Worldview Of A Client Awareness

As individuals, we are diverse based on the background, experience, ability, race, language, etc. which impact the lens through which we view others and ourselves. As diverse individual, we may belong to dominant or non- dominant groups. Thus, either we have power and privilege or we experience discrimination and oppression. Further, we are shelled with diversity, ethnicity, and multiculturalism issues. Counselors have some ethical primary responsibilities to respect the dignity and promote the welfare of the client (A.1.a), “honoring diversity and embracing a multicultural approach in support of the worth, dignity” and “promoting social justice” (Herlihy & Corey, 2014, p. 3)

Providing services to such a wide array of individuals is not only likely, but also ethically mandated (Armstrong, & Rounds, 2008). According to Hackett (1993) “…a lack of interest in clients’ vocational concerns can negatively affect the quality of intake evaluations and bias the assessment process” (p. 107). This underscores the necessity of unconditional positive regard and leaving one’s personal views “at home”. The multicultural ethical dilemmas that may arise often occur when a counselor’s values and beliefs misalign with the client’s and rather than collaborating with the client for what is best for them the counselor seeks to impose his or her views onto the

“African Americans have the worst health profile. Disparities in health status are well documented and widely known. However, research on race, ethnicity, and health is controversial. The reason for this is probably linked to the thorny role that race has played in American history and contemporary culture. Because of this history, race engenders emotion, and emotion is the antidote to rationality. Some have called for the end of research on race and health” (Isaac, L pg.

In 2014, the Asian American population accounted for nearly 5.4% of the total United States (U.S) population and is projected to increase to 9.3% by the year 2060.1 Currently, the cities with the largest populations of Asian Americans include the major metropolitan and surrounding areas of Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Chicago, Washington D.C. and Honolulu.1 In this report, the Asian American population was defined as individuals who reported their race as Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Asian Indian, Vietnamese, Filipino and/or other Asian to the U.S. Census Bureau in 2010. As the second fastest-growing ethnic group in the U.S., appropriate outreach and access to health care services, such as mental health is more critical than ever.

Culture/Diversity: According to Health and Human Services Office of Minority Health, approximately 20% of African Americans are more likely to experience serious mental health problems than the general population (Census, 2016). This is due to exposure to violent environment and homelessness which can increase anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, depression etc., (Ward, 2013). African Americans are more likely to be victims of violent crime which are influenced by the risk for developing a mental health issue. Such as; Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), suicide, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The belief and stigma of mental health as a bad reflection on the African American family could be seen as a

Findings from this study will better enable researchers to identify social stressors that negatively affect the mental health of minority populations.

Also, Asian-American are more likely to view clinical depression as a threat to the livelihood and quality of life for their children, while viewing children who perform well in classwork as the product of good parenting and most likely to succeed in life. The report goes on to reveal that more than 16-percent of African-American males were diagnosed during the study, with 17-percent of that population between the ages of 12 and 20 years old reported as consuming alcohol. The Hispanic population also report a significant number of behavioral health diagnoses, with 15.6-percent of this group revealing a history of mental health issues during the year prior to the study. Another study reveals that

Human diversity is one of the most important influences in the counseling profession. Without it, assisting others would make less of an impact. As I am learning more and more about diversity and its importance, three truths have been made more apparent. This diversity is unavoidable. It warrants a type of raw and genuine respect. It allows for the acceptance of others while harvesting an openness in ourselves.

Fallon K. Dodson (2013) wrote that “One of the major challenges school counselors face is uncertainty about whether they are sufficiently prepared to meet the needs of multiracial, multilingual, and multicultural students” (p. 18). The purpose of Dodson’s study was to examine the self-perception multicultural competence. Dodson believes that school counselors will be able to adequately work with diverse students, families,

Data showed that African Americans had the highest annual utilization rate among the four ethnic groups. Data results showed that the highest first episodes for all ethnic groups ranged between 94% for whites and 98% for Hispanics. Comparisons between ethnic minority groups and whites were made to note differences among outpatient clinics. African Americans had lower proportions of females and higher percentages in poverty than whites. They had a higher percentage of adjustment disorder. Both African Americans and Asian Americans resulted in a lower percentage of conduct disorder. However, Asian Americans had higher percentage diagnosed with other disorders. African Americans had higher levels of referrals from social agencies. Asian American and Mexican Americans had higher school

Most of the time when people hear the world “counseling” they think about sitting in a room with someone and talking about their feelings, but counseling is much more than that. There are aspects of the counseling profession, such as multiculturalism and advocacy, that people don’t think about, or don’t realize are important until learning more about what goes into the counseling profession.

We need to be able to be open mind with our clients and supervisee because we cannot expect every supervisee or client to share the same values or beliefs than us. Therefore, been open culturally can definitely help us succeed in this field. But overall something that I bring with me into this counselor/supervision role is the fact that I am aware that every clients needs to be seem as a unique client or supervisee. “What worked for you within any particular supervisory relationship should not be overgeneralized s the right way… what worked in that supervision context was influenced by the personalities of the supervisor and supervisee and well as their race and gender, the supervisee’s developmental level, the culture of the setting, types of client issues, and many other variables” (BOOK, PAGE 6). Indeed, this information is important because is important for us to be aware that every supervisee is going to be unique, therefore we cannot expect to have the same relationship, experience with all supervisee, these principles play out a unique way within each supervision

I will also implement the three step counseling process identified in the Counseling and Values journal. I will do this by completing the first step of becoming self-aware by seeking corrective criticism from my superiors and peers, as well as continuing my education concerning counseling approaches. The second step, considering students spiritual diversity, will be conducted by my review of their questionnaires and taking time to identify with their indivisual beliefs. While learning and identifying with their beliefs and traditions I will also research organizations that I may later be able to refer them to so they can obtain more support. The last step, tailoring school counseling services, can be done how the journal suggested by incorporating spiritual sensitivity training. This will give all students the ability to understand and respect each one’s own personal values. I will also follow up with letters home explaining to the parents what multicultural sensitivity is and what services I can offer to every student despite my personal beliefs. I think in order for counseling to be effective, you have to have parental support, as children’s first understanding of values and beliefs come from their

There were 576 eligible students sampled in this study from a longitudinal study by the Raising Healthy Children (RHC) Project in the state of Washington of 1040 students. The RHC study used students from 10 public schools in suburban Pacific Northwest school district for their study of the cause of problem behaviors and to test preventive intervention for this behavior. Of the eligible participants, 53% were male students, 84% were White, 7% were Asian or Pacific Islander, 4% were Hispanic, 3% were Black, and 2% were Native American. (Fleming, et al,

During this time, Researchers have taken particular interest in urban, inner city mental health and have showed attention to the prevalence of depression among women and people of African American and Hispanic backgrounds. “Community studies of the 1970s agreed in finding that women who live in financially strained circumstances and who have responsibility for young children are more likely than other women to experience symptoms of depression.” (Brown, Bhrolchain, & Harris, 1975). Studies show that women with lower incomes experience more frequent, and uncontrollable situations, are disproportionately exposed to crime and violence (Belle, Makosky, Saunders, & Zelkowitz, 1981), illness and death of children (Children's Defense Fund, 1979), imprisonment of a spouse (Brown et al., 1975) and if a minority, are additionally exposed to discrimination (Steele et al., 1982).”