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SOCIETAL ISSUES IN COUNSELING
Paul Pedersen University of Alabama at Birmingham Dept of Human Studies
1.1 The culture-centered premise of counseling
behaviors are learned and displayed in a cultural context
accurate assessment, meaningful understanding and appropriate intervention are context dependent
the cultural context of counseling is complicated
1.2. The cultural context
1.3. Multiculturalism has evolved from a method to a theory
emphasizing both the parts and the whole
the generic application of culture making all theories culture-centered
1.4. The broad definition of culture ethnographic, demographic, status and
affiliation within-group differences exceed between-
group differences emic and etic are two perspectives of the
same reality culture is the complex totality of the
environment culture is dynamic according to what is
salient
1.5. The culturally encapsulated counselor
defines reality according to one set of assumptions
is insensitive to cultural variations among individuals
protects unreasoned assumptions without proof
seeks technique-oriented short-term solutions
refuses to evaluate contrary viewpoints
1.6. Defining balance in the client's cultural context
the rule of opposites reconciles discord in harmony
reflects the organimic systems of holistic health
1.7. Examples of balance in counseling positive implications of negatives negative potentials of positives tolerance for ambiguity resist simple solutions sensitivity to complicated collective forces sensitive to changes in the client sensitivity to changes in the counselor ability to adjust interviewer influence ability to maintain harmony in the interview
1.8. Implications of balance in counseling knowledge must go beyond rationality to include
feelings relationships are important westernized perspectives are incomplete change is not inevitably positive we do not control our environment recovery skills get us out of trouble training of counselors must become more inclusive more emphasis on culture is need among counselors research has failed to develop multicultural theory
1.9. Underlying assumptions of culture-centered counseling culture controls behavior each culture interprets counseling differently values are constructed by cultures behavior is displayed in a cultural context the same cultural context is experienced differently cultural patterns give meaning to cultural contexts aggregate data can lead to stereotyping as the cultural context changes behaviors also change only when the context has changed will individuals
change meaning is constructed in each cultural context
1.10. Describing cultural identity
2.1. Managing culturally learned assumptions people are both similar and different at the
same time culture is complex and not simple behaviors are not meaningful data not all racism is intentional we are vulnerable to cultural encapsulation inclusion is balanced with exclusion medical model is balanced with educational
model clients depend on their own internal
dialogue first
2.2. The cross-cultural trade off for conflict management
3.1. The historical context of culture
began in 17th and 18th century Europe to defend colonialism
distinguished civilized people from savage primitives
3.2. The recent popularity of culture in the social sciences awareness of consequences of development need for a postcolonial perspective social sciences have been internationalized national liberation movements have increased cross cultural psychology has developed activist social scientists of the 60s are in power interdisciplinary cooperation has become more
popular new forms of cultural diversity have emerged educational exchanges have increased a growing interest in indigenous psychology
3.3. The "racial" context race has been discredited as a scientific construct race continues important as a sociopolitical construct as few as 3 races and as many as 37 have been
suggested Philippe Rushton 's (1988) Asian-Blacks-Whites Arthur Jensen's (1992) intelligence research Hernsteins (1994) bell curve racism is prejudice plus power to impose it Pinderhuges (1984) on the nature of powerlessness
3.4. The Contact Hypothesis
when groups come together under favorable conditions positive consequences occur
when groups come together under unfavorable conditions negative consequences occur
most spontaneous group contact is under unfavorable conditions
3.5. High Context cultures and Low Context cultures
some cultures put more emphasis on context than others
most developed cultures are low context
HC is where the information is internalized concrete
LC is where information is in the depersonalized abstract
3.6. The five stages of culture shock and the U-curve
initial contact honeymoon stage disintegration and self blame reintegration and anger integration of similarities and
differences biculturalism
3.7. The ideological context of "explicit" moral exclusion biased evaluations with unflattering comparisons derogation disparaging and denigrating fear of contamination expanding the target to legitimize victimization accelerating harm doing in destructive acts approving and condoning destructive behavior reducing moral standards to accept harmful behavior blaming the victim self-righteous comparisons desecration to demonstrate contempt
3.8. The ideological context of "implicit" moral exclusion
group think transcendent ideologies to glorify the group deindividuation and anonymity moral engulfment to replace ethics psychological distancing technical orientation double standards unflattering comparisons
3.8. The ideological context of "implicit" moral exclusion (continue)
euphemisms displacing responsibility to higher
authorities diffusing responsibility to the collective concealing the effects glorifying violence normalizing violence temporal containment by making
exceptions
3.9 The future context alternatives
authoritarian future chaotic future pluralist future learning the facility for our own
survival chaos and complexity theory of
nonlinear self-organizing dynamics
4.1 The Westernization of counseling counseling is spreading from west to east with
modernization and urbanization a one directional approach to reduce pain
Western is a political not a geographical term Westernization is also scientific acculturation Western are more idiocentric and competitive Non-Western cultures more collectivistic the dangers of pathologizing mystical experiences the rise of " Easternization "
4.2. Non-Western assertions reincarnation individual self and cosmic SELF de-emphasize individualism with
social relationships constructive dependency interdependence in parent-child
relationships Japanese emphasis on obligation and
self-sacrifice
4.2. Non-Western assertions(continue)
parents model social behavior patterns personality patterns learned from roles paradoxical personality patterns the constructive role of rigid authority experience as well as logic provide data life is dialectical balance of opposites everything is political
5.1. The spiritual counselor inside the person
counselors with a secular orientation are disadvantaged
inside the person resources are important
globally talk therapy is the exotic choice
5.2. The rationale for counselors knowing about religion
a high percentage of the population is religious
people in crisis tend to rely more on spiritual
therapy is not exclusively a secular process
therapists are typically less religious than clients therapists are typically not well informed about religion
5.3. The role of alternative therapies based on spiritual sources
50% of U.S. 75% of Europe and 80% of world relies on alternative therapies
healing is following the straight path illness is being "tangled" requiring
"straightening" self-righting mechanisms conventional and alternative
therapies complementary
5.4. The cosmology of the Toba Bataks
cosmos includes underworld, middleworld and upperworld time has quality as well as quantity
space is not neutral the symbol is the thing it symbolizes all things have religious/spiritual
meaning the need to take care of one's tondi
6.1 Counseling the international student neither overemphasize nor underemphasize
differences orientation is a continuous process
learn the culture-specific skills of students students may bring in a companion for
counseling peer support is extremely important help students monitor their own culture
shock follow up students after their return home
7.1. Family therapies across cultures
interlocking pathologies when problems are entangled
fusion occurs when family members can not act independently
pseudomutuality refers to loss of boundaries
7.2. Major theories of family therapy
Object Relations Theory Bowen Theory Structural Family Therapy Communication Theory
7.3. Increased problems for families working mothers experience guilt conflict in redefining responsibility wife's career outside the home is
demanding media-driven pressure successful families experience pain in
mobility increased conflict and legal problems in
families parental roles increasingly differentiated
7.4. Alternatives for multicultural families
single parent families increasing blended families are reconstituted
through divorce extended or joint families with
relatives and in-laws augmented families include nonrelatives
nonfamily shared households nonfamily sole person households homeless
7.5. Factors to consider in bicultural families
issues of racism and poverty value conflicts between majority and
minority most minority families are bicultural many minorities have experienced
oppression common bounds of language
symbolize belonging class differences complicate cultural differences
7.6. A racial/cultural interaction model for family therapy
within group and between group differences important dynamic changes at all levels
racial/cultural identity role of the counselor
cultural issues when minority clients are matched with majority counselors
7.7 The five most frequently used models of ethnic identity dominant majority model transitional model moves toward dominant
culture alienation model seeks to make
adjustments multidimensional model presumes
multilevel transition bicultural model presumes joint membership
the orthogonal model presumes multiple memberships
7.8. Characteristics of the orthogonal model cultures may associate without competition or
isolation minority cultures need not be eliminated or absorbed a permanent multicultural society need not be a
melting pot value conflicts are not insurmountable cultural conflict may be a positive force people less militant when survival not the issue interaction of majority and minority may be
constructive economic advantages of cooperation existing models of orthogonal relationships
7.9. Ho'oponopono family gatherings pule or prayer of opening kukulu kumuhana reaching out to the
disruptive person hala is describing the problem mahiki is untangling ho'omalu is the sanction of silence mihi where the wrongdoer asks forgiveness kala where the wrongdoer is brought back
into the group pani is the religious prayer of closing
8.1. Complexity in culture-centered counseling clear and separate identification of counselor views clear and separate identification of client views see the other's actions from the other viewpoint listen and store information for later shift topics label feelings identify support systems identify alternative solutions define criteria for evaluation generate new insights
8.2. Varieties of training models
classroom model attribution training cultural awareness training cognitive behavior modification experiential training interactional training with resource
persons
8.3. Barriers to skill training comparability and generalizability is difficult clients are fitted to the technique transfer from the laboratory to the real world defining the limits of skills skills training is Westernized focuses on changing the individual rather than the
context can violate rights of privacy hard to identify reinforcing events or rewards too expensive
8.4. Intrapsychological counseling introjection (like imaginary playmate) identification (imitate someone else) incorporation (bluer distinction between self
and others) cognitive therapies focus on internal
dialogue Gestalt focuses on good-me-bad-me Psychodrama focuses on alter ego Conjoint family therapy focuses on
pathogenic coalitions
8.5. The Triad Training Model works best when: includes positive and negative feedback simulated interviews of real situations safe context train the procounselor and anticounselor feedback to trainee is immediate and continuous resource persons are articulate and authentic counselor trainee can focus on the client spontaneous and not scripted videotaped debriefing brief interview of 8-10 minutes
8.6. The role of the anticounselor
forces counselor to see client's perspective
articulates the unspoken impolite messages
forces counselor to examine defensiveness
immediately identifies inappropriate interventions forces the counselor to focus attention
8.7. Distractions that an anticounselor might do build on positive side of problems distract or sidetrack the counselor obstruct communication annoy the counselor exaggerate differences between counselor
and client demand immediate results communicate privately with the client identify scapegoats attack the counselor's credibility
8.8. The role of the procounselor
resource for the counselor to consult provider of explicit information provides a partner for the counselor helps counselor stay on track provides beneficial feedback
8.9. Supports the procounselor might do
restate or reframe message in a positive fashion keep the interview on track
offer approval or reinforcement call attention to priority items reinforce significant client statements suggest alternative strategies to the
counselor
9.1. The Awareness-Knowledge-Skill framework
awareness of basic underlying assumptions
facts and information of knowledge skills for taking appropriate action
9.2. Using the intrapersonal cultural grid
identify a significant behavior or action
identify expectations behind that behavior
identify values behind each expectation
identify the culture teachers of those values
9.4. The Three Dimensional Model
9.5. The interpersonal cultural
10.1. Three general perspectives of ethics
relativism absolutism contextual/universalism
10.2. Philosophical premises of ethics
principle of altruism principle of responsibility principle of justice principle of caring
10.3. Ethical guidelines for cross-cultural research
significant involvement is correct criteria for informed and free consent ultimate responsibility with the
researchers what is the benefit of the research
and to whom advisory principles rather than a strict code
continuous reformulation of guidelines
10.4. Ethical violations are often unintentional
color blindness overly color conscious transfer good or bad feelings from
elsewhere by client transfer good or bad feelings from
elsewhere by counselor misinterpret cultural ambivalence client might see counselors implicit bias counselor might misinterpret nondisclosure
10.5. Rest's six stages of moral development obedience, "do what you are told" instrumental egoism, "let's make a deal" interpersonal concordance "be considerate
to make friends" law and duty, "obey the law and it will
protect you" consensus building, "the duty to follow due
process" nonarbitrary cooperation "be rational and
impartial
10.6. Systematic biases in the ethical codes
individualism is favored client must adjust to the system or majority an elitist bias favoring the more powerful
provider oversimplification of cultural issues assumed absolute standards of right and
wrong what is good for the counselor is good for
everyone
11.1. Culture-centered controversies is counseling culturally encapsulated? are counseling measures culturally biased? should culture be defined narrowly or
broadly? can you measure ethno -racial cultural
identity? should similarities or differences be
emphasized? are professional ethical guidelines
adequate?
12.1. New research is required in the following areas
accurate epidemiological data development of identity models historical influences on counseling how to control and manage prejudice the developmental progress of White
cultures a balanced perspective
12.1. New research is required in the following areas (continue)
more emphasis on within-group differences
a bicultural or multicultural identity development community-based samples
primary prevention programs accurate tests and measures a balance of emic and etic
12.2. Models of culture-centered counseling
culture-specific models culture-general models culture-free/culture-fair models culture deficit models relativism and absolutism
12.3. Changes for the future of society demographic stable world population reduce the environmental impact of
technology economic transition to the "real" costs social transition through supranational
alliances institutional transition to focus on global
problems informational transition to educate the
masses
12.4. Changes for the future of counseling
increased awareness of revolutionary change
generic understanding of culture pressure by minority groups separate identities for each special
interest group counseling theories adapted to
different cultures
12.4. Changes for the future of counseling (continue)
counseling methods adapted to different cultures
counseling more globally popular more participation by non-Western cultures cultural encapsulation is challenged counseling becomes multidisciplinary counseling becomes more readily available counselors forced to adapt or be left behind
12.5 The culture-centered alternative for counseling tolerance of ambiguity increases a balance of pain and pleasure is accepted indigenous counseling becomes more
important counseling will focus on restoring balance
to clients individuals are seen in the collective
cultural context intuition will become a source of
information
12.5 The culture-centered alternative for counseling (continue) higher states of consciousness will be
achieved problems will be viewed in the cosmic
context social responsibility will become more
important both similarities and differences will
become important more emphasis on the historical context counselors will become more aware of their
own biases