Your privilege impact who you are in therapy space

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Privilege is an unearned advantage that others may not have and can impact individual access and opportunity. Privilege is often invisible or related to certain characteristics being more or less desirable in society. For example, having an ethnic sounding name, having financial support to take an unpaid internship, or deciding what is normal or typical behavior in an environment. Stereotypes and characterizations commonly assigned to identity groups also impact privilege. We need to realize that individuals will experience the world differently based on their privilege. By recognizing aspects of our identities that we do not have control over, we can better appreciate the opportunities we have, and the limits others face in society. Consider the privileges that you possess that others are denied. Please answer at least two questions:

1. How does your privilege impact who you are in the therapy space or what you bring to the work?

2. How do you feel about, or react to, individuals who behave in ways that confirm, or do not conform, to stereotypes of their group?

3. How could you address privilege with clients?

4. What cycles of stereotyping do you see being reinforced and how could you address this with clients?

5. Do you feel that language impacts privilege? How or why not?

6. As a clinician how can you address unnamed or denied privilege in clients?

Reference no: EM133610862

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