RESPECTFUL Flashcards
(11 cards)
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Components of RESPECTFUL Model
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R - Religious/Spiritual Identity
E - Economic Class Background
S - Sexual Identity
P - Psychological Maturity
E - Ethnic and Ratial Identity
C - Chronological/Development Challenges
T - trauma and other threats to well-being
F - Family Background and History
U - Unique Physical Characteristics
L - Location of Residence and Language Differences
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- Involves personal beliefs in transcendent experiencesor religious systems.
- Important for meaning-makingin life experiences.
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R - Religious/Spiritual Identity
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- Influences values, worldviews, behaviors, and mental health.
- Clients’ challenges and strengths are often rooted in class background.
- Practitioners must examine personalclass-basedassumptions.
- Important to recognize that traditional counseling theories are often middle-class centered.
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E- Economic Class Background
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- Encompasses gender identity, roles, and sexual orientation.
- Gender identity: individual’s sense of being male, female, or other.
- Sexual orientation: heterosexuality, homosexuality (gays, lesbians), bisexuality.
- Counselors must understand clients’ diverse identities and avoid reinforcing negative stereotypes.
- Highlights the influence of feminist theoriesin counseling.
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Sexual Identity
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- Refers to cognitive and emotional developmentregardless of age.
- More mature clients exhibit:bSelf-awareness, Insight, Perspective-taking
- Assessed through structural-developmental theories(e.g., hierarchical growth stages).
- Practitioners must assess both client’s and their ownlevel of maturity for effective engagement.
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P - Paychological Maturity
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- Recognizes both within-groupand between-groupvariations.
- Requires practitioners to understand:
- Their own racial/ethnic identity’s influence.
- Biases developed through personal experiences.
- Critical in a pluralistic society—counseling must be inclusive and ethical.
- Book integrates ethnic/racial/cultural issues throughout.
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E - Ethnic and Ratial Identity
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- Covers age-related developmentacross the life span (infancy to old age).
- Includes physical, cognitive, and psychological milestones.
- Helps practitioners: Tailor age-appropriate interventions. Understand client resistance based on age differences..Young counselors may face legitimacy challenges with older clients.
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C - Chronological/Development Challenges
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- Addresses psychological harm from chronic or overwhelming stress.
- Common in vulnerable/at-risk groups: poor, homeless, abused, HIV-positive, oppressed populations.
- Requires:
- Accurate assessment of trauma.
- Awareness of intergenerational trauma.
- Culturally informed intervention strategies.
- Practitioners must reflect on their own trauma and coping.
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T - trauma and other threats to well-being
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- Broadens the concept of family beyond the traditional nuclear model.
- Includes single-parent, blended, extended, and LGBTQ+ families.
- Counselors must:
- Understand diverse family structures.
- Avoid bias based on personal family experiences.
- Recognize the strengthsderived from varied family systems.
- Vital for effective family therapy.
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F - Family Background and History
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- Society’s narrow beauty standards can harm self-esteem.
- Counselors must:
- Avoid internalizing societal biases.
- Address gendered socialization and self-worth issues.
- Be sensitive to physical disabilitiesand differences.
- Assist clients in reclaiming self-worthand identifying strengths.
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U - Unique Physical Characteristics
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- Geographical location affects identity (e.g., rural vs. urban, regional culture).
- Five U.S. regions: Northeast, Southeast, Midwest, Southwest, Northwest.
- Differences in:
- Climate
- Terrain
- Occupational structures
- Practitioners must:
- Be aware of regional cultural norms.
- Address language barriersand their impact on service delivery.
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L - Location of Residence and Language Differences
