Multicultural Counseling Competencies 2003

by Roysircar, Gargi; Arrendondo, Patricia; Fuertes, Jairo N., Ph.D.; Ponterotto, Joseph G.; Toporek, Rebecca L.; Parham, Thomas A.

• ISBN13: 9781556202315
• ISBN10: 1556202318
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-06-01
• Publisher: Amer Counseling Assn

Table of Contents

Foreword	vii
Thomas A. Parham
Introduction	xi
Gargi Roysircar
Acknowledgments	xv
PART ONE Updated Operationalization of AMCD Multicultural Counseling Competencies
Evolution of the Multicultural Counseling Competencies: Background and Context
Patricia Arredondo
Historical Perspectives	2	(1)
Rationale and Context for Multicultural Counseling Competencies	2	(1)
Defining Basic Terms and Constructs	3	(1)
Figure 1	3	(1)
Dimensions of Personal Identity Model	4	(1)
Multicultural Competency Research	4	(1)
Application of the Multicultural Competencies	4	(1)
Multicultural Competency Assessments	5	(1)
Multicultural Counseling Competencies in Curricula	5	(2)
The Evolution of the Competencies Within Related Fields	7	(1)
Other Related Multicultural Guidelines	8	(1)
Systemic Multicultural Development for Organizations	8	(1)
Organizational Cultural Competency Measures	9	(1)
Organizational Cultural Competency Models	9	(1)
An MCC-Based Case Study	10	(1)
Additional Endorsements of the MCC	10	(1)
Social Justice Through Multicultural Advocacy	10	(1)
Summary and Recommendations	11	(7)
Counselor Awareness of Own Assumptions, Values, and Biases
Gargi Roysircar
An Overview of Definitions	18	(1)
Counselor Cultural Self-Awareness	18	(1)
Tables 1 and 2	19	(2)
Self-Awareness Assessment	21	(1)
Bias	21	(1)
Preferred Theoretical Orientation	21	(1)
Self-Immersion Preceding Sensitivity to Client	22	(1)
Examination of Defensiveness	22	(1)
Discomfort With Issues of Racism	23	(1)
Self-Work With Regard to Homophobia	23	(1)
Openness to Individuality	23	(1)
Awareness of White Racial Identity Attitudes and Privilege	24	(1)
Multiculturalism as an Ongoing Process	24	(1)
Counselor Self-Disclosure	25	(1)
Multicultural Counseling Relationship	25	(1)
Counselor Support, Warmth, and Affinity	26	(1)
Empathy and Alliance	26	(1)
Alliance Versus Empirically-Supported Treatment	27	(1)
Empirical Studies on Cultural Self-Awareness	27	(2)
Counselor Trainee Self-Reflections on Dyadic Multicultural Interactions: Critical Incidents	29	(1)
Exerpts From Trainees' Process Notes	30	(1)
Counselor Integration of Differences in Worldviews	30	(1)
Counselor Self-Awareness and Reflection on Cultural Invisibility	31	(1)
Counselor Affective Empathy With Client's Subjective Culture and Uniqueness	31	(1)
Counselor Cultural Cognitive Empathy	32	(1)
Counselor Analysis of Overgeneralization of Similarities	33	(1)
Self-Reflection Outcomes	33	(1)
Conclusion	34	(5)
Counselor Awareness of Client's Worldview
Rebecca L. Toporek
An Overview of the Literature	39	(1)
Conceptual Literature	39	(1)
Literature on Cultural Presentations and Culturally Appropriate Treatment Strategies	40	(1)
Recent Empirical Studies	40	(1)
Research Implications for Practice	41	(1)
The Case of John	42	(1)
Counselor Beliefs and Attitudes	43	(1)
Knowledge	44	(1)
Skills	44	(3)
Conclusion	47	(4)
Culturally Appropriate Intervention Strategies
Jairo N. Fuertes
Joseph G. Ponterotto
Observations and Definition of Counselor Multicultural Competence	51	(1)
Related Literature	52	(1)
Conceptual Literature	52	(1)
Empirical Literature	53	(1)
Qualitative Research	54	(2)
Conclusion	56	(5)
PART TWO Recent Developments and Needed Directions
Spiritual Responses to Terrorism: Unity in Diversity
Mary A. Fukuyama
Spiritual and Multicultural Frameworks	61	(1)
Spiritual and Religious Values	62	(1)
Multicultural Guidelines	63	(3)
Conclusion	66	(2)
Appendix: Are You Privileged?	68	(1)
Integrating Gender and Sexual Orientation Into Multicultural Counseling Competencies
Tania Israel
Expansion in Multicultural Counseling	69	(1)
Gender and Feminism	70	(1)
Counselor and Client Conflicts Over Gender Role Values	70	(1)
Stereotyping and Underlying Racism in Assumptions of Sexism: Counselor Attitudes and Beliefs	71	(1)
Recommendations for Increasing Knowledge	71	(1)
Recommendations for Increasing Skills	72	(1)
Sexual Orientation	72	(1)
Intersection of Racial or Ethnic Identity and Sexual Identity	72	(1)
LGB Marginalization	73	(1)
Counselor Stereotypes of LGB People of Color	73	(1)
Recommendations for Counseling LGB People of Color	74	(1)
Coalition-Building Among Professionals who Advocate for Marginalized People	74	(1)
Strategies for Coalition-Building	75	(1)
Conclusion and Recommendations	76	(3)
Culturally Relevant Empirically Supported Treatment
Hardin L.K. Coleman
Multiculturally Competent Interventions Adaptive to Cultural Issues and Contexts	79	(1)
Multicultural ``Challenges'' to the EST Movement	80	(1)
Treatment Effectiveness Versus Efficacy	81	(1)
Towards a Model for Culturally Relevant Empirically Supported Treatment	82	(1)
Guidelines for CREST Program Development and Evaluation	83	(1)
Conclusion	84	(5)
PART THREE Multicultural Competencies as Understood by Counselor Trainees: Case Conceptualizations
A Counselor Trainee's Conversations With a Colombian Immigrant Woman
Cheryl Wilczak
Experiential Project to Increase Understanding of Counselor Values and Interviewee Worldview	89	(1)
Terms and Concepts Familiar in Colombian Culture	90	(1)
Familismo	90	(1)
Personalismo	91	(1)
Respeto	91	(1)
Dignidad	91	(1)
Machismo	91	(1)
Sexuality Issues	91	(1)
Morality Issues	91	(1)
Marianismo	92	(1)
Catholicism and Santeria	92	(1)
Case Study	92	(1)
Family Composition and Santeria	92	(1)
Case Study	92	(1)
Family Composition and Primary Caregivers	93	(1)
Obedience Determined by Gender, Age, Family Values, and Hierarchy	94	(1)
Perceptions of Health, Healing, and Help-Seeking	95	(1)
Career Experiences in Colombia and in the U.S.	95	(1)
Current Socioeconomic Status	96	(1)
The Trainee-Interviewee Relationship	97	(2)
Conclusion	99	(4)
A Step Toward Multicultural Competencies: Listening to Individuals With Multiple Sclerosis and Cerebral Palsy
Samantha G. Sweet
Meghan Estey
Physical Disabilities: A Multicultural Issue	103	(1)
Cooperative Project With Two Males With Different Physical Disabilities	104	(1)
The Case of Jon	104	(1)
Brief History	104	(1)
Knowledge of Multiple Sclerosis	105	(1)
What is Multiple Sclerosis?	105	(1)
Epidemiology	105	(1)
Symptoms	106	(1)
Etiology	106	(1)
Courses of the Disease	106	(1)
Available Treatments	106	(1)
Pharmacotheraphy	106	(1)
Other Treatments	106	(1)
Affect	106	(1)
Assessment	107	(1)
Rotter Incomplete Sentence Blank (RISB)	107	(1)
Working Alliance Inventory (WAI)	108	(1)
Critical Incidents	109	(1)
The Case of James	110	(1)
Brief History	111	(1)
Description of Disability Status	111	(1)
Knowledge of Cerebral Palsy	112	(1)
Cerebral Palsy and Therapy	113	(1)
Disabilities Portrayed in the Media	113	(1)
Assessment	114	(1)
The Cultural Adjustment Difficulties Checklist (CADC)	114	(1)
The Rotter Incomplete Sentence Blank (RISB)	115	(1)
Working Alliance Inventory	115	(1)
Critical Incidents	115	(1)
Future Research: Multicultural Competence and Disability	116	(1)
Conclusion	117	(4)
Multicultural Interactions With Jewish American Adolescents
Beth DeFrino
A Project of Mutual Dialogue With Individuals in the Community	121	(1)
Biographical Sketches of Kelly and David	122	(1)
Jewish Cultural Identity	122	(2)
The Case of Kelly	124	(1)
The Case of David	125	(1)
Critical Incidents in the Interactions	126	(1)
Critical Incident With David	126	(1)
Critical Incident With Kelly	127	(1)
Intergenerational Handing Down of Culture	127	(1)
Social Resources Preventing Cultural Isolation	128	(1)
Conclusion	129	(2)
Afterword	131
Aaron Stills