Multicultural Counseling and Diversity Flashcards
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Cultural humility differs from cultural competence primarily in that it:
Answer: Emphasizes ongoing self-reflection and openness to learning rather than achieving a fixed endpoint
Cultural humility (Hook et al.) emphasizes a lifelong process of self-reflection and openness to learning from clients, whereas competence may imply a fixed level of expertise has been achieved.
The racial/cultural identity development model (R/CID) proposed by Sue and Sue describes which early stage where a minority individual may devalue their own cultural group?
Answer: Conformity
In the Conformity stage, individuals from minority groups may internalize dominant culture values and devalue their own cultural heritage, sometimes preferring the dominant group's characteristics.
Social justice advocacy in counseling primarily involves counselors:
Answer: Addressing systemic barriers and inequities that affect client well-being beyond the counseling room
Social justice advocacy requires counselors to address systemic and environmental barriers—not just intrapsychic issues—that contribute to client distress, working at individual, community, and societal levels.
When adapting cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) for use with culturally diverse clients, which modification is most commonly recommended?
Answer: Incorporating culturally relevant metaphors, examples, and incorporating collectivistic values
Culturally adapted CBT incorporates culturally relevant examples, metaphors, and modifications that align with the client's worldview, such as integrating family involvement for collectivistic clients.
A counselor who holds implicit biases toward clients from a certain cultural group should primarily:
Answer: Engage in ongoing self-examination, supervision, and continuing education to address the bias
Ethical multicultural practice requires counselors to engage in ongoing self-reflection and use supervision and education to recognize and address biases rather than avoiding entire populations.
Which term describes the psychological distress experienced by members of stigmatized minority groups as a result of prejudice, discrimination, and social exclusion?
Answer: Minority stress
Meyer's minority stress model describes the unique, chronic stress that members of stigmatized minority groups experience due to social prejudice, discrimination, and internalized stigma.
The ACA Code of Ethics (2014) addresses multicultural counseling primarily by requiring counselors to:
Answer: Actively work to understand and respect diverse cultural backgrounds when providing services
The ACA Code of Ethics requires counselors to actively understand and respect cultural differences and to seek training when working with populations outside their cultural competence.