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| Items | Clinical relevance of item
Very relevant/relevant (%) |
|
| Factor: cultural awareness | |
I actively strive for an atmosphere that promotes risk-taking and self-exploration. (Item 4)
| 93 |
I examine my own biases related to ethnicity and culture that may influence my behaviour as a service provider. (Item 3)
| 91 |
I openly discuss with others issues I have in developing multicultural awareness. (Item 1)
| 90 |
I learn about different ethnic cultures through educational methods and/or life experiences. (Item 2)
| 91 |
I feel that I can learn from my ethnic-minority clients. (Item 6)
| 85 |
| Items with psychometric misfit based on the factor loadings below 0.4 | |
I am sensitive to valuing and respecting differences between my cultural background and my clients’ cultural heritage. (Item 5)
| 96 |
It is difficult for me to accept that religious beliefs may influence how ethnic minorities respond to illness and disability. (Item 7)
| 89 |
I do not consider the cultural backgrounds of my clients where food is concerned. (Item 8)
| 77 |
| Factor: organisational support for multicultural practice | |
Cultural competence is included in my workplace’s mission statement, policies, and procedures. (Item 9)
| 91 |
I have opportunities to learn culturally responsive behaviours from peers. (Item 16)
| 80 |
I receive feedback from supervisors on how to improve my practice skills with clients from different ethnic-minority backgrounds. (Item 14)
| 77 |
At work, pictures, posters, printed materials, and toys reflect the culture and ethnic backgrounds of ethnic-minority clients. (Item 13)
| 74 |
| Items with psychometric misfit based on the factor loadings below 0.4 | |
My organisation does not provide ongoing training on cultural competence. (Item 11)
| 89 |
My workplace does not support using resources to promote cultural competence. (Item 10)
| 84 |
The way services are structured in my setting makes it difficult to identify the cultural values of my clients. (Item 15)
| 71 |
My workplace does not support my participation in my clients’ cultural celebrations. (Item 12)
| 53 |
| Factor: cultural skills | |
I would find it easy to work competently with ethnic-minority clients. (Item 19)
| 92 |
I am effective in my nonverbal communication with clients whose culture is different from mine. (Item 18)
| 90 |
I am effective in my verbal communication with clients whose culture is different from mine. (Item 17)
| 85 |
| Items with psychometric misfit based on the factor loadings below 0.4 | |
I feel confident that I can learn about my clients’ cultural backgrounds. (Item 22)
| 95 |
I feel that I have limited experience working with ethnic-minority clients. (Item 20)
| 90 |
It is difficult to practice skills related to cultural competence. (Item 21)
| 83 |
I do not feel that I have the skills to provide services to ethnic-minority clients. (Item 24)
| 87 |
It is hard adjusting my therapeutic strategies to ethnic-minority clients. (Item 23)
| 81 |
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