ACS Multicultural & Diversity Competence in Supervision Flashcards
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The concept of 'cultural humility' in supervision differs from 'cultural competence' primarily because cultural humility:
Answer: Emphasizes an ongoing, self-reflective process rather than a fixed endpoint of knowledge
Cultural humility involves a lifelong, self-reflective stance toward culture rather than the idea that one can achieve a final state of 'competence.'
A White supervisor is working with a Black supervisee who reports feeling dismissed when they bring up race in session. The supervisor's first step should be to:
Answer: Engage in self-reflection about their own racial identity and how it may affect their supervision
Culturally responsive supervisors first examine their own racial identity and potential biases before addressing a supervisee's experience of race-related dismissal.
Which of the following best describes 'intersectionality' as applied to clinical supervision?
Answer: The recognition that supervisees hold multiple, intersecting social identities that together shape their experience
Intersectionality recognizes that a supervisee's experiences are shaped by multiple overlapping identities (race, gender, class, sexuality, etc.) simultaneously.
According to CACREP standards and ACS guidelines, supervisors must ensure that supervisees are developing:
Answer: Multicultural and social justice counseling competencies throughout their training
CACREP and ACS standards require that supervisors actively develop supervisees' multicultural and social justice competencies as a core element of training.
A supervisee consistently avoids discussing a gay client's relationship dynamics, citing discomfort with LGBTQ+ topics. How should the ACS supervisor BEST respond?
Answer: Address the supervisee's discomfort directly in supervision as a competency issue affecting client care
The supervisor must directly address the supervisee's avoidance as a clinical competency issue, providing guidance, training, and self-reflection opportunities.
The 'racial identity development' models (e.g., Cross's Black Racial Identity Development, Helms's White Identity Model) are MOST useful in supervision for:
Answer: Understanding how a supervisee's own racial identity stage may influence their clinical work and supervisory experience
Racial identity development models help supervisors understand how a supervisee's stage of racial identity awareness shapes their clinical responses and their reactions to supervision.