Emily Nostrant Multicultural Counseling Cultural Identity Analysis SUNY Fredonia My name is Emily Nostrant and I am a Caucasian female who belongs to the middle class with a herniated disc. I never really thought of my identity as more than just my race and gender. I never put that much thought into it and just assumed that my identity was what you and others physically see. Now I see that there is so much more to my personal identity. There is more to me than what people can outwardly see
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The Positive and Negative Aspects of Globalisation on the World Today | | | Globalisation has long affected people’s life. Jeffery (2002) believes that the word “globalisation” has been known since the 1960s. Despite all the conveniences which globalisation brings to people’s life‚ it is also a fact that many people fear globalisation. They fear it because it evokes threats and they would feel safer by being closed into their own local world. Globalisation has its own negative and positive
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Political and Economic Aspects of Cultural Differences Economics: • production – making of goods • consumption – using up goods • exchange – transfer of goods Subsistence Strategies: how you meet basic survival needs of food‚ clothing‚ shelter. • Modes of Production – dominant way you make a living Relations of Production—relationships that organize production (serfs/lords; workers and capitalists) Means of Production—material resources available for producing food. Food Collectors: Foraging‚ Hunting
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Cultural Competence Haily Carter December 19‚ 2008 University of Phoenix CNSL/557 Colleen Moore Cultural Competence Culture is defined as the beliefs‚ values‚ and norm people of a particular group share. One aspect of training culturally competent counselors is making sure they are aware of their own culture and how it has shaped their beliefs and values. The beliefs and values individuals have define how they see the world and what they view on being important. An example of this is how a
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Cultural Competence in Counseling Latinos Cultural Competence in Counseling Latinos A counselor must understand how one’s own cultural differences and worldviews impact the counseling relationship. This paper will examine how I am culturally different from my client and how I would demonstrate cultural competence. Furthermore‚ I will describe how I can improve my cultural competence with the client. Clients Background Information My client‚ Alberto‚ is a 47-year-old Mexican American who
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Cultural Bias in Assessment and Counseling Psychological assessments and testing tools are an important asset to counselors in order to help counselors have a deeper understanding of client issues. However‚ there are many issues that come about with certain tests and minorities like African Americans‚ Hispanics‚ Asian Americans‚ etc. Some of the issues with testing and assessment techniques today are cognitive‚ educational‚ cultural‚ and social biases. I believe what needs to be addressed in regards
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Page |1 The role of peer counseling in a university setting The Role of Peer Counseling in a University Setting: The University of Botswana By Dr. Lucky Odirile University of Botswana‚ Gaborone A Paper Presented at the 20th Anniversary Summit of the African Educational Research Network at North Carolina State University Raleigh‚ USA on 19th May 2012 Introduction Peer counseling is a well-documented concept of counseling. As Sisco (1992)‚ Cole (2002) and Pritchard (2007) point out‚ it is
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Examing the Current State of the Profession Multi-Cultural Issues in Mental Health Counseling November 18‚ 2013 Examing the Current State of the Profession “Multicultural counseling/therapy means understanding the worldviews and life experiences of diverse groups in our nation” (Sue‚ 2013‚ p.89). Understanding people’s attitudes and past experiences shape who they are as individuals. The true beauty of our society is the ability to encounter all walks of life and learn from each other
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Counseling can be viewed as relationship between two individuals‚ a counselor and a client‚ with the aim of helping the client overcome a problem or reduce adversary/suffering .In this relationship‚ the assumption is that the client is in a problem and needs assistance‚ while the counselor is experienced and possesses unconditional positive regard to the client. Therefore‚ counseling may also be regarded as a helping profession because it aims at helping the clients deal with the problems they face
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c Counselling Counseling is a dynamic interaction between counselor and counselee where a counselor adopts certain attitude and uses knowledge and skill to introduce and sustain in the clients learning process of self-expression leading to self understanding‚ leading to action so that the client changes his behaviour and solves his problems. Counselling is a non-directive talking therapy‚ which creates a non-judgemental space in order for you to work through your difficulties in a safe therapeutic
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