Chapter 1: Understanding Resistance to Multicultural Training: Obstacles to Developing Cultural Competence Flashcards
what kind of insight is the building block to cultural competence/humility
self awareness
what is the most common form of microaggression experienced by clients from therapists
avoidance or minimization
what percent of clients experience an microaggression in therapy
41–83%
what percent of therapists can recognize a microaggression
<50%
what do whites fear discussing multiculturalism
may reveal unpleasant secrets about himself
define microaggression
everyday slights, put‐downs, invalidations, and insults directed to socially devalued group members by well‐intentioned people who often are unaware that they have engaged in such biased and harmful behaviors (they can be unconscious by the other person)
what are the 3 kinds of resistance to diversity training
cognitive, emotional, and behavioral.
define cognitive resistance
denial of another’s lived experiences. (denying that racism or micoraggressions are being experienced by another)
define emotional resistance to diversity training
blocks us from insight. seen in feelings such as guilt, anger, defensiveness, turn away/dismissive, helplessness/powerlessness
what is the anxiety felt by whites when discussing multiculturalism related to
the fear of being misunderstood or seen as racist
what is rhetorical incoherence
when a therapist attempts to discuss racially charged things they find it hard to speak
define guilt
violated an internal moral code
define antiracist
advocate and actively intervening when injustice makes its presence felt at the individual level and at the institutional level
what 2 emotions are built around behavioral resistance
helplessness and powerlessness/hopelessness - they paralyze the ability to act to bring about change
is cultural competence a single class or a lifelong journey
lifelong journey
