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?

Accepted Answer

Awareness, Knowledge, and Skills

Answer

The original MCC framework organizes competencies around counselor awareness (of own assumptions/biases), knowledge (of client worldviews), and skills (culturally appropriate interventions).

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

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

Answer

Cultural humility emphasizes lifelong learning, self-reflection, and acknowledging that no one can be fully 'competent' in all cultures — replacing the idea of mastery with ongoing curiosity.

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

Stereotyping and overgeneralization

Answer

Assuming all members of a cultural group are the same is stereotyping — it ignores within-group diversity and individual differences.

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

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

Answer

Asking where someone is 'really from' implies they are not truly American and invalidates their American identity — a classic microinsult/microinvalidation.

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?

Accepted Answer

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

Answer

The ADDRESSING framework covers: Age, Developmental disability, Disability (acquired), Religion, Ethnicity, Social status, Sexual orientation, Indigenous heritage, National origin, and Gender.

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LMHC Multicultural Counseling Competencies