Chapter 2 - Ethics and Multicultural Competence Flashcards
ethics
rules, typically prescribed by social systems and, in counseling, as professional standards. they define how things are to be done
morals
individual principles we live by that define our beliefs about right and wrong
RESPECTFUL MODEL
religion/spirituality, economic class, sexual identity, psychological maturity, ethnic identity, chronological challenges, trauma, family history, unique physical characteristics, language and location of residence
when trauma occurs, the following typically occurs in the brain…
- thinking center is underactivated (pre-frontal cortex)
- emotion regulation is underactivated (anterior cingulate cortex)
- the fear center is overactivated (amygdala)
Revised Life Orientation Test (LOT-R_
an effective scale for measuring optimism
ACA Advocacy Competencies
Inclues 2 dimensions (extent of client involvement and level of advocacy intervention) across 6 domains: client/student empowerment, client/student advocacy, community collaboration, systems advocacy, cllective action, social/political advocacy
Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes (TLCs)
key to identifying and encouraging an engaged lifestyle
engagement
more crucial to life satisfaction than happiness
spiritality
researchers have found that those w/ a strong spiritual orientation recovered more quickly and left the hospital sooner