Dana R H
Regional Research Institute, Portland State University, Southern Oregon State College, 97201, USA.
J Pers Assess. 1996 Jun;66(3):472-87. doi: 10.1207/s15327752jpa6603_2.
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.
在美国，对多元文化群体进行评估实践需要具备文化能力。具备文化能力的评估包括特定文化的服务提供方式、使用客户的母语，以及在使用文化取向类别进行测试之前，将客户作为文化个体进行评估。这些信息对于理解健康/疾病观念、表明可能存在的特定文化症状，以及选择标准测试或特定文化测试至关重要。评估伦理承认通过翻译和制定新规范来改变或修改标准测试的可取性。跨文化结构效度、反应定势和文化变量也是研究重点。应根据文化取向状况，为一些客户构建并验证特定文化测试。向客户及其他重要人员反馈测试结果应符合文化期望。文中还提出了评估中文化能力所带来的专业和社会益处。
