In defining multicultural counseling, why should the role of the counselor, the intervention, and evaluation of outcomes be included?
What will be an ideal response?
It is important to underscore the role of the counselor in the definition of multicultural counseling because the counselor needs to recognize the part she or he must play in all the social experiences of clients. Counselors, by recognizing their roles, are able to realize the advocacy role they must play in promoting social justice for diverse clients. Social injustice must be addressed in order to promote healing. Counseling interventions must be part of the definition of multicultural counseling to avoid cultural-bound interventions. Such interventions must be based on clients’ social contexts, individual contexts, and cultural experiences. Multicultural counseling outcomes should include changes in the contexts that may be implicated in symptom formation as well as relieving individual symptoms. To this end, multicultural counseling should include the role of the counselor, the intervention strategies, and the outcomes that are sensitive to the clients’ contexts and cultural experiences.
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Models of development which hold that change occurs as a continuous process are called
a. incremental models. b. stage models. c. multidimensional models. d. information-processing models.
The model used in most counselor education multicultural courses is
A. intercultural model B. universal perspective model C. culture-specific model D. ESCAPE
In a nonworking group, goals are:
What will be an ideal response?
The existing ethics codes of the various professional organizations:
a. do not sufficiently address the complexity of ethical issues consultants encounter. b. provide clear directions for consultants. c. address multicultural issues in consultation. d. specifically state that consultants are expected to establish a written contract with consultees prior to beginning consultation.