The aims of this study were to develop and validate a MCC training module for trainee counselor based on MCC matrix model by Sue et al. (1992). This module encompassed five sub modules and 11 activities developed along the concepts and components of the MCC matrix model developed by Sue, Arredondo dan McDavis (1992). The design method used in this study involved a descriptive approach involving expert judgment. In addition, literature review was used to examine the need for developing of MCC training modules and to justify usage the MCC matrix model by Sue et al. (1992). The instruments used to determine the content validity of the module as advocated by Jamaludin (2002) is a modification from Russell (1974). The sample of the study comprised six experts in the field of counseling and psychology. A statistical software was used to analyze the descriptive statistics of the collected data which revealed promising results. The values computed for the content validity were high, ranging from 73.3% to 86.6%. These findings reinforce the MCC matrix model by Sue et al. (1992) in the design of MCC training module for counseling practitioners in Malaysia. Implications of the findings are discussed.

As awareness and sensitivity of multiculturalism is steering its way into the center stage of psychology, more cultural specific studies are needed to expand the understanding of human beings from the universal perspectives. This paper aims to discuss the preliminary research methodology utilized by researcher to understand the strengths of Malaysian Chinese long term marriages. Some of the marital theoretical frameworks and research methodology learned from the textbooks and studies from the Western are not relevant to the fieldwork. Pilot testing allowed the researcher to evaluate the proposed methodology. It also opened the eyes of researcher to be aware of cultural practices which the researcher could have been taken for granted. A few localized marital strengths, which were rarely discussed in Western literature, emerged in pilot testing