-Bin Sheu, Ph.D. — Professor and researcher in Counseling Psychology. He completed the foundational conceptualization and initial empirical validation of the instrument at the Department of Counseling and Personnel Services, University of Maryland, College Park, and continued advanced structural validations at Arizona State University.
  • Robert W. Lent, Ph.D. — Professor Emeritus of Counseling Psychology at the University of Maryland, College Park. A prominent authority on Social Cognitive Theory and Social Cognitive Career Theory (SCCT).
  • Marybeth Rigali-Oiler, Ph.D. — Counseling psychologist and psychometrics researcher who contributed to advanced structural equation modeling, latent factor replication, and mediation testing of the social cognitive model associated with the instrument.

4. Purpose

The primary purpose of the MCSE-RD is to provide a standardized, psychometrically grounded measure of a clinician’s perceived capability to navigate, manage, and execute complex therapeutic tasks when interacting with clients whose racial backgrounds differ from their own. In clinical and counseling psychology, early self-report inventories measuring multicultural competence were frequently criticized for conflating self-perceived operational skill with theoretical knowledge, or for simply capturing political correctness and social desirability bias. The MCSE-RD was specifically created to bypass these conceptual limitations by shifting measurement from self-rated “competence” to Bandura’s precisely defined construct of self-efficacy—an individual’s confidence in performing context-specific behavioral operations under challenging conditions.

From a clinical and supervisory standpoint, the MCSE-RD provides counselor educators, supervisors, and graduate training clinics with a diagnostic metric to identify specific clinical domains wherein trainees experience hesitation or therapeutic apprehension. Rather than assuming that academic coursework directly translates to in-session efficacy, the MCSE-RD differentiates between a clinician’s confidence in handling structural assessment tasks, active intervention impasses, and broad session parameters. It assists supervisors in tailoring targeted supervisory interventions, role-plays, and feedback loops around nuanced cross-racial dynamics, such as addressing racial countertransference, power differentials, cultural mistrust, and culture-bound syndromes.

From an empirical research perspective, the MCSE-RD addresses vital questions in psychotherapy process and outcome research. It facilitates the testing of social cognitive models regarding how multicultural education, clinical supervision, supervisory working alliance, and direct racial minority client contact inform therapist self-efficacy, which in turn predicts outcome expectations, therapeutic alliance formation, client retention, and actual clinical outcomes. Furthermore, the scale enables researchers to assess the longitudinal efficacy of cultural diversity interventions, multicultural training modules, and continuing education programs across clinical psychology, counseling psychology, marriage and family therapy, and clinical social work disciplines.

5. Psychological Construct

The psychological construct assessed by the MCSE-RD is multicultural counseling self-efficacy within the contextual framework of racial diversity. Bandura defined self-efficacy as the belief in one’s capability to organize and execute courses of action required to produce given attainments. When applied to cross-racial clinical psychology, this does not represent an omnibus, static personality trait or simple theoretical knowledge; rather, it constitutes an agentic, task-specific, dynamic cognitive appraisal of one’s behavioral readiness to negotiate racial dynamics in therapy. The MCSE-RD operationalizes this construct across three interrelated dimensions:

Multicultural Intervention

The Multicultural Intervention dimension comprises 24 items reflecting complex, in-session therapeutic processes, relational attunement, and corrective action when cross-cultural strains manifest. This subscale captures a clinician’s confidence in identifying and directly addressing systemic oppression, racism, acculturation disparities, and racial identity developmental statuses during case conceptualization and treatment execution. Key behavioral tasks include:

  • Recognizing and resolving cross-cultural misunderstandings, communication style discrepancies (e.g., direct confrontation versus acquiescence), and therapeutic impasses.
  • Managing racial and cultural countertransference, such as over-identification, paternalism, or unexamined racial anxiety.
  • Directly engaging issues of power, privilege, and institutional mistrust within the room, particularly when a client challenges the therapist’s cross-cultural competence.
  • Collaborating with clients to formulate culturally concordant goals that integrate external ecological systems, such as extended family structures and community resources.

Multicultural Assessment

The Multicultural Assessment dimension comprises 6 items dedicated to diagnostic formulation, clinical interviewing, and psychological testing across racial and cultural boundaries. Clinicians must possess confidence not only in running standardized protocols but in recognizing the psychometric and conceptual boundaries of traditional assessment batteries when applied to marginalized groups. Specific operations include:

  • Assessing and treating diagnostic presentations historically categorized as culture-bound syndromes (e.g., nervios, brain fag, ghost sickness, neurasthenia).
  • Selecting culturally appropriate assessment tools and interpreting standardized psychometric instruments (e.g., MMPI, Strong Interest Inventory) with critical cultural sensitivity.
  • Utilizing qualitative, non-standardized assessment methods (such as guided fantasy, narrative inquiry, or card sorts) and conducting culturally informed Mental Status Examinations (MSE).

Multicultural Counseling Session Management

The Multicultural Counseling Session Management dimension comprises 7 items assessing the operational maintenance of the therapeutic frame and collaborative alliance with clients who may be unfamiliar with or alienated by conventional Western psychotherapy models. This subscale evaluates foundational process execution adjusted for cultural context, including:

  • Demystifying the counseling process, maintaining focus, and structuring therapeutic tasks for clients unfamiliar with mental health paradigms.
  • Fostering client agency and active participation throughout ongoing evaluation of clinical progress.
  • Managing termination dynamics, honoring culturally specific rituals of leave-taking, and processing therapeutic grief, pride, or closure within a culturally congruent frame.

6. Theoretical Framework

The MCSE-RD is grounded in Social Cognitive Theory (SCT) formulated by Albert Bandura, merged with the foundational Multicultural Counseling Competencies (MCC) model advanced by Derald Wing Sue, Patricia Arredondo, and colleagues. Bandura’s theoretical framework posits that human functioning is guided by triadic reciprocal causation among cognitive/personal factors, behavioral actions, and environmental conditions. Central to this architecture is the self-efficacy belief, which dictates how much effort an individual will expend, their resilience against obstacles, and the emotional states they experience during stressful undertakings.

Bandura articulated four primary informational sources that generate and modify self-efficacy beliefs:

  1. Mastery Experiences: Direct, successful execution of targeted behaviors serves as the most powerful determinant of efficacy. In cross-racial counseling, this corresponds to successfully navigating racial impasses or effectively utilizing culture-specific interventions with racially diverse clients.
  2. Vicarious Experiences: Observing respected models (such as clinical supervisors, master therapists, or advanced peers) effectively navigating multicultural dynamics fosters the belief that one can achieve similar outcomes.
  3. Social and Verbal Persuasion: Constructive supervisory feedback, encouragement, and supportive academic validation bolster a trainee’s confidence in attempting complex cross-cultural dialogues.
  4. Physiological and Affective States: The presence of somatic anxiety, panic, or autonomic arousal during cross-racial dialogues can be misinterpreted by clinicians as personal incompetence; learning to modulate countertransferential anxiety restores a sense of agency.

The MCC framework operationalized multicultural competence across three foundational domains: Awareness of personal cultural values, biases, and racial positioning; Knowledge of diverse cultural worldviews and systemic oppression; and Skills reflecting culturally appropriate intervention strategies. Hung-Bin Sheu recognized that while awareness and knowledge are essential, they do not guarantee clinical behavioral execution under stress. By mapping Bandura’s self-efficacy construct onto the applied behavioral domain of the MCC framework, the MCSE-RD establishes an actionable social cognitive index of how effectively counselors believe they can mobilize knowledge and awareness into therapeutic intervention, culturally attuned diagnostic assessment, and overall session management.

7. Validity

Empirical investigations conducted during the development and subsequent cross-validation studies of the MCSE-RD (e.g., Sheu, 2005; Sheu, Lent, & Robert, 2007; Sheu, Rigali-Oiler, & Lent, 2012) offer robust evidence for its construct, convergent, discriminant, and criterion-related validity.

Convergent and Criterion-Related Validity

Convergent validity was established by evaluating correlations between the MCSE-RD and established psychometric measures of general counseling self-efficacy, multicultural competence, and experiential training indicators:

  • General Counseling Self-Efficacy: Statistically significant positive correlations were observed with instruments such as the Counselor Activity Self-Efficacy Scales (CASES; Lent et al., 2003), demonstrating that while general clinical confidence shares variance with multicultural efficacy, the MCSE-RD captures unique variance specific to racial dynamics.
  • Multicultural Training and Contact: In hierarchical regression models, higher MCSE-RD scores were strongly associated with the number of multicultural courses completed, frequency of multicultural supervision discussions, and total clinical hours accrued with racial and ethnic minority clients ($r$ values ranging from .35 to .54, $p < .001$).
  • Racial Identity and Competency Inventories: Strong convergent associations emerged between the MCSE-RD and self-reported multicultural knowledge and skills on the Multicultural Counseling Knowledge and Awareness Scale (MCKAS) and the Cross-Cultural Counseling Inventory-Revised (CCCI-R).

Discriminant Validity

Discriminant validity was established by demonstrating that the MCSE-RD does not merely index a generalized positive response set or social desirability. Correlations between the MCSE-RD subscales and the Marlowe-Crowne Social Desirability Scale (MCSDS) were non-significant to negligible ($r < .15$), verifying that the scale is substantially free from confounding social desirability biases. Furthermore, the scale demonstrated statistical divergence from uncalibrated generalized self-esteem measures, confirming its construct-specific operationalization.

8. Reliability

The psychometric evaluation of the MCSE-RD across diverse cohorts of clinical and counseling psychology master’s and doctoral trainees has confirmed exceptional internal consistency reliability and structural temporal stability.

Internal Consistency Reliability

Across initial scale development studies (Sheu, 2005; Sheu et al., 2007) and subsequent independent sample replications (Sheu et al., 2012), the instrument displayed remarkable internal consistency coefficients:

  • Total Scale: Cronbach’s $\alpha$ consistently spans between .97 and .98 across general trainee samples.
  • Multicultural Intervention Subscale: Cronbach’s $\alpha$ is documented at .98, indicating outstanding item homogeneity across its 24 clinical intervention items.
  • Multicultural Assessment Subscale: Cronbach’s $\alpha$ is documented at .92, confirming high reliability for the 6 diagnostic and assessment-focused items.
  • Multicultural Counseling Session Management Subscale: Cronbach’s $\alpha$ is documented at .94 across its 7 therapeutic framing items.

Temporal Stability (Test-Retest Reliability)

Test-retest reliability was evaluated over a two- to three-week administrative interval among cohorts of counseling graduate students not receiving concurrent intensive multicultural interventions. The resulting stability coefficients ranged from $r = .82$ to $r = .88$ ($p < .001$) across the three subscales, confirming that the MCSE-RD yields stable trait-like baseline measurements across short timeframes while maintaining sensitivity to detect targeted educational or supervisory interventions over longer training periods.

9. Factor Analysis

The structural validity of the MCSE-RD was determined through sequential exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) across independent split samples of counselor trainees and practicing psychologists.

Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA)

The original experimental instrument contained an initial 60-item pool developed via comprehensive literature reviews, expert panel evaluations, and critical incident technique analysis. Principal Axis Factoring (PAF) with oblique (Promax) rotation was conducted to evaluate underlying latent dimensions:

  • Scree plot examination, parallel analysis, and Kaiser-Guttman eigenvalues indicated a clear three-factor latent structure.
  • Items displaying factor loadings below .40, cross-loadings greater than .30 on secondary factors, or conceptual ambiguity were iteratively removed.
  • This factor purification reduced the 60-item pool to a parsimonious 37-item final solution, explaining the vast majority of the shared common variance. Factor 1 (Multicultural Intervention) accounted for the primary portion of variance, followed by Factor 2 (Multicultural Assessment) and Factor 3 (Multicultural Counseling Session Management). Factor intercorrelations ranged from moderate to high ($r = .55$ to $.72$), justifying both oblique rotation and higher-order hierarchical modeling.

Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA)

Subsequent cross-validation on an independent validation sample using maximum likelihood structural equation modeling confirmed the superiority of the three-factor correlated model as well as a second-order hierarchical model (where a general Multicultural Counseling Self-Efficacy factor accounts for the three subfactors). Goodness-of-fit indices demonstrated strong empirical alignment with the observed data:

  • Comparative Fit Index (CFI) $ge .92$ to $.95$
  • Tucker-Lewis Index (TLI) $ge .91$ to $.94$
  • Root Mean Square Error of Approximation (RMSEA) $le .054$ to $.062$ (with 90% confidence intervals denoting robust fit)
  • Standardized Root Mean Square Residual (SRMR) $le .048$

Standardized factor loadings for individual items across all three dimensions ranged from .68 to .89, confirming robust construct representation without redundant psychometric drag.

10. Instrument / Measurement Tool

  • Instrument Name: Multicultural Counseling Self-Efficacy Scale – Racial Diversity Form (MCSE-RD)
  • Developer: Hung-Bin Sheu, Ph.D. (with Robert W. Lent and Marybeth Rigali-Oiler)
  • Primary Construct: Task-specific clinical self-efficacy when counseling racially diverse clients
  • Item Count: 37 items in the finalized validated instrument (derived from an original 60-item exploratory pool)
  • Subscales:
    • Multicultural Intervention: 24 items (Items 1–24 in the finalized scale)
    • Multicultural Assessment: 6 items (Items 25–30 in the finalized scale)
    • Multicultural Counseling Session Management: 7 items (Items 31–37 in the finalized scale)
  • Prompt / Direction: “When working with a client who is racially different from yourself, how confident are you that you could do the following tasks effectively over the next week?”
  • Response Continuum: 10-point Likert-type self-efficacy scale ranging from 0 to 9:
    • 0: No Confidence at all
    • 1: No Confidence at all (intermediate)
    • 2, 3, 4, 5: Some Confidence
    • 6, 7, 8: High Confidence (intermediate)
    • 9: Complete Confidence
  • Scoring Procedure: Subscale scores are obtained by calculating the sum or mean of the items within each domain. An omnibus Multicultural Counseling Self-Efficacy score can be derived by calculating the mean across all 37 items. Higher scores denote greater task-specific clinical confidence. There are no reverse-scored items.

11. Permissions & Fee and Test Year

  • Publication History: The initial conceptual development occurred in 2005 (doctoral dissertation/master’s thesis, University of Maryland, College Park). Formal peer-reviewed journal validation was published in 2007 in Psychotherapy: Theory, Research, Practice, Training, followed by advanced structural modeling in 2012 in Psychotherapy Research.
  • Copyright Status: The instrument is copyrighted by the original authors (Hung-Bin Sheu and colleagues) and the American Psychological Association (APA).
  • Usage Permissions: The scale is available for educational, clinical training, supervisory, and empirical academic research purposes without commercial royalty fees. Researchers and educators wishing to utilize the instrument typically obtain permission by citing the foundational validation articles and contacting the lead author (Dr. Hung-Bin Sheu). Commercial reproduction or distribution within proprietary software platforms requires formal institutional permission.

12. References

  • Bandura, A. (1997). Self-efficacy: The exercise of control. W. H. Freeman.
  • Lent, R. W., Hill, C. E., & Hoffman, M. A. (2003). Development and validation of the Counselor Activity Self-Efficacy Scales. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 50(1), 97–108. https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-0167.50.1.97
  • Sheu, H.-B. (2005). Development and initial validation of the Multicultural Counseling Self-Efficacy Scale–Racial Diversity Form (Master’s thesis). University of Maryland, College Park. Digital Repository at the University of Maryland (DRUM)
  • Sheu, H.-B., & Lent, R. W. (2007). Development and initial validation of the Multicultural Counseling Self-Efficacy Scale—Racial Diversity Form. Psychotherapy: Theory, Research, Practice, Training, 44(1), 30–45. https://doi.org/10.1037/0033-3204.44.1.30
  • Sheu, H.-B., Rigali-Oiler, M., & Lent, R. W. (2012). Multicultural Counseling Self-Efficacy Scale – Racial Diversity Form: Factor structure and test of a social cognitive model. Psychotherapy Research, 22(5), 527–542. https://doi.org/10.1080/10503307.2012.683467
  • Sue, D. W., Arredondo, P., & McDavis, R. J. (1992). Multicultural counseling competencies and standards: A call to the profession. Journal of Counseling & Development, 70(4), 477–486. https://doi.org/10.1002/j.1556-6676.1992.tb01642.x

13. Items of the Scale (Questionnaire)

Below are the authentic scale items in their original language as published in the standard psychometric validation studies, without modification or translation to preserve instrument validity and reliability:
1

Multicultural Intervention
2

Manage your own racially or culturally based countertransference toward the client (e.g.‚ over identification with the client because of his or her race).
3

Help the client to clarify how cultural factors (e.g.‚ racism‚ acculturation‚ racial identity) may relate to her or his maladaptive beliefs and conflicted feelings.
4

Admit and accept responsibility when you‚ as the counselor‚ have initiated the cross-cultural impasse.
5

Encourage the client to express his or her negative feelings resulting from cross-cultural misunderstanding or impasses.
6

Assess the salience and meaningfulness of culture/race in the client’s life.
7

Resolve misunderstanding with the client that stems from differences in culturally based style of communication (e.g.‚ acquiescence versus confrontation).
8

Help the client to identify how cultural factors (e.g.‚ racism‚ acculturation‚ racial identity) may relate to his or her maladaptive relational patterns.
9

Take into account multicultural constructs (e.g.‚ acculturation‚ racial identity) when conceptualizing the client’s presenting problems.
10

Manage your own anxiety due to cross-cultural impasses that arise in the session.
11

Respond in a therapeutic way when the client challenges your multicultural counseling competency.
12

Assess relevant cultural factors (e.g.‚ the client’s acculturation level‚ racial identity‚ cultural values and beliefs).
13

Help the client to set counseling goals that take into account expectations from her or his family.
14

Openly discuss cultural differences and similarities between the client and yourself.
15

Address issues of cultural mistrust in ways that can improve the therapeutic relationship.
16

Help the client to develop culturally appropriate ways to deal with systems (e.g.‚ school‚ community) that affect him or her.
17

Help the client to develop new and more adaptive behaviors that are consistent with his or her cultural background.
18

Repair cross-cultural impasses that arise due to problems in the use or timing of particular skills (e.g.‚ introduce the topic of race into therapy when the client is not ready to discuss).
19

Help the client to utilize family/community resources to reach her or his goals.
20

Deal with power-related disparities (i.e.‚ counselor power versus client powerlessness) with a client who has experienced racism or discrimination.
21

Take into account cultural explanations of the client’s presenting issues in case conceptualization.
22

Where appropriate‚ help the client to explore racism or discrimination in relation to his or her presenting issues.
23

Take into account the impact that family may have on the client in case conceptualization.
24

Deliver treatment to a client who prefers a different counseling style (i.e.‚ directive versus non-directive).
25

Treat culture-bound syndromes (DSM-IV) for racially diverse clients (e.g.‚ brain fag‚ neurasthenia‚ nervios‚ ghost sickness).
26

Assess culture-bound syndromes (DSM-IV) for racially diverse clients (e.g.‚ brain fag‚ neurasthenia‚ nervios‚ ghost sickness).
27

Interpret standardized tests (e.g.‚ MMPI-2‚ Strong Interest Inventory) in ways sensitive to cultural differences.
28

se‎lect culturally appropriate assessment tools according to the client’s cultural background.
29

Use non-standardized methods or procedures (e.g.‚ card sort‚ guided fantasy) to assess the client’s concerns in a culturally sensitive way.
30

Conduct a mental status examination in a culturally sensitive way.
31

Encourage the client to take an active role in counseling.
32

Evaluate counseling progress in an on-going fashion.
33

Respond effectively to the client’s feelings related to termination (e.g.‚ sadness‚ feeling of loss‚ pride‚ relief).
34

Keep sessions on track and focused with a client who is not familiar with the counseling process.
35

Assess the client’s readiness for termination.
36

Help the client to articulate what she or he has learned from counseling during the termination process.
37

Identify and integrate the client’s culturally specific way of saying goodbye in the termination process.
38

Respond to the client’s transference in a culturally sensitive way.
39

Repair cross-cultural impasses that arise due to problems in the use or timing of particular skills (e.g.‚ introduce the topic of race into therapy when the client is not ready to discuss).
40

Conduct a mental status examination in a culturally sensitive way.
41

Help the client to set counseling goals that are consistent with his or her cultural values.
42

Help the client to develop culturally appropriate ways to deal with systems (e.g.‚ school‚ community) that affect him or her.
43

Manage your own anxiety due to cross-cultural impasses that arise in the session.
44

Respond with the most appropriate counseling skill when therapy stalls as a result of culture.
45

Assess culture-bound syndromes (DSM-IV) for racially diverse clients (e.g.‚ brain fag‚ neurasthenia‚ nervios‚ ghost sickness).
46

Help the client to set counseling goals that take into account expectations from her or his family.
47

Help the client to identify how cultural factors (e.g.‚ racism‚ acculturation‚ racial identity) may relate to his or her maladaptive relational patterns.
48

Manage your own racially or culturally based countertransference toward the client (e.g.‚ over identification with the client because of his or her race).
49

Encourage the client to express his or her negative feelings resulting from cross-cultural misunderstanding or impasses.
50

Assess the salience and meaningfulness of culture/race in the client’s life.
51

Take into account multicultural constructs (e.g.‚ acculturation‚ racial identity) when conceptualizing the client’s presenting problems.
52

Help the client to clarify how cultural factors (e.g.‚ racism‚ acculturation‚ racial identity) may relate to her or his maladaptive beliefs and conflicted feelings.
53

Respond in a therapeutic way when the client challenges your multicultural counseling competency.
54

Admit and accept responsibility when you‚ as the counselor‚ have initiated the cross-cultural impasse.
55

Help the client to develop new and more adaptive behaviors that are consistent with his or her cultural background.
56

Resolve misunderstanding with the client that stems from differences in culturally based style of communication (e.g.‚ acquiescence versus
57

Remain flexible and accepting in resolving cross cultural strains or impasses.
58

Treat culture-bound syndromes (DSM-IV) for racially diverse clients (e.g.‚ brain fag‚ neurasthenia‚ nervios‚ ghost sickness).
59

Help the client to utilize family/community resources to reach her or his goals.
60

Deliver treatment to a client who prefers a different counseling style (i.e.‚ directive versus nondirective).
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