Counseling - group, multicultural, and career Flashcards
(72 cards)
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installation of hope
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positive expectation for change through group therapy
- believe change will happen
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universality
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dispelling myth of uniqueness (only one with such problems)
- powerful source of relief and healing
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imparting information
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didactic instruction about psychic functioning, meaning of symptoms, mental illness, etc.
- knowledge is healing
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altruism
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receive through giving (support, reassurance, suggestion, insight, sharing similar stories)
- counteracts negative effects of self-absorption
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corrective recapitulation of primary family group
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group resembles families, group members tend to assume roles previously taken in family
- opportunity to be different than in ones family, growth, explore prior roles
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development of socialization techniques
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gain feedback about interpersonal characteristics (nonverbal, social habits, social attitudes)
- development of basic social skills
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imitative behavior
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clients can learn from behaviors modeled by their counselor and group members
- vicarious learning
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interpersonal learning
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group is a social microcosm
- countering interpersonal distortion from previous interpersonal experiences
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group cohesiveness
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trust, warmth, empathetic, understanding, acceptance
- necessary for other group factors to operate
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catharsis
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emotional involvement
- gaining relief through access to emotional dimensions of problem focus
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existential factors
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awareness fo death, freedom, isolations, life purpose
- gain awareness that ultimate responsibility for conduct is theirs alone,, coming to grips with death helps individuals shed trouble of every day life
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public esteem
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groups evaluation of the individual
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contributors to public esteem
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self-esteem > public esteem - misperceive, distort deny - devalue group - change self to align with group self-esteem < public esteem - disclose inadequacies - use humility - alter beliefs about self high public esteem -> better outcomes
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factors to screen for in group therapy
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- needs and goals compatible
- will not impede
- well-being not jeopardized
- diversity
- motivational level, hopeful, committed
- will benefit
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key questions to screen for group
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at this time? with this leader? benefit? motivated? group hetero/homogeneity? problems/behaviors not appropriate?
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problematic behaviors in group
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- poor attendance
- subgrouping (low cohesion)
- hostility/conflict (social deviants)
- types
- lack of motivation
- non here and now processing
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types in groups
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- resisters
- monopolizers
- silent
- advice giving
- focus on others
- storytellers
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steps to start a group
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- prepare members
- logistics
- build group culture
- attract members
- decide length
- screen and select
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steps to prepare members
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- values
- orientation objectives
- clarify leaders and member expectations
- establish goals
- confidentiality
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logistics of starting a group
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- open or closed?
- frequency and duration
- site
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building a group culture
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- unwritten code/norms
- opening rituals
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attracting members
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- publicize, recruit
- make personal contact
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screening and selecting
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- prevent potential har
- identify who will benefit
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steps to end a group
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- deal with feelings of sadness, unfinished business, acknowledge loss
- compare early to later perceptions, recognize progress
- review group experience (meaningful, changes?)
- carrying learning further
- give and receive feedback
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how to carry learning further
- generalizing
- how can you continue to change?
- contract and homework
- dealing with setbacks
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oppression
prolonged power inequality
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discrimination
unjust or prejudicial treatment of individuals or groups on the basis of things like race, sex, age, sexual orientation, religion, etc.
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racism
power to enforce ones prejudice; prejudice + power
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privilege
special right, benefit or advantage given to a person not from work or merit, but by reason of belonging to the majority/dominant race, social position, religion, gender, or sexual orientation
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ethnocentric monoculturalism
individual, institutional, societal expression of the superiority of one groups cultural heritage over another
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invisible veil
cultural conditioning outside the level of awareness
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overt racism
blatant racism
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covert racism
hidden racism
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subtle racism
normative, doesn't appear to be unusually, some micro aggressions
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cultural competence
ability to engage in actions or create conditions that increase development of client and client systems
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multicultural counseling competence
knowing skills and knowledge to interact with clients of diverse backgrounds and advocating on organizations/societal level
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three domains of cultural competence
attitudes/beliefs
knowledge
skills
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competency 1 - attitudes
therapists awareness of ones own assumptions, values, and biases
- examining self is difficult because of emotions
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competency 2 - knowledge
understanding the worldview of culturally diverse clients
- see and accept others worldview in nonjudgmental manner
- cognitive empathy = understanding how therapy related to wider sociopolitical system which minorities contend with everyday
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competency 3 - skills
developing appropriate intervention strategies and techniques
- econ and edu marginalized might not like talk therapy
- self disclosure may not be natural
- many minorities prefer active approach
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Racial/cultural identity development model
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conformity
- self depreciating
- group depreciating
- discriminatory towards minorities
- appreciates dominate group
dissonance
- self depreciating vs group appreciating
- disliking group vs shared experience
- dominant held vs group depreciating other minorities
resistance and immersion
- appreciating own culture
- culturocentrism
- empathy for other minorities
- disliking whites
introspection
- concern with basis of self appreciation
- concern with unequivocal appreciation of own group
- concern with ethnocentric basis for judging other minorities
integrative awareness
- self appreciating
- group appreciation
- selective appreciation of whites
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Helms Model of White Identity Development
Contact
- innocence, ignorance, neutrality about race
- assumes others are faceless
- color blindness
Disintergration
- confusion
- consciously acknowledges benefits
- blame the victim
- moral dilemma, being loved by other whits but conforming denies common humanity
Reintegration
- consciously white
- all whites superior to all other groups
- blame people of color
Pseudo-independence phase
- more realistic positive view of whiteness
- intellectualization and denial of responsibility for maintaining racism
Immersion-emersion
- understand unsanitized version of white history
- assumes personal responsibility for racism
- realistic awareness
Autonomy
- feel safe and secure with self
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Sue's Integrative Model of White Identity
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naivete phase
- neutral to racial/cultural differences
conformity phase
- believes white culture highly developed, others inferior
dissonance phase
- acknowledge what whiteness is
- non racist values vs racist behaviors
resistance and immersion phase
- question and challenge own racism
integrative awareness phase
- self as cultural being
- appreciates diversity
- committed to anti-oppression
commitment to antiracist action phase
- social action
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worldview
individuals perception of their relationship to the world
| - affects belief systems, assumptions, decision making, conflict resolution
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locus of control and responsibility
is your fate determined by others, or can you control your future by taking control of outcomes?
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acculturation
process of cultural and psychological change that follows meeting between cultures
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acculturation - integration
positive view of own culture
| positive view of others culture
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acculturation - assimilation
negative view of own culture
| positive view of others culture
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acculturation - separation
positive view of own culture
| negative view of other cultures
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acculturation - marginalization
negative view of own culture
| negative view of others culture
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racial microaggression
brief, everyday exchanged that send denigrating messages to people of color because they belong to a racial minority group
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cultural empathy
understanding feelings of those individuals that are different from your cultures
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microassault
verbal or nonverbal attack meant to hurt
| done privately like old fashioned racism
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microinsult
conveys rudeness and insensitivity that demean a person racial heritage or identity
subtle snubs
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microinvalidation
communications that exclude, negate, nullify psychological thoughts, feelings, experiential reality of a person of color
e.g. ask where you were born
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theory of work adjustment (def)
individuals values and abilities must correspond with the jobs reinforcements and requirements
- people are willing to accept a certain level of discorrespondance before they take action
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theory of work adjustment (stages)
5 essential values and needs scale
- achievement
- comfort
- status
- altruism
- safety
- autonomy
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supers developmental model of career (def)
people tend to cycle through developmental stated through the lifespan
- lifes roles: child, student, homemaker, worker, citizen, leisurite
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supers developmental model of career (stages)
growth (4-13) - becoming competent, achievements, interests
exploration (14 - 24) - career course happens, choices narrowed
establishment (24 -44) - established in career
maintenance (45 - 64) - maintaining and advancing career
disengagement (65+) retirement
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hollands theory of career (def)
focuses on person-environment fit and career choice based on interests
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hollands theory of career (types)
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realistic
investigative
artistic
social
enterprising
conventional
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gottfredsons theory of career (def)
children eliminate vocational options as they are conditioned by their social structure
- circumscription = narrowing occupational alternatives based now hat is unacceptable
- compromise = accepting less attractive alternative
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gottfredsons theory of career (aspects)
- try to find job that fits with self-concept
- awareness of size and power
- sex roles
- social values (prestige/power)
- orientation to own unique self/interests
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social cognitive career theory (def)
outcome expectancies and self efficacy both predict interests
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social cognitive career theory (aspects)
person inputs (gender, race, disability, personality, predispositions) and contextual factors influence learning experiences, which influence self-efficacy beliefs and outcome expectancies
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tenants shaping traditional career theories
universality
- covers everyone regardless of race, class, gender nationality
individualism and autonomy
- valuing individual choice and autonomy
affluence
- because of financial privilege people can choose career
centrality of work in peoples lives
- work is pivotal in peoples lives
- it is critical to find a career that fulfills needs
linearity, progressiveness, rationality of career development process
- career decisions are rational, career paths linear/progressive
demographic and ethical imperatives
- important to understand racial factors
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career assessments - interests
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strong
interest profiler (RIASEC)
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career assessments - personality
myers briggs
| big 5 tests (NEO-PI)
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career assessments - values
minnesota importance questionnaire
O*Net work values card sort
work importance profiler
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career assessments - career development
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supers career development rainbow
career maturity inventory
career beliefs inventory
career development inventory
career decision making self efficacy
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five process for effective career planning
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initiation
exploration
decision-making
preparation
implementation
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career interventions
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assessments
provide resources
identify problems
create goals
identify perceived barriers
use fantasy exercises
ask them to find role models
write a life story to describe interests
observe work from a social/cultural standpoint
explore motivation/other concerns
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