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A Quantitative Examination Of The Relationship Between Curiosity, Cultural Humility, And Multicultural Counseling Competence In Master's-Level Counselors-In-Training Enrolled In Cacrep-Accredited Programs, Amber Haley

Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2020-

For decades, researchers and counselor educators have emphasized the importance of developing counselors prepared to serve a diverse society. However, there is still much debate around which factors contribute to the development of a culturally competent counselor. The influence of curiosity in the development of competence has been researched in the field of education, however, curiosity has not yet been studied in counseling as it relates to counselors' openness and competence in working with clients perceived as different from themselves. The author conducted a quantitative research study to examine the influence of curiosity and cultural humility in master's level counselors-in-training …