Process Pl Multicultural Competence

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

This helped in eliminating bias through reduced sampling error. The sample of 20 practitioners as well as 20 consultants appears to be too small and unrepresentative. There are too many consultants and practitioners in the field today to be represented by a group of only 20 individuals. Again, the sample represented the population in the New England Metropolitan area. This created bias in the representation as it only represents a single area. On the other hand, the sample waa a nice blend of representatives from different groups including men and women, white, Latino, Asians, and blacks. Though not in equal numbers, the good representation helped eliminate bias a both the possible oppressors as well a those oppressed were represented hence each group could contribute its views. The study also considered experts in the interviews.. this a great advantage to the study as experts have a good understanding in combined or specific knowledge. They understand the process, strategies as well as group behaviors. The interviewer recorded the interviews on tape. This was an advantage to the study as it gave an accurate summary of the interview. Comments and information gathered were stored for reference. Through repeated listening, it must have been easy for the interviewing committee to get interview clarity and analyze speech, body language, and voice

Caleb Rosado, has developed a list of seven adoptable behaviors which can help all groups of people to become more culturally diverse, it is as follows: “Recognition of the abundant diversity of cultures; Respect for the differences; Acknowledging the validity of different cultural expressions and contributions; Valuing what other cultures offer; Encouraging the contribution of diverse groups; Empowering people to strengthen themselves and others to achieve their maximum potential by being critical of their own biases; and Celebrating rather than just tolerating the differences in order to bring about unity through diversity.” In addition, it’s worth noting that in discovering and appreciating our differences, we are likely to find common elements to be enjoyed and even celebrated.

Scholars vary in their definition of intercultural competence (IC) depending on the contexts. Cultural intelligence (CQ), cross-cultural awareness, multicultural competence, intercultural sensitivity, global competence, and transcultural skills all are intercultural competence. Intercultural competence is “the ability to communicate effectively and appropriately in intercultural situations based on one’s intercultural knowledge, skills, and attitudes” (Deardorff, 2006, p. 248). Some have termed intercultural competence as a developmental process of

Since Bobby is Hispanic, comes from a poor upbringing, did not finish his education, and is unable to hold a job as an adult; treatment must be dealt with according to his ethics and culture. Information found under the APA Guidelines, Policy Statements, and Resolutions the discussion of proper procedure in ethnic background treatment and diversity (APA, 2010). The recommendation of a Hispanic psychologist will only assist in allowing Bobby to open up to treatment. The cultural similarities will assist in Bobby understanding that his parent’s life style was not appropriate; and if he continues on the same path he will not change the cycle that has caused him so much pain. Any language difference would be more accommodated with a Hispanic psychologist (APA, 2010). At this time Bobby has been able to correspond on an pragmatic level of English that was understandable. The treatment plan laid out for Bobby under Research and Evaluation allows for civil commitment. This will give Bobby time to gain control of the substance abuse and take control of the trauma from his past. The Hispanic intervention will allow for a more comforting environment. This part is important because Bobby suffered from abuse and neglect from his parents (Zalta, et al., 2014). His desire was to please his mother, no matter her requests. Although he now understands that instead of his parent’s protection he was abused and left

How I plan to pursue my multicultural competence in my future counseling is by volunteering at local agencies that target populations I am not familiar with. Furthermore, I will be a member of the American Counseling Association (ACA) and attend multicultural trainings/meetings at my job site. Other ways to further my education would be subscribing to the magazine/becoming a member of the Counseling Today, which is a part of the ACA. In this magazine, it discusses updated information about counseling the diverse and training programs that are available for professionals in the community. The last counseling association that will assist me throughout my career is the American Mental Health Counselors Association (AMHCA). After graduating with

Communication is the key ingredient and the most important aspect of becoming Diversity competent. As a leader 90 percent of the time where there is a misunderstanding it can be contributed to a lack of communication. The same can be said about our society as it relates to diversity. We just fail to communicate for whatever reason and we approach one another from a stand point of ignorance. During the course we had the opportunity to discuss immigration issues in the United States and our lack of communication for many years on this topic continues to cause much debate. The debate over immigration is a great example of the lack of cross cultural communication. Politicians continue to debate over this issue among themselves without including the immigration population or the citizens of the United States who the laws will ultimately affect. Diversity competency is grounded on the principal where everyone has a chance to express their opinions. This allows us to see the issues from another

Multicultural competency and diversity are important factors within veterinary education. Being able to interact effectively and professionally with people from diverse backgrounds is necessary in today’s global world. People travel all over the world, whether to live, work, vacation, or attend school and it is inevitable that you will have to work with others both in and outside of veterinary school. I feel that as a country, America has made a lot of progress in the realm of multicultural competency in that there is overall less discrimination, ignorance, and hatred of people from other cultures. Yet, there are still many problems as individuals struggle with their own internal prejudices both in their personal and professional lives. There

This chapter talks about working in a multicultural environment. In the Student Support Center, all types of student come in and out for help. The reason is because we have different types of students on campus. Some of the people that work there are of a different culture. I enjoy meeting new people in the center and hearing things they have to say. There are times where I could not understand the things they would say but they have no problem with repeating themselves to help me understand. The experiences I get with working in a multicultural environment would be very helpful to me on my journey to become a social worker.

Corey, M., & Corey, G. (2014) mentioned that the two important aspects that form the “foundation of multicultural counselling competency” are “self-awareness and global literacy” (as cited in Corey, M., & Corey, G., 2014, p.104). Indeed, in a place with such a diverse cultural network like Canada, working with people who come from different cultural backgrounds is inevitable. Thus, the first thing that a helper needs to pay attention to when working with people is to be mindful of his or her own values and beliefs. Since every single person is unique, if a helper is able to identify her own person, she will be more aware of it and less likely to impose those personal views of hers into professional practice. Therefore, the helper could carefully

from the context of the personal culture of the client (Sue, Arrendondo & McDavis, 1994; Sue &

The Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI) is an assessment that examines an individual’s intercultural competence (Hammer, Bennett, & Wiseman, 2003). Bennett (2004) describes intercultural competence as one’s place on a continuum from ethnocentric to ethnorelativism. As I understand it, the IDI and intercultural competence are examining an individual’s ability to understand and accept other cultures. The IDI measures intercultural competence on a continuum that includes five stages that a person can vacillate between, which include denial, defense, minimization, acceptance, and adaptation (Bennett, 2004; Hammer et al., 2003). Moreover, Bennett (2004) indicates that the denial stage is when an individual is very ethnocentric, believes

Intercultural communication competence refers to the ability of an individual to adapt and communicate appropriately and effectively across a wide array of cultural contexts. That is to say, for an individual to be considered an intercultural communicator they must understand other’s cultures as well as they understand their own, and apply this understanding to communication (Chen 1-2). With the increasing diversity at the workplace, school and other social settings, it has become increasingly important to learn how to communicate with people from a diverse array of cultures. More importantly, adapting to a more effective intercultural communication competence model provides us with learning opportunities occasioned by the interaction with people from other backgrounds. The intercultural communication competence model comes with some key components including tolerance for uncertainty, self-knowledge, and motivation. The greatest and most important of these aspects is motivation. An individual must be willing to foster relationships with people from a different cultural background. If an individual lacks the willingness to promote intercultural relationships, then other aspects of the intercultural communication model become moot.

The chapter entitled ‘People Understand Each Other by Talking’ (Mendoza-Denton, 2010) presented me with some encouraging food for thought. I have understood that it can be awkward and difficult to try to better myself, overcome non-egalitarian influences from my life (such as my in-laws), and to try to be an accepting person who provides safety for others in talking about intense or controversial topics. As research has shown (and Eric Holder has spoken about), the process of becoming more egalitarian in daily life is filled with awkward interactions (at least at first), and has its bumps in the road. This, I believe, is because of the very important and deeply-rooted nature of the topic of racial-relations.

backgrounds. It is the cornerstone of unity, synergy, and growth that is required in today’s world