Social and Cultural Diversity Flashcards
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Which model describes five statuses of White racial identity development, progressing from Contact to Autonomy?
Answer: Helms's White Racial Identity Model
Janet Helms developed the White Racial Identity Development Model with six statuses: Contact, Disintegration, Reintegration, Pseudo-Independence, Immersion/Emersion, and Autonomy.
A counselor working with an LGBTQ+ client uses pathologizing language and suggests the client's sexual orientation is the root of their problems. This represents a failure of:
Answer: Multicultural competence and affirming practice
Affirming practice requires LPCs to recognize LGBTQ+ identities as normal variations and avoid pathologizing sexual orientation or gender identity.
The concept of 'worldview' in multicultural counseling refers to:
Answer: The way individuals perceive their relationships with others, institutions, and the universe
Worldview encompasses an individual's perceptions, assumptions, values, and beliefs about the nature of reality, shaped by cultural background and lived experience.
Racial identity development theory suggests that counselors should:
Answer: Consider both client and counselor racial identity statuses in the therapeutic relationship
The interaction of client and counselor racial identity statuses (cross-racial dyads) can significantly affect the therapeutic relationship and outcomes.
A counselor asks a biracial client, 'Which race do you identify with more?' This question is problematic because it:
Answer: Assumes the client must choose one racial identity and dismisses multiple identity possibilities
Biracial and multiracial individuals may have fluid, complex identities that don't fit binary racial categories, and forcing a choice invalidates their experience.
In multicultural counseling, 'emic' approaches differ from 'etic' approaches in that emic approaches:
Answer: Focus on understanding behavior from within a specific cultural framework
Emic approaches view behaviors and problems from within the client's cultural framework, while etic approaches apply external universal standards across cultures.
Social justice advocacy in counseling involves LPCs taking action to:
Answer: Address systemic barriers and promote equitable access to resources for marginalized clients
Social justice advocacy requires counselors to go beyond individual interventions and address oppressive systems, policies, and institutions that harm clients' well-being.