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Week 1 Discussion 2: Exploring Reactions 37 Unread replies 45 Replies The authors of your textbook, Sue and Sue, openly criticize the mental health field—psychology in particular—for multicultural insensitivity. For this discussion:  After reading the first chapter from Counseling the Culturally Diverse: Theory and Practice , comment on your own reactions, negative or positive, to what Sue and Sue have to say.  What suggestions or changes, if any, would you make to present this information in a way that seems less reactive?  Why do you think this text is so commonly used to address issues of cultural diversity and multiculturalism in psychology and other social science fields? Response Guidelines Review the posts of your peers and respond to at least two. Try to respond to peers who have differing opinions. Personally, after reading this week's chapter from Counseling the Culturally Diverse: Theory and Practice, I found myself reacting in two different manners. First, I believe that the issues attempting to be addressed in the reading are essential and need to be ever-evolving, and the way in which they approached the issues was relevant within the context and time they made those observations and completed their research. Even the wording/phrasing was influential in the way it incites thought (whether positive or negative). The way in which someone becomes involved is through incitement, so the wording became necessary to accomplish just that. Secondly, I found myself questioning some phrasing and how, in today's public opinion/inclusion perspective, it may be too inciting instead of thought-provoking. Moreover, the concept of cultural diversity should, without inciting negative constructs of thought/belief systems, be a means for encompassing acceptance and respect by taking the time to learn and understand the full range of an individual's human characteristics in their socioecological, historical, and cultural contexts. As well as understanding that each person, family, community, and societal group has a uniqueness; being open to that uniqueness allows for a more straightforward concept of the ways of being but also ways of knowing that individual who is from a different social construct as your own. When one approaches from a stereotypical component of a culture or bias, we are taking away the individualized component of one's identification within that culture. Not all with a specific group (ethnicity/race) hold the same beliefs or identify in the same manners, which, unfortunately, Sue & Sue’s 2016 findings focus on, and is one of the components I would change within their text.

However, the reason why this text is utilized so extensively is because of the manner in which it presents the information. As I stated, the best way to discuss difficult and necessary discussions to develop a change of thinking is to incite emotional responses, which provide concepts to be presented that may otherwise not be presented without such incited topics. Additionally, due to the very nature of race and culture, playing it safe and taking the less complicated road towards a topic discussion is preferred as one can avoid looking inward (which Sue & Sue 2016, state the reader needs to do to establish their own biases and beliefs towards diverse populations). Reference: Sue, D. W., & Sue, D. (2016). Counseling the culturally diverse: Theory and practice (7th ed.). Wiley. Week 1 Discussion 2 Responses: Vanessa Williams YesterdayJan 13 at 11:02pm Manage Discussion Entry Hello, After reading the first chapter from Counseling the Culturally Diverse: Theory and Practice I had positive reactions to what Sue and Sue had to say. It is refreshing to read a text that feels like it’s coming from a perspective of a minority. I understand that for some it may be difficult to digest, but the feeling of discomfort is what will stretch clinicians and grow them outside of their comfort zones and original ways of thinking. Prior to having people read the text, I think a pep talk about being open minded and why reading the text is so beneficial in growing not just as an individual, but as a field as well. If all us clinicians can get on the same page with wanting to meet our clients where they are and not take what we read in the text personal, we will be able to provide all cultures with the tools and guidance to live their best lives. I think this text is so commonly used to address issues of cultural diversity and multiculturalism in psychology and other social science fields because in these fields we are working with others that may not look or identify as we do. If we are working to help people, shouldn’t we be able to have thought provoking conversations that can put our personal thoughts and experiences aside to help the populations we serve? That is why I believe this text is commonly used because it challenges you to dig deeper and take a real look at self, while taking an even harder look at others to better understand their experience. Best, Vanessa

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