Chapter 4 - Counselling in a Multicultural Society (TWO) Flashcards

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Define;cultural encapsulation

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disregarding culture as a factor in counselling

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Define; multicultural competence

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the extent to which counselors possess appropriate levels of self-awareness, knowledge, and skills in working with individuals from diverse cultural backgrounds

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Define; overculturalizing

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mistaking people’s reactions to poverty and discrimination for their cultural pattern

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Define; acculturation

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the process by which a group of people give up old ways and adopt new ones

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Counselors Must be Sensitive to Cultures in Three Areas:

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  1. Knowledgeable, of the worldviews of culturally different clients
  2. Awareness, of one’s own personal worldview and how one is a product of cultural conditioning
  3. Skills, necessary for work with culturally different clients
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Define; cultural bias

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the tendency to think one’s own culture is superior to others, this can be present in majority and minority counsellors

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Cultural –Infused Counselling Competence

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awareness of the impact of culture on personal assumptions, understanding of the worldview of the client, coming to agreement on goals and tasks in the context of a trusting and culturally sensitive working alliance, and reinforcing that alliance by embracing a social justice agenda

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