Deck 13: Counseling Ruth From Multicultural Perspectives

Question 1

A central tenet of multicultural counseling holds that cultural competence is reflected in the therapist's:

A)awareness of his or her own cultural values and biases.
B)awareness of how his or her culture might impact working with the client.
C)knowledge of the client's cultural values and beliefs.
D)skills in making appropriate interventions.
E)all of the above

Answer 1

E

Question 2

If Ruth were of from different cultural background than her therapist, which assumption is correct?

A)For therapy to be effective, the therapist would need to share the client's culture.
B)It can be assumed that religion is important to Ruth.
C)It can be assumed that Ruth will be resistant to therapy?
D)Ruth will interpret any questions about her family life as intrusive.
E)none of the above

Answer 2

E

Question 3

Regarding cultural diversity, which statement(s) is(are) true?

A)Becoming immersed in the study of cultural diversity can have certain problems.
B)Accepting stereotypes and applying general characteristics of a particular group to every individual within that group is problematic.
C)The differences among individuals within a given ethnic group can be as great as the differences between populations.
D)Knowledge of the client's cultural values is only the beginning.
E)All of the above are true.

Answer 3

E