Deck 10: Culturally Competent Helping: Multicultural Counseling and Social Justice Work

Question 1

The term "homophobic" is being replaced by the term .

A) hetero-­‐phobic
B) heterosexist
C) GLBT-­‐phobic
D) gender-­‐phobic

Answer 1

B

Question 2

All of the statements listed below, except one, are reasons that counseling does not work for many minority clients. Pick the reason that does not make sense.

A) Because this country is a cultural mosaic and minority clients don't have a true sense of themselves.
B) Because of incongruent expectations about counseling between counselor and client.
C) Because counselors de-­‐emphasize the impact of social forces on minority clients.
D) Because counselors tend to have an ethnocentric worldview.

Answer 2

A

Question 3

A shared common ancestry is:

A) ethnicity.
B) nationality.
C) culture.
D) creed.

Answer 3

A

Question 4

All of the statements listed below, except one, are reasons that counseling does not work for many minority clients. Pick the reason that does not make sense.

A) Because counselors view some cultural-­‐specific appropriate behaviors as pathological.
B) Because assessment instruments are culturally biased and misinterpreted.
C) Because of inherent racism in society and its impact on how counselors understand the world.
D) Because counselors tend to "overcompensate" for minority clients.

Question 5

Which of the following values is not stressed by traditional Western views of counseling?

A) Cause and effect
B) Open-­‐mindedness
C) Mind/body integration
D) Self-­‐disclosure

Question 6

Which of the following is not an example of inadequate work of some majority counselors when working with some minority clients?

A) They tend to amplify the impact of social forces on the client.
B) They speak down to their client.
C) They misdiagnosis the client.
D) They misunderstand the client.

Question 7

All of the following are barriers to the effective multicultural helping relationship except?

A) The melting pot myth
B) Believing that symptoms can change as a function of culture
C) Having incongruent expectations about counseling
D) Lacking an understanding of social forces

Question 8

Social justice work tends to focus on all but which of the following?

A) A "laser beam" focus on counseling skills to help unearth deep-­‐seated issues
B) Empowering clients to take action against oppression in their lives
C) Taking action for clients against oppression in their lives
D) Taking steps in society to assist marginalized clients

Question 9

A minority is always:

A) oppressed.
B) smaller in number than the majority.
C) scorned and hated.
D) non-­‐dominant.

Question 10

Which of the following best represents the concept of having an ethnocentric worldview?

A) It means that we have examined our prejudices, stereotypes, understand our beliefs, have a knowledge base, and have the skills necessary to work with clients of diverse backgrounds.
B) It means that the helper assumes that their way of viewing the world is the same as the client's.
C) Acting in a caring and helping manner to ALL clients.
D) It means that we are developmentally mature as it pertains to counseling clients of diverse backgrounds.

Question 11

A client in group therapy rolls his eyes and, referring to another client in the group, states: "I'm tired of hearing how your ancestors were kicked out of their land. My house was repossessed; I know exactly what they went through." This is an example of:

A) power differentials.
B) microaggression.
C) macroaggression.
D) institutional racism.

Question 12

"Poor people are lazy" is an example of:

A) racism.
B) stereotyping.
C) dehumanization.
D) sectarianism.

Question 13

Mixing of gene pools has increased because of all the following except:

A) systematic rape in conflict zones.
B) intermarriage.
C) exploration and invasions.
D) law.

Question 14

A counseling approach that is geared toward a majority worldview is likely to result in expectations about the helping relationship among clients from non-­‐
Dominant cultures.

A) congruent
B) compatible
C) incongruent
D) consonant

Question 15

Sue and Torino suggest that multicultural cultural counseling can be defined as all but which of the following?

A) A helping process that assesses individual, group, and universal experiences of clients
B) A helping that should focus mostly at collectivism at the exclusion of individualism
C) An assessment, diagnosis, and treatment process based on a number of client attributes
D) A helping role where the counselor should use universal and culture specific strategies

Question 16

Which is not correctly matched relative to the acronym LGBTQQIA?

A) L = Lesbian
B) G = Gay
C) B = Body dysmophic
D) Q = Queer

Question 17

Natasha lives in Kiev, Ukraine. In the Tripartite Model of Personal Identity, this location falls under which level?

A) Individual
B) Group
C) National
D) Universal

Question 18

Janine, a White counselor, is counseling Jian-­‐Min, a Chinese immigrant who is a member of a small ethnic minority from rural China. There is danger that Janine may interpret cultural differences in Jian-­‐Min as:

A) inferiority.
B) paranoia.
C) defensiveness.
D) psychopathology.

Question 19

The "U" in the R-­‐E-­‐S-­‐P-­‐E-­‐C-­‐T-­‐F-­‐U-­‐L acronym stands for .

A) understanding
B) uniform
C) usual
D) unique

Question 20

Advocacy competencies are means by which counselors can operationalize:

A) social justice work.
B) multicultural counseling.
C) a deeper therapeutic relationship.
D) therapeutic equality.

Question 21

Historically, which of the following was not one of the first three forces of counseling?

A) Psychodynamic approaches
B) Postmodernism
C) Humanism
D) Behaviorism

Question 22

The fourth and fifth stages of counseling, in essence, represent all but which of the following?

A) Multicultural counseling and social justice
B) Postmodernism and Social Justice
C) The Multicultural Competencies and the Advocacy Competencies
D) The Multicultural Competencies and social justice

Question 23

Social class is based mostly on race.

Question 24

One's sexual orientation is the same as the sexual preference one chooses to have.

Question 25

McAuliffe suggests that multicultural counseling entails the development of counselor competencies to maximize counselor effectiveness with all clients.

Question 26

The Multicultural Counseling Competencies represent which of the following?

A) Ethical guidelines when doing multicultural counseling
B) Guidelines for understanding one's cultural identity
C) Accreditation guidelines for multicultural counseling
D) Standards needed by counselors if they are to work effectively with diverse clients

Question 27

Dale, who is White, is an ardent supporter of minority concerns. He often can be found actively involved in protests and legislative actions. He also has a tendency to put down his "Whiteness." He is in which of Sabnani, Ponterotto's, and Borodovsky's (1991) White identity model?

A) Stage 1, pre-­‐exposure
B) Stage 2, exposure
C) Stage 3, prominority/antiracism
D) Stage 4, retreat to white culture

Question 28

According to ACAs Advocacy Competencies, which of the following represents "acting on behalf" in the public arena?

A) Working to pass laws for greater access for persons with disabilities
B) Handing out fliers for the Democratic Party
C) Advocating on behalf of a client
D) Joining the Students for a More Equitable Tomorrow on Campuses

Question 29

Racism has to do with the belief that one race is superior to another.

Question 30

Which of the following is not an area of ACAs Advocacy Competencies?

A) Client/student
B) School/community
C) Public arena
D) World arena

Question 31

The Multicultural Counseling Competencies suggest having the attitudes and beliefs, knowledge, and skills in three areas. Which of the following is not an area?

A) The counselor's awareness of the client's worldview
B) The counselor's awareness of his or her own cultural values and biases
C) The counselor's awareness of social justice issues
D) The counselor's ability to use culturally appropriate intervention strategies

Question 32

When discussing racism, Duke, a graduate student in counseling, typically states: "It's the exception to the rule. The field is level for all. This is America after all, not apartheid South Africa!" In the Sabnani White Identity Model, Duke is in the stage.

A) prominority
B) exposure
C) pre-­‐exposure
D) retreat

Question 33

In the Tripartite Model of Personal Identity, which of the following is not contained in Universal Level?

A) Profession
B) Common life experiences
C) Physical similarities
D) Self-­‐awareness

Question 34

Ethnicity is based on genetic heritage.

Question 35

Religion is to organized set of practices as spirituality is to residing in self.

Question 36

In Helms's White Identity model, during which stage do Whites acknowledge that racism exists?

A) Disintegration
B) Fragmentation
C) Backlash
D) Immersion

Question 37

The goal of counselor advocacy is change on a national and international scale.

A) systemic
B) institutional
C) cultural
D) didactic

Question 38

Which is not a stage of the Racial Identity Development for People of Color (RIDPOC) model?

A) Conformity
B) Dissonance and Beginning Appreciation
C) Resistance and Immersion
D) Acceptance

Question 39

Race represents the common values, life patterns, language, symbols, and norms of behavior that a group may share.

Question 40

Mr. Ortiz, a Latino client, is in the conformity stage of the Racial Identity Development for People of Color (RIDPOC). When looking for a counselor, he most likely would seek out a(n)
Individual.

A) hispanic
B) female
C) White
D) middle-­‐aged

Question 41

Identity developmental models suggest that, relative to culture, if placed in the right environment one becomes more accepting of self and others.

Question 42

A minority is any group which is being singled out due to their cultural or physical characteristics, are being systematically oppressed, and who represent less than 50% of the population.

Question 43

Women are a minority.

Question 44

Power differentials may create greater disparities among people than culture, ethnic group, race, or social class.