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Published in final edited form as: Train Educ Prof Psychol. 2024 Aug;18(3):265–278. doi: 10.1037/tep0000443

Table 4.

Cultural skills training and practices and program assessment of cultural humility: Differences in perception by participants’ position in program

Items Total
M (SD) or % “Yes”
Graduate Students
M (SD) or “Yes”
Faculty, Supervisors, and/or Directors of Clinical Training
M (SD) or % “Yes”
ANOVA or Chi-Square Test (χ2)
CULTURAL SKILLS TRAINING AND PRACTICES
Training in Assessment Tools
Graduate students in our program are trained in utilizing the DSM-5 cultural formulation interview or other instrument to assess cultural factors affecting the clinical encounter (e.g., racial identity, experiences of racial discrimination, cultural factors affecting help seeking). a (n=198)
52.02%

51.61%

53.49%

χ2 = 0.05, p = 0.83
Training in Addressing Racism-Related Stress
I am satisfied with the clinical training in treating racial trauma or addressing racial discrimination offered by my program.b,c (n=168) N/A 2.04 (1.29) N/A N/A
Trainee Cultural Skills and Practices
When working with BIPOC clients, I assess individual strengths and resources such as resilience, self-efficacy, spirituality, faith, and religious values. c,d (n = 143) N/A 1.65 (0.79) N/A N/A
When working with BIPOC clients, I assess factors related to racial microaggressions, racial discrimination, racial profiling, and racism, as potential factors triggering, precipitating or sustaining mental health problems. c,d (n = 148) N/A 2.39 (1.06) N/A N/A
PROGRAM ASSESSMENT OF CULTURAL HUMILITY
Trainee progress towards cultural humility or multicultural competence is regularly assessed in my program. b (n = 240) 3.06 (1.54) 2.87 (1.55) 3.78 (1.30) F(1,238)=13.25 p <.001
In-house supervisor progress towards cultural humility or multicultural competence is regularly assessed in my program. b (n = 240) 1.83 (0.38) 1.82 (0.39) 1.88 (0.33) F(1,238)=10.00 p = .40

Note. M = Mean. SD = standard deviation.

a

Responses were coded as yes versus no.

b

Responses ranged from 1 (strongly disagree) to 6 (strongly agree).

c

This question was only asked of graduate students.

d

Responses ranged from 1 (always) to 5 (never).