PPT 1-ME: Counseling the Culturally Different

Question 1

Bilateral

Answer 1

Two points of reference that are brought to a counseling setting

Question 2

Etic perspective

Answer 2

Emphasizes the universal qualities among human beings; involve comparing different individuals from different cultures on a construct that is universal

Question 3

Emic perspective

Answer 3

Culture specific; examines behavior from within a culture; include behavior observations, case studies, studies of life events, interview

Question 4

What does the “worldview” consist of?

Answer 4

1. Values 2. Beliefs 3. Assumptions

Question 5

Monocultural

Answer 5

Counselor and client have similar perspective

Question 6

Bicultural

Answer 6

Counseling involves 2 cultures requiring the ability to bridge both cultures

Question 7

Cross-cultural

Answer 7

Embraces individual and group counseling interactions across cultures with a narrowly defined therapeutic purpose

Question 8

Multicultural

Answer 8

Two or more persons with different ways of perceiving their social environment are brought together in a helping relationship

Question 9

Pluralistic

Answer 9

• Parallels MC

* Constructs the counselor uses coexists amongst groups

Question 10

Intercultural

Answer 10

diagnosing and analyzing issues and problems embedded in a culture-based orientation; collaborative, self-help

Question 11

What principles does Transcultural Counseling subscribe to?

Answer 11

1. Client empowerment
2. Strength
3. Functionalism

Question 12

What is Transcultural Counseling?

Answer 12

Having the ability and expertise to transcend cultural differences so that active interfacing with other cultures and populations considers cultural identity and contextual assimilation

Question 13

Describe the three components to the process of transculturalism.

Answer 13

1. Effective counseling requires mutual understanding between those sending and receiving communication.
2. Transcultural counseling provides guidance and understanding on how to deal with mental and social crises because its work focuses on counseling rather than a particular model
3. Empower clients and provide guidance by employing transcultural approaches involving listening accurately to inform clients of what different cultures offer and to help clients manage difficulties that occur within client’s cultural context.

Question 14

What is culture?

Answer 14

*A set of shared assumptions where people can predict each others actions in a given circumstance and react accordingly

Question 15

Describe culture in relation to counseling.

Answer 15

Culture. . .

• *Counseling occurs in cultural context
• *Assessment should take place in a cultural context
• *Counseling is culturally based

Question 16

Ethnicity

Answer 16

A sense of commonality that is more than race, religion, or national or geographic origin

Question 17

Minority groups

Answer 17

People who have been discriminated against or subjected to unequal treatment

Question 18

Cross-cultural

Answer 18

• Comparisons of behavior in different cultures
• Implicit in these descriptions was that other cultures were in some way deficient “culturally different” or “culturally disadvantaged”