Multicultural Counseling Midterm Exam. | Exam Revision
Questions And Correct Answers | Graded A+ | 2025 Update |
emotional roadblocks to multicultural competence - Answer --anger, sadness, defensiveness
displayed
when discussing race, culture, gender
-
etic - Answer -cultural universality
-we're all human/same underneath
-there is only one race: the human race
emic - Answer -cultural relativism
-all theories of human development arise from cultural context
-lifestyle, cultural values and worldviews affect expression and determination of deviant behavior
inclusive definition of multiculturalism - Answer -includes gender, race, sexual orientation,
disability,
socioeconomic class...etc.
Why is multicultural counseling competence superordinate to counseling competence? - Answer -
-
clinicians without it are insensitive to needs of minority cients
-minority clients feel abused/intimidated my non minority personnel
-discriminatory practices are embedded in mental health delivery systems, reflect biased
diagnoses/treatments
-counseling programs ignore issues of gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation
tripartate framework - Answer -looks at three levels:
1. individual level (uniqueness)
-genetic
-non shared experiences
2. group level (similarities and differences)
,-gender
-ses
-marital status
-age
-location
-race
-sexual orientation
-ethnicity, culture
3. universal level (homo sapiens)
-common life experiences
-ability to use symbols
-self awareness
-biological similarities
multicultural competence - Answer --the ability to engage in actions or create conditions that
maximize
the optimal development of client and client systems.
-acquisition of awareness, knowledge and skills needed to function in pluralistic democratic
society and
advocate for new theories, practices, polices, organizational structures responsive to all groups
Aspects of multicultural counseling therapy (MCT) - Answer --broadens the roles counselors play
-uses modalities/defines goals consistent with racial, cultural, gender and sexual orientation
background
of clients
-acknowledges individual, group, universal levels of identity
-utilizes culture-specific strategies
-balances individualist approach with collectivist reality that acknowledges context in families,
SOs,
communities, cultures
-assumes dual role with clients (therapist and advocate), shift towards altering systems
, three competencies of multicultural counseling therapy (ASK) - Answer -1. awareness of one's
own
assumptions, values, biases (awareness)
2. understanding the worldview of culturally diverse clients (knowledge)
3. developing appropriate strategies and techniques (equal tx is discriminatory tx) (skills)
assumptions - Answer --aware of own values and biases,
-comfort with difs from client (race, gender, sex orientation)
-sensitivity to circumstances that necessitate referral out
-awareness of detrimental attitudes, beliefs, feelings
knowledge - Answer --informed on diverse groups
-informed on how sociopolitical system treats marginalized groups
-generic characteristics of counseling
-know institutional barriers preventing minority clients from using mental health services
skills - Answer --can do verbal and nonverbal helping responses
-can communicate well
-can do institutional interventions on behalf of clients
-anticipate impact of helping styles on diverse clients
-play helping active helping roles with focus on systems
multidimensional model of cultural competence in counseling - Answer -Dimension 1. Group
specific
world-views (eur. American, Native American, Latino, Asian, AA)
Dimension 2. Components of Cultural Competence (awareness, knowledge, skills)
Dimension 3. Foci of Therapeutic Interventions (individual, prof, organizational, societal)
multicultural competence implications for counseling: - Answer -1. realize I am *product of
cultural
conditioning* /*not immune* to bias
2. be aware that diverse groups *perceive* mental illness/health differently from dominant group
3. be aware that dominant group standards originate from cultural context/are only one form of
helping
on equal plane with other forms of helping
Questions And Correct Answers | Graded A+ | 2025 Update |
emotional roadblocks to multicultural competence - Answer --anger, sadness, defensiveness
displayed
when discussing race, culture, gender
-
etic - Answer -cultural universality
-we're all human/same underneath
-there is only one race: the human race
emic - Answer -cultural relativism
-all theories of human development arise from cultural context
-lifestyle, cultural values and worldviews affect expression and determination of deviant behavior
inclusive definition of multiculturalism - Answer -includes gender, race, sexual orientation,
disability,
socioeconomic class...etc.
Why is multicultural counseling competence superordinate to counseling competence? - Answer -
-
clinicians without it are insensitive to needs of minority cients
-minority clients feel abused/intimidated my non minority personnel
-discriminatory practices are embedded in mental health delivery systems, reflect biased
diagnoses/treatments
-counseling programs ignore issues of gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation
tripartate framework - Answer -looks at three levels:
1. individual level (uniqueness)
-genetic
-non shared experiences
2. group level (similarities and differences)
,-gender
-ses
-marital status
-age
-location
-race
-sexual orientation
-ethnicity, culture
3. universal level (homo sapiens)
-common life experiences
-ability to use symbols
-self awareness
-biological similarities
multicultural competence - Answer --the ability to engage in actions or create conditions that
maximize
the optimal development of client and client systems.
-acquisition of awareness, knowledge and skills needed to function in pluralistic democratic
society and
advocate for new theories, practices, polices, organizational structures responsive to all groups
Aspects of multicultural counseling therapy (MCT) - Answer --broadens the roles counselors play
-uses modalities/defines goals consistent with racial, cultural, gender and sexual orientation
background
of clients
-acknowledges individual, group, universal levels of identity
-utilizes culture-specific strategies
-balances individualist approach with collectivist reality that acknowledges context in families,
SOs,
communities, cultures
-assumes dual role with clients (therapist and advocate), shift towards altering systems
, three competencies of multicultural counseling therapy (ASK) - Answer -1. awareness of one's
own
assumptions, values, biases (awareness)
2. understanding the worldview of culturally diverse clients (knowledge)
3. developing appropriate strategies and techniques (equal tx is discriminatory tx) (skills)
assumptions - Answer --aware of own values and biases,
-comfort with difs from client (race, gender, sex orientation)
-sensitivity to circumstances that necessitate referral out
-awareness of detrimental attitudes, beliefs, feelings
knowledge - Answer --informed on diverse groups
-informed on how sociopolitical system treats marginalized groups
-generic characteristics of counseling
-know institutional barriers preventing minority clients from using mental health services
skills - Answer --can do verbal and nonverbal helping responses
-can communicate well
-can do institutional interventions on behalf of clients
-anticipate impact of helping styles on diverse clients
-play helping active helping roles with focus on systems
multidimensional model of cultural competence in counseling - Answer -Dimension 1. Group
specific
world-views (eur. American, Native American, Latino, Asian, AA)
Dimension 2. Components of Cultural Competence (awareness, knowledge, skills)
Dimension 3. Foci of Therapeutic Interventions (individual, prof, organizational, societal)
multicultural competence implications for counseling: - Answer -1. realize I am *product of
cultural
conditioning* /*not immune* to bias
2. be aware that diverse groups *perceive* mental illness/health differently from dominant group
3. be aware that dominant group standards originate from cultural context/are only one form of
helping
on equal plane with other forms of helping
