Social and Cultural Diversity Flashcards
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A gay male client reports that his religious community views his sexual orientation as sinful. The LMHC's ethical obligation is to:
Answer: Explore the client's own values and goals without imposing the counselor's perspective
The counselor's role is to facilitate the client's exploration of his own values and goals, not to impose a particular resolution to the conflict between religious identity and sexual orientation.
Privilege, in the context of multicultural counseling, is BEST defined as:
Answer: Unearned advantages conferred by membership in dominant social groups
Privilege refers to systemic, unearned advantages that individuals receive based on their membership in socially dominant groups, often without conscious awareness.
A Latina client declines to discuss her trauma history, stating 'we don't talk about those things in my family.' The counselor should:
Answer: Respect the client's cultural value of privacy while exploring alternative therapeutic approaches
Counselors must adapt therapeutic approaches to align with cultural values around privacy and disclosure rather than imposing a single treatment model.
Which of the following is an example of an environmental or contextual microaggression?
Answer: An office with no multilingual signage or staff
Environmental microaggressions are systemic messages communicated through physical environments that signal certain groups do not belong or are not valued.
The term 'heterosexism' refers to:
Answer: A system that privileges heterosexuality and marginalizes other sexual orientations
Heterosexism describes the systemic privileging of heterosexual relationships and identities, which operates institutionally and culturally regardless of individual attitudes.
When treating a Native American client, the culturally aware LMHC should recognize that historical trauma refers to:
Answer: Cumulative trauma across generations caused by colonization, forced relocation, and cultural genocide
Historical trauma encompasses the collective, multigenerational emotional and psychological injury suffered by Native communities as a result of systematic colonial oppression and cultural destruction.
A client identifies as non-binary and requests the use of they/them pronouns. The counselor consistently forgets and uses 'she/her.' This repeated error is best categorized as:
Answer: A microaggression that invalidates the client's gender identity
Repeatedly misgendering a client after being informed of their pronouns constitutes a microinvalidation that communicates their identity is not real or worthy of respect.