PLAY THERAPISTS' SELF-PERCEIVED MULTICULTURAL COMPETENCE AND ADEQUACY OF TRAINING

The purpose of this study was to explore the self-perceived multicultural competencies and adequacy of multicultural training of play therapists across the United States. Registered play therapists belonging to the Association for Play Therapy (N = 134) completed the Multicultural Counseling Competence and Training Survey (MMCTS) ( Holcomb-McCoy & Myers, 1999 ). Results indicate that play therapists perceive themselves as competent on multicultural counseling competence. The results also suggest that play therapists perceived their multicultural training as less than adequate. Although results indicate no difference between play therapists' competence and training based on years of experience, there was a difference in multicultural competence and training based on coursework in multicultural counseling. Implications for practice and future research are discussed.