Diversity Final

In order to free biracial children from radicalized loyalty binds, parents should:

Give children permission to have a relationship with all parts of their culture

Non-mainstream cultures give less importance to which current ethical standard?

Integrity

Men

More likely to commit violence and to be victims of violence

Hispanic

Used to denote a group with common language

Immigrant

A person who leaves one country to settle permanently in another

What is an important preliminary step in building rapport with an Asian American client?

Explain the therapy process

Asian Americans

Has been described as a model minority

According to Mr. Vasquez, what is one social custom unique to Deaf culture?

Staying long after closing hours

Jews

Tend to view suffering as a basic part of life

African-Americans

The most widely dispersed ethnic group in the U.S., both geographically and economically

All are potential value conflicts that may arise between Asian American clients and Western trained counselors according to Sue and Sue (1999) EXCEPT:

Asian cultures expect to generate their own solutions while receiving encouragement from Western professionals

Which of the following techniques should be used to ensure African American clients do not perceive an "interrogation" during the therapy session?

Have the client tell you their story before asking questions

Jews

Verbal expression is highly prized

Arab Americans

700 violent acts were reported against them in 2001

Approximately what percentage of deaf children are born to hearing parents?

90

Acculturation

A form of assimilation wherein an ethnic group or individual takes on the cultural ways of another group (usually the mainstream culture). Often at the expense of traditional cultural ways

Assimilation

A process whereby a previously distinct group emerges socially into another group merges socially into another group, usually a dominant or mainstream society. Forms of assimilation include acculturation, structural assimilation, marital assimilation, and identification assimilation

According to Sue and Sue, at the psychological level, Asian Americans' "model minority" status refers to

A strong work ethic.

Cultural Competence involves 5 skills. List them

A. Awareness and acceptance of cultural differences B. Self awareness of one's own culture and cultural blind spots C. Understanding and working with the dynamics of cultural difference D. Gaining knowledge of the client's culture E. Adapting skills to cultural context

Reparations

Acts of compensation offered to victims in an effort to restore what has been lost. An aspect of the restorative justice model

Which of the following statements accurately describes African American kinship bonds?

African American families may contain complex networks of blood and nonrelated relatives

During the counseling session, what is the best way to respect appropriate sex role customs when seeing a husband and wife?

Allow the husband adequate time to speak during the counseling session

When human service providers first meet a Native American client, they should

Ask the client, "Who are your people?"

Of the following actions a therapist might take, which might cause an Arab or Muslim American client to discontinue therapy?

Challenging the father or husband

Acculturation-related conflicts most commonly surface when

Children adopt values that are in conflict with family values

Mr. Vasquez and Ms. Larson recommend practitioners to seek out more information about the Deaf Culture from

Coursework at post-secondary institutions, Statewide commissions and services, Country and city resources.

Latino/as

Currently the largest racial minority in the U.S.

According to the text, what presenting problems often accompany men?

Difficult expressing emotion, feeling of inadequacy despite amount of power they may hold, feeling they must be aggressive and defend themselves, and feel they should be independent with nothing tying them down

Bicultural couples tend to demonstrate extremes in

Healthy Functioning

Integration/biculturalism

Integration implies that the person equally embraces ethnic as well as dominant culture; brings with it the greatest likelihood of psychological well-being, with maximum flexibility, integration, and wholeness

Why is cultural competence important?

It allows the counselor to better understand them as they know what is normal/not normal or what is causing some of the behaviors they are representing

According to Mr. Vasquez, the only real difference between Deaf Culture and those of other ethnic minorities is

Language

In communication, Native Americans place a high value on

Listening

Which of the following statements accurately describes the contemporary African American community?

Men have the highest rate of unemployment among ethnic minorities.

African-Americans

Religion is an important factor in the life of the community

When Native People act reserved and quiet, it should be understood as

Respect

Appropriations

The act of an individual taking bits and pieces of a different culture and using it without regard to the history/significance of it. Often times, the other culture has faced discrimination for this and the appropriator does not.

Which of the following statements accurately describes the demographics of Arab and Muslim Americans?

The average Arab American is younger, better educated, and wealthier than the average American

African Americans often experience issues of identity and belonging because

The group to which they belong is perceived negatively

Countertransference is best described as

The impact personal attitudes have on the provider's reaction to the client

Native Americans

The population is on the rise, in part, due to people who were passing as other races reclaiming their heritage

Asian Americans

The traditional families are largely untouched by assimilation. They retain their cultural ways and tend to live in ethnic enclaves.

Why are Asian Americans most likely to turn to family in times of need rather than seeking professional help?

There is great shame associated with leaving the community for help.

Recent hate crimes against Muslim and Arab Americans impact all culturally diverse clients because

They bring back past memories of experiences of racial hatred

Native-Americans

Values harmony with nature

How should we view statistics or research findings about a specific ethnic group when working with individuals from that group?

We should use it only as a guideline. We need to understand numbers are based on a small portion or sample without all presenting facts, meaning the findings may be true as a whole but not on an individual level. Every person is different with different environmental factors influencing them.