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Multicultural Counseling

Presented By:

Hania Asif (2011-1401)

Maheen Tauqeer (2011-1402)

Sidra Javaid (2011-1437)

Agenda

What is counseling?

Meaning and Context of Multicultural Counseling

Multicultural Competencies

Characteristics of culturally Competent Counselor

Agenda

Dimensions of Culturally Competent Counselor

Multidimensional Model of Cultural Competence

Understanding Cultures and their impact on clients

Conclusion.

What is Counseling? According to Willey and Andrew(2011),

“ Counseling involves two individuals, one seeking help and other a professionally trained person helps to solve problems, to orient and

direct him towards a goal.”

Meaning and context and of Multicultural Counseling:

According to Gertz 1973; Maruyama 1992; Seeley 2000, Multicultural Counseling can be defined as:“Becoming a multicultural counselor does not only mean gaining more knowledge of other

cultures, but even more it means understanding the complex

processes through which people become members of communities and societies and construct their worldviews, basic attitudes,

values, norms, etc.”

Multicultural Competencies

• Counselors and other professionals need multicultural competencies in order to be better able to take into account cultural diversity of their clients.

• Perhaps the most well-known way in conceptualizing multicultural counseling competencies is the one developed by Sue et. al (1992; 1996). They divide the multicultural competencies into three characteristics of a culturally competent counselor.

According to Sue (1992;1996) following are the characteristics of a culturally competent counselor;

1). Awareness of his/herown assumptions, values and biases.

Characteristics of a Culturally Competent

Counselor:

2). Understanding of the world view of a culturally different client.

3). An ability to develop appropriate intervention strategies andtechniques.

Dimensions Of Culturally Competent

Counselor

According to Sue (1992;1996), following are the different dimensions of culturally competent counselor:

•Beliefs and Attitudes.•Knowledge.• Skills.

1. Culturally skilled counselors have moved to being Culturally aware and sensitive to their own cultural heritage and to valuing and respecting differences.

2. Culturally skilled counselors are aware of how their own cultural background and experiences, attitudes, and values and biases influence psychological processes.

Beliefs And Attitudes :

3. Culturally skilled counselors are able to recognize the limits of their competencies and expertise.

4. Culturally skilled counselors are comfortable with differences that exist between themselves and clients in terms of race, ethnicity, culture, and beliefs.

Beliefs And Attitudes :

Knowledge

1. Culturally skilled counselors have specific knowledge about their own racial and cultural heritage and how it personally and professionally affects the process of counseling.

2). Culturally skilled counselors possess knowledge and understanding about how domination, discrimination and racism affects them personally and in their work.

Culturally skilled counselors seek out educational, consultative, and training experience to improve their understanding and effectiveness in working with culturally different populations.

Skills

Being able to recognize the limits of their competencies, they (a)Seek consultation/talk, (b) Seek further training or education, (c) Refer out to more qualified individuals or

resources, or(d) Engage in a combination of these.

This model was proposed by Sue (2001), it consists of three primary dimensions connected with effective multicultural counseling:

(a) Specific racial/cultural group perspective, (b) Components of cultural competence, and (c) Foci of cultural competence

Multidimensional Model of Cultural Competence

(a). Specific racial/cultural group:

It attributes of cultural competence related to five racial groups: African American, Asian American, Latino/Hispanic American, Native American, and European American (Sue, 2001).

(b). Components of cultural competence:

It referred to awareness, knowledge and skills as had been outlined in the Sue et al. (1992) MCC model.

(c).Foci of cultural competence:

It consisted of individual, professional, organizational, and societal levels of interference.

Understanding Cultures and their impact on clients:

In understanding cultures and their impact on clients, several key points may be noted:

Culture involves communication in patterns that are recognizable.

It is important for counselors to understand how language is used in a specific culture.

Culture involves all aspects of human life and becomes a means by which groups impose order and meaning on their life experiences.

Conclusion:To conclude we can say that cultures counseling programs should:

Have at least one minority counselor.

Ensure that all professionals and staff are multiculturally adjusted( use consultants if necessary).

Involve minority community members in planning.

Be advocates/counselor for all cultures.

References

Launikari, M. & Puukari, S. (2005). Multicultural Guidance and Counseling. Finland: Institute of Education and Research and CIMO.

Gibson, R.L. & Mitchell, M.H. (2008). Introduction to Counseling and Guidance. New Jersey U.S.A: Pearson Education,Inc.

Fraga, E.D., Atkinson, D.R. & Wampold, B.E.( 2004). Ethnic Group Preferences for Multicultural Counseling Competencies. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology. Vol. 10. Retrieved fromhttp://m.teu.edu/students/courses/sc606/Ethnicpreference.pdf

References

Sue, D.W., Arredondo.P., & McDavis.R.J. (1998). Multicultural Counseling Competencies and Standards: A Call to the Profession. Journal Of Counseling and Development, vol.70. Retrieved fromhttp://coe.unm.edu/uploads/docs/coe-main/faculty-staff/MultiCultural%20Counseling%20Competencies%20and%20Standards.pdf

Olfert, P. K.(2006). A Critique of Multicultural Counselling Competencies and Implications for Counselor Education. Retrieved June 19, 2014, from Athabasca Universityhttp://dtpr.lib.athabascau.ca/action/download.php?filename=caap/pamelaknelsenolfertProject.pdf

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