Multicultural Counseling & Diversity Flashcards

Which framework describes the components of multicultural counseling competence as awareness, knowledge, and skills?

Answer: Sue & Sue's tripartite model

Sue and Sue's tripartite model organizes multicultural counseling competence into three domains: self-awareness, knowledge of diverse groups, and culturally appropriate skills.

A school counselor notices that Latino students are underrepresented in gifted programs despite strong academic performance. This pattern most likely reflects which issue?

Answer: Systemic bias in referral and identification processes

Underrepresentation of culturally diverse students in gifted programs often stems from systemic bias in how students are referred and assessed, not student ability or motivation.

Cultural humility differs from cultural competence primarily because cultural humility:

Answer: Emphasizes ongoing self-reflection and acknowledging power imbalances

Cultural humility is a lifelong process centered on self-reflection, critique of one's own biases, and recognizing power dynamics, rather than achieving a static level of cultural knowledge.

A school counselor is working with a recently immigrated student who appears withdrawn. The counselor's best first step is to:

Answer: Explore the student's acculturation experience and cultural context

Understanding the student's acculturation experience and cultural background provides essential context before making referrals or interventions.

Which racial identity development model by William Cross describes stages African Americans move through in developing a positive Black identity?

Answer: Nigrescence Model

William Cross developed the Nigrescence Model (also called the Negro-to-Black conversion experience) to describe how African Americans develop a positive racial identity through stages including pre-encounter, encounter, immersion, and internalization.

A school counselor who makes assumptions about a student's career goals based solely on the student's cultural background is exhibiting:

Answer: Stereotyping and cultural bias

Assuming career goals based on cultural background alone constitutes stereotyping, which undermines individualized, culturally responsive counseling.

Microaggressions in a school setting are best described as:

Answer: Subtle, often unintentional messages that communicate denigrating or marginalizing ideas toward minority groups

Microaggressions are brief, commonplace exchanges that send denigrating messages to members of marginalized groups, often without the perpetrator's conscious intent.