According to Celia Fisher, _______ is comprised of multicultural ethical commitment, multicultural ethical awareness, and goodness-of-fit ethics and multicultural ethical decision making.

• A. multicultural ethical incompetence
• B. cultural competence
• C. multicultural ethical competence
• D. diversity training

Answer: (C)

This question tests your understanding of Fisher’s framework for practicing ethically with clients from diverse backgrounds. The term described is multicultural ethical competence, which is built from four interrelated ideas: a commitment to ethical practice in multicultural contexts, awareness of how culture and power affect clients and therapy, a sensitivity to goodness-of-fit—ensuring interventions align with a client’s cultural values and circumstances—and the ability to apply ethical decision making within that multicultural lens. Together, these components define a professional's ability to navigate ethical issues across cultures in a thoughtful, responsible way.

Why this is the best fit: it explicitly names ethics within a multicultural frame and acknowledges both the mindset (commitment and awareness) and the process (goodness-of-fit and ethical decision making) necessary for competent practice. Other options don’t capture this specific blend. Multicultural ethical incompetence would describe the opposite tendency, not the established construct. Cultural competence is a broader term about cultural awareness and skills but doesn’t center the particular ethical decision-making and goodness-of-fit aspects. Diversity training is an educational program, not the integrated professional competence defined by Fisher.