The Spiritual Competence Scale: A New Instrument for Assessing Spiritual Competence at the Programmatic Level

Autor/in	Hodge, David R.
Titel	The Spiritual Competence Scale: A New Instrument for Assessing Spiritual Competence at the Programmatic Level
Quelle	In: Research on Social Work Practice, 17 (2007) 2, S.287-294 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1049-7315
Schlagwörter	Program Effectiveness; Religion; Social Work; Evaluation Methods; Program Evaluation; Values; Cultural Relevance; Religious Cultural Groups; Culturally Relevant Education; Professional Associations; Test Construction; Factor Analysis; Graduate Students; Standards; Construct Validity; Test Reliability; Student Attitudes; College Programs; Psychometrics + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Soziale Arbeit; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Wertbegriff; Kirchliche Gruppe; Religionszugehörigkeit; Testaufbau; Faktorenanalyse; Graduate Study; Student; Students; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Studentin; Standard; Testreliabilität; Schülerverhalten; Studienprogramm; Psychometry; Psychometrie
Abstract	Cultural competence has become a central social work tenet enshrined in the profession's ethical and educational standards. Few measures of cultural competence exist, however, in spite of an increasing array of religious, ethnic, and racial groups in U.S. society. This article develops a new measure to assess cultural competence among one family of cultural groups--spiritual and religious cultures. More specifically, this scale measures respondents' perceptions of spiritual competence at the programmatic level. To develop the eight-item scale, a confirmatory factor analysis was conducted with a random sample of graduate students affiliated with the National Association of Social Workers (N = 303). The results suggest that the scale is a valid and reliable measure of the values dimension of spiritual competence. Although the instrument is designed to assess levels of competence in educational programs, with modification it may also be possible to use the scale in agency settings and perhaps for individual self-assessment as well. (Contains 4 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10