CSC Multicultural Counseling & Diversity

Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

Sue & Sue's tripartite model

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The RESPECTFUL model

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Bronfenbrenner's ecological model

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Holland's typology

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

Systemic bias in referral and identification processes

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Lack of parental involvement

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Lower intrinsic motivation among Latino students

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Inadequate ESL support

Question 3

Cultural humility differs from cultural competence primarily because cultural humility:

Accepted Answer

Emphasizes ongoing self-reflection and acknowledging power imbalances

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Requires mastery of facts about specific cultural groups

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Is a fixed endpoint achieved through training

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Focuses on matching counselors and clients by ethnicity

Question 4

A school counselor is working with a recently immigrated student who appears withdrawn.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

Accepted Answer

Explore the student's acculturation experience and cultural context

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Refer the student immediately for psychological testing

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Contact immigration authorities if documentation is unknown

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Assign the student to a social skills group

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

Nigrescence Model

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Helms' White Identity Model

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Atkinson, Morten & Sue's MID Model

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Berry's Acculturation Framework

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

Stereotyping and cultural bias

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Cultural responsiveness

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Countertransference only

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Appropriate norm-referencing

Question 7

Microaggressions in a school setting are best described as:

Accepted Answer

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

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Overtly hostile acts of discrimination

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Physical bullying between students of different races

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Formal disciplinary actions with racial disparities