Exam 4: The Political and Social Justice Implications of Counseling and Psychotherapy

The main thesis of this book is that counseling and psychotherapy take place in a vacuum and the larger sociopolitical influences of our societal climate should not be a factor.

Social justice counseling/therapy has which of the following goals?

Minority clients most likely terminate prematurely from therapy sessions because they realize they actually do not need the help.

Preparing counselors with multicultural expertise means

What does the term cultural deprivation mean?

Describe what the authors describe as "culture bound and biased training system (Mio, 2005; Utsey, Grange, & Allyne, 2006, as cited in Sue 8th edition) . What have been some of the results of this tendency?

Some researchers have argued that minority-group individuals underutilize and prematurely terminate counseling/therapy because

To be culturally competent means to understand the _______ of ___________ experienced by marginalized groups in our society.

An effective curriculum should allow students to understand feelings of helplessness and powerlessness.

Graduate programs tend to shy away from teaching about antiracism because there is a limited amount of literature on the topic.

Multicultural counseling and psychotherapy assumes

Name four of the seven basic principles related to social change and social justice counseling.

Discuss the mental health impact of sociopolitical oppression and how the minimization of discrimination and pain of marginalized groups has manifested through political policies.

Which of the following is NOT a relevant question for counselors to ask?

The foci of counseling interventions include the ____________, _____________, _____________, and ____________________.

Define the Genetically Deficient model and provide one example of its use in the social science literature.

The authors posit that higher scores among African Americans on paranoia inventories do not necessarily indicate abnormality. Instead, what do they suggest?

Reflect on your reaction to "An Open Letter to Brothers and Sisters of Color" found on the second page of Chapter 4. Consider the following: What emotions did this letter provoke in you? Do you agree with the author on his position?

Those behaviors that occur less frequently is the definition of .