08c_Racial / Cultural Identity Development Model (RCID) Flashcards
Racial/Cultural Identity Development Model (RCID)
Five Stages
Conformity
Dissonance
Resistance and Immersion
Introspection
Integrative Awareness
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Stage 1: Conformity
Preference for dominant cultural values
Deprecating attitudes towards one’s own culture
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Stage 2: Dissonance
Confusion and conflict
Appreciating attitudes toward self
Depreciating attitudes toward others
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Stage 3: Resistance and Immersion
Rejection of dominant society
Appreciating attitudes toward self and own racial/cultural group
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Stage 4: Introspection
Uncertainty about rigidity of resistance/immersion beliefs
Conflict between loyalty toward one’s group and personal autonomy
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Stage 5: Integrative Awareness
Self-fulfillment with cultural identity
Desire to limit all forms of oppression
Multicultural perspective
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Stage 1: Conformity:
Therapist Preference
Majority group
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Stage 2: Dissonance:
Therapist Preference & View of Problems
Therapist: Racial/Cultural minority
Problems: Related to racial/cultural identity issues
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Stage 3: Resistance and Immersion
Therapist Preference & View of Problems
Therapist: same racial/cultural group
Problems: Result of oppression
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Stage 4: Introspection
Therapist Preference
Continued preference for same racial/cultural group
Openness to therapists who share similar worldview
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Stage 5: Integrative Awareness
Therapist Preference
Similarity of therapist’s worldview is more important than racial/cultural similarity
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Stage progression
Linear or nonlinear
Due to changes in cross-cultural interactions
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Potential Source of Family conflict
When different family members are at different stages
