Multicultural counseling requires an unbiased view of the world and other cultures to give effective results. It is important for counselors to be knowledgeable of clients’ cultures and other factors affecting their behaviors to provide effective counseling. In addition‚ counselors should be aware prejudices regarding other people and cultures. The symptoms of mental disorders are found worldwide‚ although there are some cultural bound disorders. Cultural bound disorders or “Syndrome”‚ tends to manifest
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Nationalism is exclusionary by definition. In a well-argued essay‚ compare the positive and negative effects of nationalism within a multicultural or multiethnic society. In your answer‚ discuss the problems that a multicultural society poses to the formation of national identity and why you do or do not believe that nationalism is compatible with the liberal state’s emphasis upon individual rights and freedoms. “The Age of liberal democracy is also the Age of nationalism” (Bernard Yack‚ 2003)
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Trevor Endre Argosy University April 13‚ 2016 Multiculturalism is the view that various cultures in society deserve equal respect‚ and academic interest. Multiculturalism became a major force in American society in the 1970’s and 1980’s as African-Americans‚ Latinos‚ and other ethnic groups explored their own history. I believe that America is a multicultural society. I feel this way because we have several different cultural history months. Some may include February’s black history
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the Native Americans counselors understand what greatly impacts American Indians in social issues. Native Americans are greatly impacted with Major Health Issues‚ Employment Issues‚ Economic Issues‚ and Family Dynamics. American Indian Multicultural Counseling Human behavior is explained by the definition of culture. Each individual has a cultural group of values. Ethnocentrism is what makes up the American Euro-American culture. The Americans take pride in thinking their culture is superior
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different races‚ ethnic backgrounds or cultural groups living in one society. Our society is formed of a mix of different people and sometimes it is not easy to define ones self. Since we live in a society that is influenced by many social aspects expressing ones personal identity may be a hard task. Aspects of society that make it hard to identify ones self include a persons sexual orientation‚ their ethnicity and their lifestyles. In society there are many labels that are put on people because of their
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HISTORY Asian and American cultures are as different as black (yin) and white (yang)‚ or east and west. While American culture is relatively new‚ in terms of history‚ the Asian culture is one of the world’s oldest‚ with its earliest origins believed to be Sumer‚ located near the Persian Gulf‚ in approximately 3500 B.C. China is believed to be the world’s oldest existing civilization‚ beginning with the Shang Dynasty in around 1500 B.C. (Chan‚ 1991). RELIGION While there are two religions prevalent
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Lethal Sex: Conditions of Disclosure in Counseling Sexually Active Clients with HIV Elliot D. Cohen‚ Ph.D. The present HIV pandemic presents challenges for mental health practitioners who‚ in the course of therapy‚ sometimes become privy to confidential information about potentially lethal sexual relationships ongoing between the client and one or more uninformed partner(s). In this lecture I will discuss the current professional/legal status of making disclosure in such cases‚ and
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multiculturalism. In multicultural therapy‚ clients are either grouped or treated individually according to their health issues with those having similar problems being attended to by one‚ or in other instances more than one therapist. The success and utilization of multicultural therapy is attached to mechanisms of change where therapists develop‚ examine‚ and explore inherent relationships established within the multicultural context. This paper outlines different ethical issues arising in multicultural counseling
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15 Interviewing T his chapter is dedicated to something that will be of great importance throughout your professional life—interviews. An interview is a goal-driven transaction characterized by questions and answers‚ clear structure‚ control‚ and imbalance. An interview is usually a dyadic transaction‚ meaning that it takes place between two people. A talk show host asking questions of a celebrity would be one example of a dyadic interview. Sometimes‚ however‚ a person may be interviewed
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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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