Psy 622: Cross-Cultural Counseling Daryl M. Rowe, Ph.D. Pepperdine University Graduate School of Education & Psychology Introduction/Overview Understanding Culture “Knowledge is better than riches”

Introduction to Me  Background/experiences  Research interests  Community interests  Clinical practice  Approach to teaching

Who are You?  Expectations of the class  Efforts willing to put forth  Goals  professional/personal –  related to this course in next 10 years

Overview of the Course  Demographic changes  All counseling requires cultural competence  Five purposes:  Introduction to the literature re: the theory and practice of cultural competence and cultural psychology  Develop awareness of personal biases and their impacts  Increase knowledge about various cultural strengths/resources for treatment strategies for particular groups  Examine ways to integrate cultural competence in professional life  Understand ethical issues related to cultural competence  Expose you to combination of theory, applications & challenges

Texts  McGoldrick, M., Giordano, J. & Garcia- Preto, N. (Eds.) (2005). Ethnicity & Family Therapy (3rd Ed.). NY: The Guilford Press.  Rosenblum, K.E., & Travis, T.C. (Eds.). (2008). The meaning of difference: American constructions of race, sex, and gender, social class, sexual orientation, and disability. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill.  Additional Readings per syllabus

Requirements  Consistent with graduate-level work  Participation 20%  Cultural Immersion & Reflection 15%  Cultural Interview20%  Sociocultural Self-study15%  Group Presentation 30%

Philosophical Approach to the Course  Designed to help you intervene more effectively  Commit to helping you develop:  Personal, social & institutional values  Beliefs & attitudes that respect cultural differences  Intellectual & critical thinking abilities  Highly developed interactive skills  Symbolic, interpretive stance about self, others & world

Conceptual Approach to the Course  Clinical psychology is/has been both culture-bound & culture-blind (Lonner & Malpass, 1994)  Culture-bound: roots are firmly entrenched in European and European-American thought & theory  Culture-blind: psychology has failed to consider factors, not found in the West, that influence the behavior of millions of humans

Assumptions  Discipline of applied psychology has been woefully inadequate in training culturally competent MHP’s to work with increasingly diverse populations  Faculty often lack training, insight & motivation  Many faculty are not well-meaning, e.g. don’t think it necessary or worthwhile to examine these issues  Cultural competence is a philosophical orientation NOT a specialty

Assumptions (cont.)  Delivery of human services requires fundamental respect for the rights, dignity & worth of all peoples  All training/treatment in professional psychology should be contextualized within the details of human existence  Case vignettes  Mock interviews  Test protocols  Theory application  Cultural competence involves risk!!

Recovery Oriented Perspectives  Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), adopted following definition of recovery (2004):  “Mental health recovery is a journey of healing and transformation enabling a person with a mental health problem to live a meaningful life in a community of his/her choice while striving to achieve her/his full potential”

10 Fundamental Components of Recovery  Self-Direction  Person- centered  Empowerment  Holistic  Non-Linear  Strengths- Based  Peer Support  Respect  Responsibility  Hope

Cross-Cultural Competencies (Sue et al, 1982) APA, Division 17  Awareness of one’s own cultural background  Awareness of values & limitations  Knowledge of socio-political influences and their impact on persons from various groups  Comfort with cultural differences

Cross-Cultural Competencies (Sue et al, 1982) APA, Division 17 (cont.)  Specific knowledge about various groups  Clear understanding of generic counseling assumptions  Skills to intervene interpersonally and institutionally

Cultural Patchwork Quilt Exercise INSIDER VIEWOUTSIDER VIEW FIXED VIEW Major features of your own cultural group, based on how you define the features How others define the major features of your Cultural group Major historical factors that have impacted your cultural group’s development How your cultural group was defined 50 years ago and how it will be defined in 50 years, 50 years ago: 50 years from now: DYNAMIC VIEW Cultural Group Designation: