Correction to hook, davis, owen, worthington, and utsey

Reports an error in "Cultural humility: Measuring openness to culturally diverse clients" by Joshua N. Hook, Don E. Davis, Jesse Owen, Everett L. Worthington Jr. and Shawn O. Utsey (Journal of Counseling Psychology, 2013[Jul], Vol 60[3], 353-366). A syntax error was made when calculating the cultural humility total score. Instead of calculating the score with 12 items, the total score was calculated with 13 items (the 12 correct items plus one incorrect item). The two total scores are very similar (correlations between the two are above .99 in all three samples); however, the mean is higher due to the extra item added. All of the results are almost identical, and none of the conclusions in the article changed. The corrected statistics are included in the erratum. (The following abstract of the original article appeared in record 2013-15106-001.) Building on recent theory stressing multicultural orientation, as well as the development of virtues and dispositions associated with multicultural values, we introduce the construct of cultural humility, defined as having an interpersonal stance that is other-oriented rather than self-focused, characterized by respect and lack of superiority toward an individual's cultural background and experience. In 4 studies, we provide evidence for the estimated reliability and construct validity of a client-rated measure of a therapist's cultural humility, and we demonstrate that client perceptions of their therapist's cultural humility are positively associated with developing a strong working alliance. Furthermore, client perceptions of their therapist's cultural humility were positively associated with improvement in therapy, and this relationship was mediated by a strong working alliance. We consider implications for research, practice, and training. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2015 APA, all rights reserved).