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Friday, October 12 • 4:00pm - 4:50pm
Translation and Cross-Cultural Adaptation of Assessments: A Primer for Counseling Researchers

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As counseling transitions from a Western-based practice to a global phenomenon, having access to reliable and valid measures useful in a number of languages and cultures is critical to the advancement of counseling practice and research. In this session, participants will be introduced to a 6-step process for the translation and cross-cultural adaptation of counseling assessments, using an illustrative example. Instructional handouts and an annotated bibliography of materials will be provided.

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Joshua C. Watson

Professor and Chair, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
Dr. Watson is a long-time member of AARC with expertise in scale development and validation. He has created and published multiple scales and chaired several dissertations where new measures were introduced to the profession. He also has published and presented on various aspects... Read More →



Friday October 12, 2018 4:00pm - 4:50pm EDT
West A
  Content Session
  • Program ID Program ID = H3

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