Cultural Perspectives On Cultural Diversity

Engaging into the importance of multicultural competence, awareness of such competency has become a significant necessity in the area of mental health, and various fields of psychology (Hayes, 2008). It is essential for a counselor to be multicultural competent in order to develop a therapeutic alliance with a client, while understanding their cultural identity. Therefore, culturally competent knowledge, attitudes, and skills of diverse culture, is necessary, in proper treatment and diagnosis. Nonetheless, the complexity of cultural diversity can contribute to challenges in assessment, diagnosis and or treatment. It is further understood; by understanding one’s social history, psychosocial history, presenting problems, along with other pertinent information regarding a cultural responsiveness in a diagnosis, and how it would be beneficial to individuals of various social, ethnic, and other minority groups in order to make a treatment plan based on the findings of a cultural assessment (Sue & Sue, 2013). Nonetheless, cultural influences, often neglected, are needed to incorporate the challenges cultural groups face when seeking treatment. Therefore, I have found it applicable to use “ADDRESSING,” framework in therapy as a resource for developing cultural and relevant assessments in addition to the onset symptoms presented in the client in the case study of Mrs. Hudson. The use of “ADDRESSING” acronym is designed to obtain age, developmental and physical disabilities

As a citizen of the United States our country consist of cultural diversity in the workplace, church, schools, and etc. It is very unique because people get the chance to meet other people learn interesting things such as food, beliefs, and their country. For instance, as a student there has been much insight learning various information on religions and their beliefs. Even if a person is a Christian and the other person is Buddhism, there should be an open mind to learn about a different religion, but not practicing unless a person is willing to do so. Having a diversity culture gives the opportunity for people to communicate and interact with one another, and also the chance to accept people’s nationality rather than discriminated. “A nation’s

That doesn?t mean I don?t have any biases; because I do. Some I had growing up, others I have now. But either way, I always wanted to eradicate them because they only destroy you and

In order to promote social justice and cultural diversity, Americans should strive to find change through the following: education, community involvement through open and relevant dialogue and social and civil activism which is necessary to promote change within American society. It was Dr. Benjamin E. Mays, who once said in reference to social justice “Honest communication is built on truth and integrity and upon respect of the one for the other.” In order to promote social justice and diversity, it is critical that a clear definition of the terms are gained in order to apply them to the education process.

Developing awareness of cultural diversity can help an individual accept the practices and beliefs of another cultural group other than their own. As a health care professional learning about different cultures, can help assist with providing culturally competent care. Before working with a patient from a different ethnicity, you should familiarize yourself with the different beliefs, practices, and rituals derived from their cultural. “Organizations and individuals who understand their clients’ cultural values, beliefs, and practices are in a better position to be coparticipants with their clients in providing culturally acceptable care” (Purnell & Paulanka, 2008, p. 2). After interviewing my co-worker Mrs. C.D., whom is from Haitian decent, I was able to obtain a clear understanding of her cultural common practices and belief. I will discuss Mrs. C.D. cultural background, communication patterns, family roles and organization of Haitian culture. I will also provide details on her cultural lifestyle and workforce issue, high risk behaviors within the Haitian cultural and their meaning of food, pregnancy and childbearing practices, and death rituals. Finally I will describe the spirituality of the Haitian culture and how as health care professional are able to care for a patient from this descent and collaborating with other health care practitioners to achieve the goal of providing cultural competent care. Learning and familiarizing yourself with

In dealing with the history of cultural diversity, we also learn about the development of cultural traits. Chapter 4 refers to Franz Boas and his dedication as the father of anthropology. Because of him, we now understand that society develops and changes over time due to cultural borrowing. As we take things from other groups of people, it leaves it unnecessary for us to invent anything ourselves. This also explains how America is considered a "cultural melting pot". We have an abundance of citizens coming from all different countries to live here. They bring their own ideas and ways of life. This leads to even more cultural expansion. Boas also found that when we isolate ourselves from outside influences, we are not able to progress and come up

I was mainly raised by my mom and sisters, we did not have much but my mother always worked very hard go give us all we needed and tried her best to succeed so we could have more than what she ever had while growing up. I was raised with the same mentality, to work as hard as I could so I could have all that I wanted for myself and for my future children. Growing up my father was not a part of our lives, we had to work for all we wanted but, it did not mean that I had to do the same work as my mother, my job was to focus in school and get good grades so one day I could be someone important in life. My mother was not hard on us, we choose who we wanted to be, all it mattered was to be happy and stay together.

One question that I have about a concept is, from chapter six: Culture and Diversity. With Stereotype threat the book states to help combat the effects of this: say that intelligence can be improved, and reframing the test as a tool to sharpen your mind to lessen the impact of the threat. What would you do is the issue was with the student's friends?

Diversity is treating everyone fairly and respecting cultures, sex, religion, race and views. Diversity is also about recognizing the differences and embracing the differences,also recognizes values . Equality is everyone being equal, treated fairly, having the same rights and opportunities despite their race, gender, religion or beliefs, sexual orientation and

I grew up with a very strange variety of people. It was normal for me to have various teenagers and young adults living across the hall from me. There were people that family saw were in need and worthy of our help. Whether it was the son of a customer who was abandoned by his father and disowned by his mentally ill mother, or a teenager from Belgium who had no one to stay with while in the United States, we brought them into our home and made them part of our family until they were back on their feet. My parents’ generosity completely changed the lives of the people we helped, while some of them also changed ours. Many became very close to me and were basically my siblings. This completely shaped my personality, values, and interests that I continue to have to this day. I am now very passionate about humanitarian aid. My childhood caused my interest in volunteering, while also changing my perspective of people and changing my perspective of the world.

I perceive myself as a person that values a diverse culture. In my life, I was raised to respect and value the culture of other people. My parents would always say that every human being needs to be respected regardless of their beliefs, their social network, and their economic status. The culture of others varies and is defined as the language that the diverse people speak, the religion they believe, and the lifestyle that individuals choose. Furthermore, I’m from a country that has diverse communities who have different cultures, but also have some similarities. To value others culture is what I most respect, and do it my way of life. In a nutshell, people need to value other cultures because every society and community group

Since I started this class, I have a learned a great deal about cultural diversity in the classroom and abroad. My perspective has changed slightly but my knowledge of this subject has improved. In my family, my father taught me about the civil rights movement and the evils of segregation in the U.S. My parents taught me to be tolerant of all humans, no matter what they look like, how they dress, or their sexual orientation. My family has always been liberal thinkers who taught me the dark history of racism and bigotry in this country. As an educator I would be accepting to all race, creeds, and religious peoples.

During class, we discussed the questions presented in the Cultural Diversity: Discussion Topics. The two questions that stood out to me is, “What is diversity?” and “Does a positive stereotype exist?” I have talked about these topics in many social work classes, but I did not understand how these topics effect businesses. My answer to the first question is diversity is a mix of cultures which includes ideas and beliefs occupying the same area. Without recognizing different cultures, business are not able to provide the best services and their production rate can decrease. The second question has multiple answer and none of the opinions are wrong. In my opinion, there is a such thing as a positive stereotype. However, the most important thing about stereotypes is to understand how stereotypes affect people. In business or social work a person who is not aware of their stereotypes can practice unethical behaviors. For example, not hiring someone because they are a

Three therapists: Alfred Adler, Albert Ellis and William Glasser, and the theories they developed will be presented in the following paper. A brief introduction of each theorist will be given, as well as a look at each individual theory along with methods, techniques or strategies that can be used with each approach. Attention will be given to show how school counselors can apply these theories in schools, in both individual and group counseling. Advantages and disadvantages will both be discussed.

In everyday business life managers are faced with different interpersonal problems in various business environment situations, like negotiations or just business meetings. These problems can arouse from various sources. The diversity of different personalities in business environment can lead to communication problems and misunderstandings. Allport (1961) defines personality as |“… the dynamic organization within the individual of those psychophysical systems that determine his characteristics behavior and thoughts.”. Literature is considering internal and external influential and interaction factors regarding personality development. Internal factors “nature” (innate instincts), e.g. biology and genetics and external factors “nurture” (parental influences), e.g. the environment and culture (Bandura, 1977; Freud 1961).