Commitment to Individual and Cultural Diversity Competency Training

• Independently articulates, understands, and monitors multiple cultural identities in interactions with others
• Regularly uses knowledge of the role of culture in interactions to monitor and improve effectiveness as a professional
• Critically evaluates feedback and initiates consultation or supervision when uncertain about diversity issues with others

• Articulates an integrative conceptualization of diversity as it impacts clients, self and others (e.g., organizations, colleagues, systems of care)
• Habitually adapts one’s professional behavior in a culturally sensitive manner, as appropriate to the needs of the client, that improves client outcomes and avoids harm
• Articulates and uses alternative and culturally appropriate repertoire of skills and techniques and behaviors
• Seeks consultation regarding addressing individual and cultural diversity as needed
• Uses culturally relevant best practices

• Demonstrates integration of diversity and multiple identity aspects in conceptualization of supervision process with all participants (client(s), supervisee, supervisor)
• Demonstrates adaptation of own professional behavior in a culturally sensitive manner as appropriate to the needs of the supervision context and all parties in it
• Articulates and uses diversity appropriate repertoire of skills and techniques in supervisory process
• Identifies impact of aspects of self in therapy and supervision

Domain: Diversity and Advocacy. 1. Maintains information regarding community resources to make appropriate referrals. 1/24 (4%) CACREP-CMHC-2009.F.1	The candidate demonstrates little knowledge of how to meet the standard.	The candidate is acquiring the necessary knowledge to meet the standard. The candidate is not yet prepared to demonstrate this skill in a practical setting.	The candidate demonstrates knowledge of how to meet the standard. The candidate is prepared to apply this skill in a practical setting.	The candidate extensively integrates knowledge to be able to meet the standard. The candidate is prepared to apply this skill in a practical setting.
Domain: Diversity and Advocacy. 2. Advocates for policies, programs, and services that are equitable and responsive to the unique needs of clients. 1/24 (4%) CACREP-CMHC-2009.F.2	The candidate demonstrates little knowledge of how to meet the standard.	The candidate is acquiring the necessary knowledge to meet the standard. The candidate is not yet prepared to demonstrate this skill in a practical setting.	The candidate demonstrates knowledge of how to meet the standard. The candidate is prepared to apply this skill in a practical setting.	The candidate extensively integrates knowledge to be able to meet the standard. The candidate is prepared to apply this skill in a practical setting.
Domain: Diversity and Advocacy. 3. Demonstrates the ability to modify counseling systems, theories, techniques, and interventions to make them culturally appropriate for diverse populations. 1/24 (4%) CACREP-CMHC-2009.F.3	The candidate demonstrates little knowledge of how to meet the standard.	The candidate is acquiring the necessary knowledge to meet the standard. The candidate is not yet prepared to demonstrate this skill in a practical setting.	The candidate demonstrates knowledge of how to meet the standard. The candidate is prepared to apply this skill in a practical setting.	The candidate extensively integrates knowledge to be able to meet the standard. The candidate is prepared to apply this skill in a practical setting.

Domain: Diversity and Advocacy. 1. Demonstrates the ability to provide effective services to clients in a multicultural society. 1/18 (5%) CACREP-MCFC-2009.F.1	The candidate demonstrates little knowledge of how to meet the standard.	The candidate is acquiring the necessary knowledge to meet the standard. The candidate is not yet prepared to demonstrate this skill in a practical setting.	The candidate demonstrates knowledge of how to meet the standard. The candidate is prepared to apply this skill in a practical setting.	The candidate extensively integrates knowledge to be able to meet the standard. The candidate is prepared to apply this skill in a practical setting.
Domain: Diversity and Advocacy. 2. Maintains information regarding community resources to make appropriate referrals. 1/18 (5%) CACREP-MCFC-2009.F.2	The candidate demonstrates little knowledge of how to meet the standard.	The candidate is acquiring the necessary knowledge to meet the standard. The candidate is not yet prepared to demonstrate this skill in a practical setting.	The candidate demonstrates knowledge of how to meet the standard. The candidate is prepared to apply this skill in a practical setting.	The candidate extensively integrates knowledge to be able to meet the standard. The candidate is prepared to apply this skill in a practical setting.
Domain: Diversity and Advocacy. 3. Advocates for policies, programs, and services that are equitable and responsive to the unique needs of couples and families. 1/18 (5%) CACREP-MCFC-2009.F.3	The candidate demonstrates little knowledge of how to meet the standard.	The candidate is acquiring the necessary knowledge to meet the standard. The candidate is not yet prepared to demonstrate this skill in a practical setting.	The candidate demonstrates knowledge of how to meet the standard. The candidate is prepared to apply this skill in a practical setting.	The candidate extensively integrates knowledge to be able to meet the standard. The candidate is prepared to apply this skill in a practical setting.
Domain: Diversity and Advocacy. 4. Demonstrates the ability to modify counseling systems, theories, techniques, and interventions to make them culturally appropriate for diverse couples and families. 1/18 (5%) CACREP-MCFC-2009.F.4	The candidate demonstrates little knowledge of how to meet the standard.	The candidate is acquiring the necessary knowledge to meet the standard. The candidate is not yet prepared to demonstrate this skill in a practical setting.	The candidate demonstrates knowledge of how to meet the standard. The candidate is prepared to apply this skill in a practical setting.	The candidate extensively integrates knowledge to be able to meet the standard. The candidate is prepared to apply this skill in a practical setting.

Counselors are aware of—and avoid imposing—their own values, attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors. Counselors respect the diversity of clients, trainees, and research participants and seek training in areas in which they are at risk of imposing their values onto clients, especially when the counselor’s values are inconsistent with the client’s goals or are discriminatory in nature.

Counselors refrain from referring prospective and current clients based solely on the counselor’s personally held values, attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors. Counselors respect the diversity of clients and seek training in areas in which they are at risk of imposing their values onto clients, especially when the counselor’s values are inconsistent with the client’s goals or are discriminatory in nature.

Counselors practice only within the boundaries of their competence, based on their education, training, supervised experience, state and national professional credentials, and appropriate professional experience. Whereas multicultural counseling competency is required across all counseling specialties, counselors gain knowledge, personal awareness, sensitivity, dispositions, and skills pertinent to being a culturally competent counselor in working with a diverse client population.

Counselors do not condone or engage in discrimination against prospective or current clients, students, employees, supervisees, or research participants based on age, culture, disability, ethnicity, race, religion/spirituality, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital/ partnership status, language preference, socioeconomic status, immigration status, or any basis proscribed by law.

(a) Social workers should understand culture and its function in human behavior and society, recognizing the strengths that exist in all cultures.

(b) Social workers should have a knowledge base of their clients’ cultures and be able to demonstrate competence in the provision of services that are sensitive to clients’ cultures and to differences among people and cultural groups.

(c) Social workers should obtain education about and seek to understand the nature of social diversity and oppression with respect to race, ethnicity, national origin, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, marital status, political belief, religion, immigration status, and mental or physical disability.

Psychologists respect the dignity and worth of all people, and the rights of individuals to privacy, confidentiality, and self-determination. Psychologists are aware that special safeguards may be necessary to protect the rights and welfare of persons or communities whose vulnerabilities impair autonomous decision making. Psychologists are aware of and respect cultural, individual and role differences, including those based on age, gender, gender identity, race, ethnicity, culture, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, language and socioeconomic status and consider these factors when working with members of such groups. Psychologists try to eliminate the effect on their work of biases based on those factors, and they do not knowingly participate in or condone activities of others based upon such prejudices.