Deck 17: Cross-Cultural Counseling: Engaging Ethnic Diversity

Question 1

Today most Native Americans live in traditional native communities known as reservations,with difficult living conditions.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Counselors need to understand their own cultural heritage in order to:

A)relate more comfortably with their clients
B)utilize appropriate boundaries in work with their clients.
C)identify cultural groups from which they derived attitudes,beliefs,and values.
D)recognize their limitations in establishing rapport with clients.

Answer 2

identify cultural groups from which they derived attitudes,beliefs,and values.

Question 3

Twelve step approaches to substance use have historically embraced notions of cultural competency.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

The history and experience of various cultural,racial and ethnic groups suggests that substance use and abuse patterns tend to be similar.

Question 5

Latino youth who abuse substances are often negatively impacted by:

A)psychological issues of guilt and shame regarding drug use.
B)economic and educational stressors.
C)difficulties accessing treatment sources.
D)family pressures to conform to similar substance use patterns.

Question 6

African Americans who abuse substances:

A)are overrepresented in the treatment population.
B)are underrepresented in the treatment population.
C)are frequently unable to access treatment services.
D)both b and c

Question 7

Alcohol consumption patterns among Asian/Pacific Islanders may be impacted by physiological factors related to metabolic difficulties.

Question 8

Cultural competency in substance abuse treatment involves the need to focus attention on the client's ethnic,racial,and cultural history as part of a good assessment.

Question 9

The use of culturally specific substance abuse treatment:

A)has rarely been implemented.
B)has been implemented but lacks a strong empirical foundation.
C)has been argued for consistently in recent decades.
D)none of the above.

Question 10

Health disparities research focuses on:

A)understanding differences in use,and treatment across racial and ethnic groups.
B)racial,ethnic,and cultural differences which cause substance use and abuse.
C)the negative effect that poor health has on various racial and ethnic groups.
D)understanding how many persons in each cultural and racial group uses substances.