Ch. #3 Multicultural Counseling Competence Exam
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Why has emphasis been placed on the education of white counselors in training? -
Answer-
・The majority of counseling and mental health providers are White or members of the
majority group.
・The theories and practices of counseling/therapy arise from a predominantly white,
Western perspective and form the educational foundations of our graduate programs.
・White, male, and straight Euro Americans continue to control and hold power in being
able to determine the definitions of normality and abnormality and to define mental
health for marginalized groups.
In working with white clients, members of oppressed groups might... - Answer-
・Have difficulty empathizing with their clients.
・Be guilty of imposing their racial realities upon their clients.
・Have difficulty understanding the worldview of their clients.
・Be hindered in their ability to establish rapport with their clients.
・Be unable to contain their anger and rage toward their clients, as they view them as the
oppressor, especially those with relative privilege.
How do stereotypic beliefs affect interethnic relations, and how do they affect the
counseling process?
- Answer- No racial or ethnic group is immune from inheriting biased beliefs,
misinformation, and stereotypes of other groups.
, Ch. #3 Multicultural Counseling Competence Exam
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What is the "who's more oppressed?" game?
- Answer- When one uses his or her own group's oppression to negate, diminish, and
invalidate that of another socially devalued group.
The American Counseling Association (ACA) and the Multicultural and Social Justice
Counseling Competencies (MSJCC) recognize that...
- Answer- The dimensions of privilege and oppressed statuses vary in the therapeutic
relationship between counselors and clients.
Why are people of color wary about discussing interethnic and interracial conflicts
between various marginalized groups? - Answer-
That such conflicts may be used by those in power to:
Divide and conquer.
Assuage their own guilt feelings.
Divert attention away from the injustices of society by defining problems as
residing between various racial minority groups.
How does interethnic prejudice among minorities differ from white racial superiority and
supremacy? - Answer- Although members of socially devalued groups may discriminate,
they do not have the systemic power to oppress on a large‐scale basis.
How does avoiding or minimizing interethnic group differences and conflicts serve a
functional purpose? - Answer- To allow them to form coalitions of political, economic,
and social power to effect changes in society.
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Why has emphasis been placed on the education of white counselors in training? -
Answer-
・The majority of counseling and mental health providers are White or members of the
majority group.
・The theories and practices of counseling/therapy arise from a predominantly white,
Western perspective and form the educational foundations of our graduate programs.
・White, male, and straight Euro Americans continue to control and hold power in being
able to determine the definitions of normality and abnormality and to define mental
health for marginalized groups.
In working with white clients, members of oppressed groups might... - Answer-
・Have difficulty empathizing with their clients.
・Be guilty of imposing their racial realities upon their clients.
・Have difficulty understanding the worldview of their clients.
・Be hindered in their ability to establish rapport with their clients.
・Be unable to contain their anger and rage toward their clients, as they view them as the
oppressor, especially those with relative privilege.
How do stereotypic beliefs affect interethnic relations, and how do they affect the
counseling process?
- Answer- No racial or ethnic group is immune from inheriting biased beliefs,
misinformation, and stereotypes of other groups.
, Ch. #3 Multicultural Counseling Competence Exam
Questions and Correct Detailed Answers (verified
answers) |Already Graded A+
What is the "who's more oppressed?" game?
- Answer- When one uses his or her own group's oppression to negate, diminish, and
invalidate that of another socially devalued group.
The American Counseling Association (ACA) and the Multicultural and Social Justice
Counseling Competencies (MSJCC) recognize that...
- Answer- The dimensions of privilege and oppressed statuses vary in the therapeutic
relationship between counselors and clients.
Why are people of color wary about discussing interethnic and interracial conflicts
between various marginalized groups? - Answer-
That such conflicts may be used by those in power to:
Divide and conquer.
Assuage their own guilt feelings.
Divert attention away from the injustices of society by defining problems as
residing between various racial minority groups.
How does interethnic prejudice among minorities differ from white racial superiority and
supremacy? - Answer- Although members of socially devalued groups may discriminate,
they do not have the systemic power to oppress on a large‐scale basis.
How does avoiding or minimizing interethnic group differences and conflicts serve a
functional purpose? - Answer- To allow them to form coalitions of political, economic,
and social power to effect changes in society.
