Multicultural Counseling After reading the many articles on the notion of diagnosis and counseling with multicultural/ethnic patients‚ it has come to my attention that this focus is solely based on stereotypical attitudes. Sure‚ it can be said that it is important for a therapist to have a background of the patient’s heritage and culture‚ but doesn’t this necessarily mean that the outlook of the therapist will be put in a box by doing so? I think multicultural competency is a ridiculous way to
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separate the methodologies utilized in multicultural research from traditional research? How has multicultural research expanded our understanding of cultures? It is obvious just by what we have experienced in this course so far that researchers would need to utilize different methods when conducting multicultural research as opposed to traditional research. Traditional psychological research has always employed the idea of absolutism‚ whereas multicultural psychological research takes on more of
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Multicultural Items One of the beauties of living in this world is the wealth of different beliefs and cultures that surround every person. Even living in someone’s home country does not exclude him or her from witnessing or experiencing different cultures. Anyone can immerse himself or herself in a different culture just by reading a story from an author that lives that culture everyday. Multicultural Concepts Growing up in the United States is a much difference experience than Catherine Lim
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Multicultural Competency Arnold Miller PSYCH 535 April 4‚ 2011 Patricia Perez‚ PhD Multicultural Competency Introduction In this paper I shall try to explain myself on how I feel on the different topics of perceptions‚ attitudes‚ biases‚ and beliefs of culturally different groups to include other areas of my reactions to knowledge about values‚ practices‚ and experiences of individuals who are culturally different from me. What biases‚ perceptions‚ attitudes‚ and beliefs might you hold
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Those researchers who investigate these phenomenons are multicultural psychologist. This paper will discuss what is what multicultural psychology is‚ provide a brief history of multicultural psychology‚ and provide a rationale for the establishment of multicultural psychology as a subspecialty of psychology. Multicultural Psychology Some people may wonder what a multicultural psychology is. According to Webster dictionary multicultural is relating to‚ reflecting‚ or adapted to diverse cultures
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One of the greatest challenges a teacher faces today is a multicultural classroom. All aspects of each culture must be addressed and kept in mind when a teacher is designing their curriculum. Today’s classroom is more diverse in every sense‚ and a teacher must be prepared for any scenario he or she is faced with. In order for a multicultural education to be effective‚ there needs to be a combination of challenges that takes into consideration the assets and disabilities each student may or may not
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Multicultural Competency Paper Kim Nores University of Phoenix PSYCH/535 Nino Kakulia 10/15/2012 As a psychologist it is imperative to be able to understand different cultures. We should be aware of our own biases‚ perceptions‚ attitudes and beliefs that we hold about culturally different groups. We should also be knowledgeable about the values‚ practices and experiences of individuals who are culturally different from ourselves. We should also be aware of our strengths and weakness in interacting
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son point of view. Hopefully‚ this paper will be able to discuss and determine that the best environment for Chinese-American families is by maintaining an equilibrium between acculturation and traditional Chinese fundamentals. Introduction Multicultural psychology is the methodical study of all aspects of human behavior as it takes place in settings where people of different cultural backgrounds encounter each other. These aspects of human behavior consist of age‚ ethnicity‚ social class‚ and
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A Multicultural Workplace A multicultural workplace refers to a group of individuals who represent all types of human difference gathered to achieve a common goal‚ which is the organization or company’s mission. For some‚ a multicultural organization may refer to their workplace as such‚ due to the variation of individuals’ age‚ sex‚ ethnicity‚ physical abilities‚ and even sexual orientation. Additionally‚ the diversity among this workforce is likely to be considered such based on its employees
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In such a multicultural world‚ understanding your own cultural identity as well as being knowledgeable of others cultural identities is imperative. A current goal of mine is to become an effective multicultural counselor by furthering my knowledge and awareness of social and cultural influences on diverse cultures. After completing the Multicultural Assessment‚ I received a score totaling 162. Specifically‚ in the Counselor Awareness‚ Knowledge‚ and Skills area my grade was 52. In the Understanding
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