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Activity 1
1. What do you see as your responsibility professionally to assure that your behavior as a counselor is consistent with the field's value of being a multicultural counselor?
Activity 2
Assumptions About Directness and Respect Traditional therapeutic approaches tend to stress directness and assertiveness, yet in some cultures directness is per- ceived as rudeness and something to be avoided. Americans generally want to get to the "bottom line" and tend to get impatient when that does not happen. People from many cultures value less direct styles of communication. For example, Lati- nos may engage in platica (small talk) before beginning to address their concerns, and this talk may be totally unrelated to their reason for seeking your services. The counselor could assume that this lack of directness is evidence of pathology, or at least a lack of assertiveness, rather than a sign of respect. Many Asian Americans, Latinos, and Native Americans have been brought up not to speak until spoken to, especially when they are with older people or with authority figures. A counselor may interpret the client's hesitancy to speak as resistance when it is really a sign of respect. If therapists cannot connect to clients using the techniques in which they were trained, it is incumbent on them to find other ways to connect with their clients. Simply put, when therapists have trouble understanding and working with a cli- ent, the client is not the problem. The problem rests with the therapist's inability to come up with a way to facilitate the client's exploration of his or her problem. Consulting with a colleague who is familiar with the client's culture may provide a new perspective on why the client is reticent to talk. The case of Miguel provides another example of a therapist's assumptions about directness.
1. Reflect on what that section is saying and share your general thoughts how your culture (ie. American culture, Italian culture, a specific subculture, etc) may challenge you when working with someone from a different culture.
2. Deeply reflect on the following statement and explain what it means
"Simply put, when therapists have trouble understanding and working with a client, the client is not the problem"
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