Question 1

Some of the dimensions that may differ for clients and counselors include their ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender, ability, religion, socioeconomic class, and race.

Accepted Answer

Clients and counselors may come from different backgrounds and identities, and these differences can affect the counseling relationship and dynamics. It is important for counselors to be aware of and sensitive to their clients' unique experiences and needs.

Question 2

It is safe to assume that counselors from cultural minority groups are able to relate to clients from the dominant culture as well as with clients from other cultural minority groups.

Accepted Answer

Counselors from cultural minority groups may not automatically relate to clients from the dominant culture or other cultural minority groups due to differences in cultural experiences, values, and perspectives. Effective cross-cultural counseling requires understanding and respecting individual differences, regardless of the counselor's own cultural background.

Question 3

Multicultural training is a requirement for licensure or certification in most states.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 4

A very common format for multicultural training, _____, is often criticized.

Accepted Answer

The single course format is criticized as it often doesn't allow for enough time to fully explore and understand the complexities of multiple cultures and diversity issues. Additionally, it can lead to a "checklist" approach where students are simply tasked with memorizing cultural facts rather than engaging in meaningful dialogue and reflection about their own biases and experiences with diversity.

Question 5

Students from the dominant culture may have cognitive and emotional difficulty with the concept of _____ in acknowledging their possible power advantages.

Accepted Answer

White privilege refers to the societal advantages that white individuals have simply because of their race. Students from the dominant culture may struggle to acknowledge or understand these advantages due to cognitive dissonance or emotional discomfort in acknowledging their possible power advantages. Choices A, C, and D are not directly related to this concept.

Question 6

Although training curriculums can vary quite a bit, three central elements of a model curriculum are:

Accepted Answer

While awareness of various forms of oppression may be included in some training curriculums, it is not a central aspect of a model curriculum. The three central elements of a model curriculum are typically focused on developing awareness, knowledge, and skills.

Question 7

Only ethnic minority counselors benefit from multicultural training

Accepted Answer

Multicultural training benefits all counselors by increasing their awareness of cultural differences and helping them to provide more effective counseling to clients from diverse backgrounds. While ethnic minority counselors may have more personal experience with certain cultural issues, all counselors can benefit from ongoing education and training on diversity and inclusion.

Question 8

The multicultural training technique that has perhaps received the most attention is the _____ developed by Pedersen in which participants take the roles of counselor, client, and problem to simulate a counseling session.

Accepted Answer

The question asks for the name of the multicultural training technique that involves participants taking on the roles of counselor, client, and problem to simulate a counseling session. This is known as the Triad role play model, developed by Pedersen. The other choices (A) Counseling skills model, (C) White privilege model, and (D) Multicultural genogram model, are not relevant to the described technique.

Question 9

All of the major _____ were developed by people of European or Euro-American descent.

Accepted Answer

The statement refers to the major theoretical approaches to counseling, which include psychodynamic, person-centered, cognitive-behavioral, and existential-humanistic approaches. All of these approaches were developed by individuals of European or Euro-American descent. Option A is incorrect because ethnic labels are not theoretical approaches to counseling. Option B is incorrect because culture-specific knowledge can be developed by individuals from various ethnicities and is not limited to those of European or Euro-American descent.

Question 10

One way to view ____________ is to think of it as a common ancestry that provides members with a shared sense of identity and history. This concept may encompass people of various races.

Accepted Answer

Ethnicity refers to a common ancestry or cultural heritage that provides individuals with a shared sense of identity and history. This concept is not limited to specific races and can include various cultural groups. Multiculturalism and socioeconomic class are not as closely aligned with the idea of a shared ancestry.

Question 11

Graduate students in a master's level program that infuses multicultural training across much of the curriculum, including a one-year internship experience, should consider themselves fully and completely trained in multicultural approaches by the end of their school program.

Accepted Answer

While a program that infuses multicultural training throughout the curriculum and includes an internship experience is an excellent start, it is not enough to fully and completely train graduate students in multicultural approaches. Developing cultural competence is an ongoing process that requires continual self-reflection, education, and practice.

Question 12

A huge barrier for ethnic minority graduate students to go to school has to do with finances. One survey of doctoral students in psychology found that Black and Latino students relied more on their families and teaching assistantships for financial support.

Accepted Answer

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Question 13

In the 1960s, language such as "culturally disadvantaged" was often used to describe people of color; minorities were seen as being nutritionally deprived which contributed to mental retardation or as socioculturally deprived due to a lack of role models or parental encouragement. The underlying message was that a minority person's culture was _______to that of the majority.

Accepted Answer

The language of "culturally disadvantaged" and statements about nutritional and sociocultural deprivation imply a belief in the inferiority of minority cultures compared to the majority culture.

Question 14

The current field of multicultural counseling has arisen from the central idea that cultural differences between counselor and client are potentially ____ if accepted and included in the counseling process.

Accepted Answer

The field of multicultural counseling recognizes and values the cultural differences between counselor and client, seeing them as potential sources of strength and growth for both parties. By including and embracing cultural diversity in counseling, clients are more likely to feel understood and empowered, leading to more effective therapy outcomes. Therefore, the correct choice is C) Beneficial.

Question 15

The discussion around etic and emic perspectives can be summarized as a discussion around _______.

Accepted Answer

The discussion around etic and emic perspectives centers on the tension between the universal aspects of human behavior and the unique, cultural-specific beliefs and behaviors of different groups. Etic approaches prioritize universal aspects of human behavior, while emic approaches emphasize cultural specificity.

Quiz 1: The Future of Counseling: Becoming Multiculturally Competent