The study was to investigate the effectiveness of Sociocultural
Competency Training (SCCT) as an intervention in enhancing self-efficacy
among trainees in the health care profession. The purposes of the study were
threefold: (a) to evaluate the effectiveness of the training in enhancing the
trainees' self-efficacy and behavioural performance; (b) to examine their
personal experiences in the learning ofthe sociocultural competencies, and (c)
to identify the factors that contribute to effective outcomes. A sample of 84
participants in the Health Sciences program at the Vancouver Community
College was recruited. There were 26 local born Canadians and 32 immigrants
in the experimental group, whereas 11 local born Canadians and 15 immigrants
were in the control group. Experimental group participants took part in an 18-
hour training over a 6-week period as part of their regular Human Relations
Skills course curriculum. The control group also took the same training course
after post-test data collection.
This study used both quantitative and qualitative methods. Self-efficacy
and behavioural performance were assessed quantitatively by the results from
the General Self-Efficacy Scale (GSE), Situational Social Avoidance Scale
(SSA), Social Self-Efficacy Scale (SSE), and Interpersonal Skills Checklist
(ISC-33). Qualitative data was collected through written feedback from 28
participants and semi-structured interviewing with 24 volunteer interviewees in the experimental group.
The results of this study supported the hypotheses that the Sociocultural
Competency Training was effective in improving the interpersonal skills and
lowering the social avoidance tendency among participants in the experimental
group when compared to individuals in the control group. The hypothesis that
there would be more significant change in participants' social self-efficacy was
also supported. The Sociocultural Competency Training offered effective ways
of helping people develop positive self-efficacy and behavioural competencies.
Participants reported the training enabled them to have the sociocultural
competencies to conduct their professional career in a multicultural community.
In the future, the training can be used with high school students, college and
university students, international students, professionals, business people, and
expatriates who need to learn the sociocultural competencies for career
success. / Education, Faculty of / Educational and Counselling Psychology, and Special Education (ECPS), Department of / Graduate
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UBC/oai:circle.library.ubc.ca:2429/13830 |
| Date | 11 1900 |
| Creators | Wong, Yuk Shuen |
| Source Sets | University of British Columbia |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, Thesis/Dissertation |
| Format | 9390104 bytes, application/pdf |
| Rights | For non-commercial purposes only, such as research, private study and education. Additional conditions apply, see Terms of Use https://open.library.ubc.ca/terms_of_use. |
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