lesson 3d the multicultural issues in christian counseling
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The Multicultural Issues in Christian Counseling
Be strong and very courageous.
Dr. Danny B. Medina
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Describing the Territory
All counseling is cross-cultural.
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Describing the Territory
Every counselor and counselee comes with a unique set of experiences,
worldviews, theological perspectives, and cultural expectations. Jesus
approached people in different ways, depending on the lace where they met, their backgrounds, and their
cultures.
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Describing the Territory
Every counselor and counselee comes with a unique set of experiences,
worldviews, theological perspectives, and cultural expectations. Jesus
approached people in different ways, depending on the lace where they met, their backgrounds, and their
cultures.
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Describing the Territory
You are counseling cross-culturally if you work with someone of an age,
background, gender, level of education, set of values,
socioeconomic status, belief system, or sexual orientation that differs from
yours.
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Describing the Territory
Multicultural counseling refers to care-giving to
people of different minorities, nationalities, or membership in racial-ethnic
groups.
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Describing the Territory
Counselors are sensitive to the dangers of treating people unfairly on the basis of their gender, age,
race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sexual orientation,
disability, language, or socioeconomic status.
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Describing the Territory
Christian counseling cannot be defined or applied in the
same way to all groups, nationalities, and cultures.
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Building Multicultural Competence
The counselor should develop awareness of his or her own cultural values and biases.
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Building Multicultural Competence
The counselor should try to become aware of the cultural perspective of each counselee.
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Building Multicultural Competence
The counselor should seek to understand the ways in which culturally diverse counselees see the world.
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Building Multicultural Competence
The counselor could benefit from an understanding of cultural adaptation.
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Building Multicultural Competence
The counselor should develop and use culturally appropriate counseling strategies and techniques.
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Indigenous Methods
Leaders, teachers, and counselors who ignore culture often appear arrogant, insensitive,
disrespectful, and incompetent.
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Indigenous Methods
Leaders, teachers, and counselors who ignore culture often appear arrogant, insensitive,
disrespectful, and incompetent.
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Building Multicultural Competence
•The counselor should develop awareness of his or her own cultural values and biases.•The counselor should try to become aware of the cultural perspective of each counselee.•The counselor should seek to understand the ways in which culturally diverse counselees see the world.
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Building Multicultural Competence
•The counselor could benefit from an understanding of cultural adaptation.•The counselor should develop and use culturally appropriate counseling strategies and techniques.