COMMUNICATION IN MULTI-CULTURAL COUNSELING Communication in Multi-Cultural Counseling Connie Sutton Grand Canyon University PCN 509/Social and Cultural Diversity Susan Lutz‚ LMFT October 25‚ 2010 Introduction Research shows clients from ethnic minority groups are the least likely to make use of counseling services. One explanation for this is that it is an ethnocentric activity‚ based on the values of the white middle
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As a multi-ethnic woman of color‚ both my personal and professional life has been spent working with diverse populations. I was raised in New York‚ surrounded by an array of people from all walks of life. I went to school‚ lived‚ and worked in various communities (New York‚ Texas‚ Maryland‚ Oregon) surrounding myself with multi-ethnic‚ multi-language individuals. I am a Colombian‚ Puerto-Rican‚ Cuban-American woman who was raised in a predominately African-American community. I started my career
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The Educated Single Mother “A mother is she who can take the place of all others but whose place no one else can take.” (Mermillod) This quote emphasizes one of the many meanings of the word “mother”. This quote can especially relate to single mothers. When faced with the difficulty of raising a child by yourself‚ you sometimes have to play the role of mom and dad. Mothers may never be able to fill the void of the missing father‚ but given the chances‚ they will try. To say the least‚ being a
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“A MULTI-CULTURAL SOCIETY IS A BLESSING” – REALLY? “A multi-cultural society is a blessing”. This is an assertion alleged by many. But is it true? Does the old regulation “The more‚ the better” really count here? And what on earth is a multi-cultural society? A multi-cultural society is a society containing several representations of different cultures. To understand it better‚ we also will need to be aware of what both a society and a culture really is. According to Wikipedia‚ a society is: a
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Multi Layered Security Plan Richman Investments 1) General This MLS plan will give a brief overview of the security strategies that will be implemented at each level of the IT infrastructure. In this Multi Layered Security Plan we will describe how we will improve the security of each domain and how to protect our information. We will update all firewalls on the infrastructure and secure our ports that are open and stop incoming traffic that is malicious. All anti-virus software will be updated
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Introduction: Single sex education began in 1890‚ in England‚ for men only. Education was believed to be for men only because men usually took over the family by providing funds necessary to run a household. Usually women learned only fundamental concepts‚ such as how to cook‚ clean‚ sew and care for children. Women did not attend school; rather‚ they learned the skill of reading and writing‚ and some acquired mathematics through private lessons or a tutor‚ but if they were rich they were sent
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Full DSM Multi-Axial Diagnostic Impression Previous Multi-Axial Diagnostic Impression Axis I: F43.10 Posttraumatic Stress Disorder; F20.9 Schizophrenia‚ unspecified F12.20 Cannabis Use Disorder‚ Severe; F15.20 Amphetamine-type substance‚ severe Axis II: None Axis III: None Axis IV: relationship issues‚ financial issues‚ legal issues Axis V: GAF: 75 Current Multi-Axial Diagnostic Impression Axis I: F43.10‚ 309.81 Posttraumatic Stress Disorder‚ Unspecified Axis II: None Axis III: None Axis IV:
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The single-parent issue. For a long time‚ children growing up in a single parent household have been viewed as bad‚ unstable and very different from other kids. Being raised by only one parent seem near impossible because of the economic factor but yet over the years‚ it is become more common. In todays society many children have grown up to become emotionally stable and successful whether having one parent or not. The real problem lies in the difference of children raised by a single parent
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classes should be organized as single-sex classrooms because females perform better in this subject when in single sex classrooms leading to a stronger education system and less bias in the workplace. The idea of single sex schools overwhelms many people in today’s society‚ but the evidence of the need to enhance the education system can be found in a segment of this heavy idea. Margaret Spellings‚ Education Secretary‚ gave way for the voluntary decision of single-sex classrooms in 2006 providing
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Reflection on “The Danger of a Single Story” By Chimamanda Adichie Why this all fuss about a “single story”? So what is a single story? Does this mean manipulation of ‘a single story’ by countless re-telling and thus creating an ‘entrenched’ view in our minds which we fail to challenge and investigate with a forward-looking vision? No wonder‚ this leads to a lot of assumptions‚ half-truths and stereotypes when this story is passed on from one to another. For example a lot of people think that
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