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Astramovich, R. L. (2011). Needs assessment: A key evaluation tool for professional counselors. Counseling.org.

Chao, M. M., Okazaki, S., & Hong, Y. Y. (2011). The quest for multicultural competence: Challenges and lessons learned from clinical and organizational research. Social and Personality Psychology Compass, 5(5), 263-274.
An informative article on the topic of multicultural competence.

Chiu, C.-Y., Lonner, W. J., Matsumoto, D., & Ward, C. (2013). Cross-cultural competence: Theory, research, and application. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 44(6), 843–848.
Recent research on the topic of cross-cultural competence.

Gill, S., Kuwahara, R., & Wilce, M. (2016). Through a culturally competent lens: Why the program evaluation standards matter. Health Promotion Practice, 17(1), 5–8.
How to create culturally competent program evaluation standards.

Kim, K.H., Zabelina, D. (2020). Cultural bias in assessment: Can creativity help? International Journal of Critical Pedagogy, Vol. 6 (2), p.129-148.
Defining cultural bias and how to work around it.

Murphy, T. M., & Chang, C. Y. (2018, January 1). Qualitative clinical mental health program evaluation: Models and implications for counseling practitioners and educators. Journal of Mental Health Counseling, 40(1), 1.
Qualitative measures for counseling program evaluation.

O’Hara, C., Chang, C. Y., & Giordano, A. L. (2021). Multicultural competence in counseling research: The cornerstone of scholarship. Journal of Counseling & Development, 99(2), 200–209.
Multicultural competence in counseling research.

US Department of Labor. (n.d.). Diversity and Inclusion.
Links to resources regarding the issue of diversity and inclusion.

Minton, C. A. B., Gibbons, M. M., & Hightower, J. M. (2021). Community-engaged research and evaluation in counseling: Building partnerships and applying program evaluation. Journal of Counseling & Development, 99(2), 210–220.
An example of a program evaluation research study.

Walker, J., & Rosales, T. (2021). The racist beginnings of standardized testing. National Education Association.
A discussion of racism within standardized tests.

Joint Committee on Standards for Educational Evaluation. (n.d.). Program Evaluation Standards.
Standards to review when creating program evaluation standards.