Implementing Multicultural Ethics Paper

Chapter two of the Educational Research Planning, Conducting, and Evaluating Qualitative Research, composed of the research problem, one needs to address some sort of controversy in education. One needs to understand if the topic if the topic is important enough to study, how the study will add to current research or understandings, and finally who will benefit from the study (Creswell, 2015). Chapter three is consumed with the understanding of literature and it relevance to the problem at hand (Creswell, 2015). By using mono cultural resource are students of color being disadvantaged? The majority of teachers, as well the authors of textbook and testing questions have a predominantly European ancestry. Students of color are expected to conform to these resources.

Multicultural sensitivity when counseling individuals with disabilities is very important because it could be difficult to “see” a disability and its severity. Research, for instance, can be used to learn about the disability and how that can affect the sessions. For example, if I had a student with a Developmental and intellectual delay, like Darlene, research could be used to understand what the disabilities are and how they can affect her understanding as well as how the discussion could be word for her to understand. The student and/or the counselor can assume something not appropriate was said, when that is not what was meant. Therefore, careful consideration on the counselors part should be taken to ensure that the client can understand

Within the career counseling domain resides similar ethical dilemmas faced in other types of counseling (e.g., confidentiality, interpersonal boundaries, and transference and countertransference). Also similar to other types of counseling, ethical dilemmas involving social justice and multicultural issues will most likely be present in career counseling but more prominent due to the emphasis and focus on a particular facet of a client’s life (Chung & Gfroerer, 2003). Therefore, it is imperative for a career counselor to be self-aware of these possibilities and strive to overcome them by increasing his or her mindfulness with regard to personal bias, one’s level of societal privilege and power, and by extending and developing one’s multicultural competence.

Culture is the Backbone of a society, when something/someone tries to alter it or go against it everyone will notice. In this issue pointed out by Ruth Macklin, we look at the problems that can arise when an individual’s culture and autonomy clash. Every year there at least 30 million immigrants from all over the world that move to the United states of America, making America one of the most culturally diverse country in the world. Keeping this in mind, we will focus on Ruth Macklin’s issue of Multiculturalism. Multiculturalism is the co-existence of diverse cultures, where culture includes racial, religious, or cultural groups and is manifested in customary behaviors, cultural assumptions and values, patterns of thinking, and communicative styles. Critics argue that we associate culture with a society, community and or family, but rarely with a single individual, thus placing it above the individual person. In this paper we are going to look at four different scenarios on from Ruth Macklin’s article.

Guideline 1: Psychologists are encouraged to recognize that, as cultural beings, they may hold attitudes and beliefs that can detrimentally influence their perceptions of and interactions with individuals who are ethnically and racially different from themselves (American Psychological Association, 2003). I agree that psychologist can hold many different beliefs concerning others. The beliefs can sometimes hinder a person from growing emotionally, and cognitively. In my opinion it is important for the professional to be familiar with the diversity that may exist in their patients and remain professional in their

Is pleasing the customers, and telling them what they might want to hear, more important than being honest with them? When clients ask the company for reports, their main interest should be to get a thorough and comprehensive analysis. If they were only looking for a confirmation of what they wanted to hear, they should not need the research.

Psychologists are expected to perform their duties ethically to culturally diverse clients. It is essential to remain culturally sensitive and at times psychologists have been questioned regarding how culturally sensitive they are. This is also mandated by ethics codes like the American Psychological Association. Using the APA Ethical Principles for Psychologists and Code of Conduct, I will review what I believe is culturally biased and culturally encapsulated. I will review one or more of the existing ethical codes and discuss the limitations of this code(s) for multicultural professional practice. Next I will see if there is

Research has found that Asian Americans seeking mental health treatment have a high dropout rate largely as a result of not being matched ethnically or linguistically with mental health professionals (Wang & Kim, 2010). Participant values acculturation has been found to be positively correlated with participant ratings of the counseling process, whereas the value of emotional self-control was found to be negatively associated (Wang & Kim, 2010). Similarly, a significant relationship has been established between multicultural competence and client-perceived working alliance and empathy thus implying the prospect that multicultural competence may have a component that is of more in-depth alliance and empathy (Wang & Kim, 2010). Studies have supported the “belief that student’s attitudes and beliefs about racial issues are an important part of multicultural competency development” (Ottavi, Pope-Davis & Dings, 1994, p.153).

Multicultural psychology is "the systematic study of all aspects of human behavior as it occurs in settings where people of different cultural backgrounds encounter each other. Multiculturalism has been considered a "fourth force" in the field of psychology, supplementing behaviorism, psychodynamic theories, and humanistic psychology. It explores such topics as differences in worldviews and in means of communication; the acculturation process; stereotyping, prejudice, discrimination and racism; cultural identity development; and building multicultural competence" (Fhagen-Smith, 2010). Multicultural psychology attempts "to understand and to accurately represent the psychology

Ethics are the product of a society’s culture so it is natural there will be different responses to similar ethical scenarios. Beekum, Stedam, and Yamamura (2003) suggest these differing conclusions will lead to conflict where one side perceives the outcome is ethical whereas the other does not. Another possible outcome is that one side may not even see a decision even being morally significant. Global organizations have the additional challenge when operating within a multi-national environment of recognizing cultural differences while maintaining a core moral and ethical foundation.

An individual’s culture is considered a dominant influence that defines how individuals comprehend, internalize and act on what is expected of them by their family and community and larger society (Hayes, 2001). Regardless of where someone resides they will use their cultural experiences to interpret their immediate surroundings, interactions with others, and interpersonal patterns. Counselors should always be mindful of their client’s cultural meaning as it pertains to illness and diseases regardless of how long the client or family has resided in the United States. Nussbaum explains that distress, disease, and illness are all profoundly shaped by cultural forces . Therapist are advised to contemplate a person’s cultural norms before determining what constitutes bizarre behavior and take into consideration linguistic variations and their ability to expression themselves proficiently when assessing a client’s thought process (Hayes, 2001). During times of emotional or psychological turmoil people

     After reading the many articles on the notion of diagnosis and counseling with multicultural/ethnic patients, it has come to my attention that this focus is solely based on stereotypical attitudes. Sure, it can be said that it is important for a therapist to have a background of the patient’s heritage and culture, but doesn’t this necessarily mean that the outlook of the therapist will be put in a box by doing so? I think multicultural competency is a ridiculous way to improve patient-therapist relationships because of several reasons. First off, generalities and race-centralisms only hinder, not improve, the inner workings of a therapy session. Second, there is no real way to test

The United States serves as a culturally rich country who opens its arms to individuals from many different ethnicities, backgrounds, and life experiences. It seeks to be the melting pot of a blended group of people, providing opportunity and equity for all. Consequently, our educational system is the cornerstone for providing equal opportunity for all persons. Therefore, as the United States continues to be immersed with individuals from various cultures, the educational system must consistently seek to assure that educational opportunities are equally distributed to our students. In order for this task to be accomplished, developing a well-defined illustration of what multicultural education is necessary.

Bell Hooks was born in Hopkinsville, Kentucky in 1952. She was born into the era of segregation and was in high school during the start of civil rights movements. Since Hook’s was a young African American that attended one of the first integrated high schools, she experienced racism and segregation first hand. Her writing explains how it was to live during these times and also exhibits how her experiences effected her emotionally. Hook’s essay successfully achieves her purpose because of the credibility instilled by the historical context of her writing and expert opinions and her appeals to pathos through the use of personal experience.

'Culture is the collective programming of the mind which distinguishes the members of one category of people from another.' (Hofstede, 1991)