Cultural Competency & Diversity Flashcards
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A client from a collectivist culture insists on involving their extended family in all recovery decisions. The most culturally competent response is to:
Answer: Explore how family involvement can be integrated into the recovery plan
Culturally competent coaches recognize that collectivist cultures value group decision-making and incorporate this strength into recovery planning.
Which term describes the cumulative stress experienced by members of marginalized groups due to repeated exposure to discrimination and microaggressions?
Answer: Minority stress
Minority stress theory describes the excess stress experienced by stigmatized minority groups from chronic social stressors including discrimination and prejudice.
A recovery coach discovers their own cultural bias is affecting how they perceive a client's progress. The best immediate action is to:
Answer: Engage in self-reflection and seek supervision to address the bias
Self-reflection and clinical supervision are the appropriate professional responses to identifying personal cultural bias affecting service delivery.
When working with a client who is an undocumented immigrant, a CRC should prioritize:
Answer: Ensuring services are provided without fear of legal consequences to the client
Ethical recovery coaching requires creating a safe environment where immigration status does not create barriers to accessing recovery services.
The concept of 'cultural humility' differs from 'cultural competence' primarily because it:
Answer: Emphasizes an ongoing process of self-reflection and learning rather than achieving expertise
Cultural humility is a lifelong commitment to self-evaluation and learning, acknowledging that one can never fully 'master' another culture.
A client's spirituality is tied to Indigenous healing practices involving sweat lodges and ceremonies. A culturally competent recovery coach should:
Answer: Incorporate the client's spiritual practices as a potential recovery support
Indigenous healing practices can be meaningful recovery supports, and culturally competent coaches integrate clients' spiritual and cultural traditions into recovery plans.
Which of the following best describes 'intersectionality' in the context of recovery coaching?
Answer: The way multiple social identities combine to create unique experiences of privilege or oppression
Intersectionality recognizes that individuals hold multiple social identities (race, gender, class, etc.) that interact to shape their unique lived experiences.