Culturally competent assessment practice in the United States
Culturally competent assessment practice in the United States
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DOI：
10.1207/s15327752jpa6603_2
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发表时间：
1996-06-01
影响因子：
3.4
通讯作者：
Dana, RH
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作者：
Dana, RH
在美国，多元文化人群的评估实践需要文化能力。文化能力评估包括特定文化风格的服务提供，使用客户的第一语言，并评估客户作为一个文化存在之前，测试管理使用文化取向类别。这些信息对于理解健康/疾病信念，指示可能存在的文化特异性症状，以及选择标准或文化特异性测试至关重要。评估伦理学认识到通过翻译和发展新的规范来改变或修改标准测试的可取性。跨文化结构效度、反应集和文化变量也是研究的重点。应根据文化取向状况为某些客户构建和验证特定文化测试。对客户和重要他人的测试结果反馈应符合文化期望。文化能力评估的专业和社会效益的建议。
Assessment practice with multicultural populations in the United States requires cultural competence. Culturally competent assessment includes culture-specific styles of service delivery, use of the client's first language, and an evaluation of the client as a cultural being prior to test administration using cultural orientation categories. This information is essential for understanding health/illness beliefs, to indicate the possible presence of culture-specific symptoms, and to select standard or culture-specific tests. Assessment ethics recognize the desirability of alteration or modification of standard tests by translation and development of new norms. Cross-cultural construct validity, response sets, and cultural variables are also research priorities. Culture-specific tests should be constructed and validated for some clients as determined by cultural orientation status. Feedback of test findings to clients and significant others should be consistent with cultural expectations. Professional and societal benefits of cultural competence in assessment are suggested.