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CBMCS Multicultural Reader
Features a wellspring of seminal research studies critical to understanding the complex issues surrounding mental health care and diversity. Providing a wealth of in-depth research into delivering culturally competent care, this rich anthology examines general issues in multicultural counseling competence training; ethnic minority intervention and treatment research; and sociocultural diversities.
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584 pages, Paperback
First published March 1, 2008
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September 20, 2011
So I read this textbook to get a sneak peak at what the city will be rolling out as new cultural competency standards for the Department of Public Health. Unfortunately, this book didn't tell me about the standards, but it was an interesting read nonetheless, about how to provide service with an awareness of culture. It's pretty research-focused though, so it's got that dry style. But it's OK, you can skim through. For future reference, I may check out Arredondo, P et al's "Operationalization of the multicultural coounseling competencies" in the Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development, 2, 42-78 (1996).
Peggy McIntosh's piece is in there, "White Privilege and Male Privilege," which is always an eye-opening read. She describes "White privilege is like an invisible weightless knapsack of special provisions, assurances, maps, guides, codebooks, passports, visas, clothes, compass, emergency gear, and blank checks." (p 133)
There's a helpful breakdown of the history of racial classification in the U.S. census, and how it has changed through the years. Did you know that for the census, "As of 1989, all infants are designated by their mothers' race" (p 149)?
Another piece explains "racial identity social interaction theory to describe the qualitative dimensions of various types of race-related interpersonal interactions... The theoretical constructs are described from the viewpoint of the person or persons with the least social power in the interaction." (p 156)
I related to the mention: "Containment skills are those in which the social worker refrains from speaking to quickly or too much, thus promoting productive silence." (p 229)
Fascinating thought about language: "most linguists now believe that the users of a particular language may overlook or ignore objects or events that speakers of another language may emphasize... to the extent that languages differ, language users organize their experiences differently based on the vocabularies and grammars provided by their respective languages... these cognitions will affect behavior." (p 269)
One chapter talks about communication styles, breaking down instrumental vs. affective style. "The instrumental speaker uses communication to achieve some goal or outcome... such as friends gained, opponent defeated, or some form of self-fulfillment has been reached." The author describes that U.S. men generally use this instrumental style more than U.S. women. "An affective communication style is receiver and process oriented... concerned not so much with the outcome of the communication, but with the process... operate on an intuitive sense and are non-verbally expressive." (p 282) This is significant for people of different cultures trying to communicate with one another.
"It is inconceivable that persons in a marginalized group would see themselves as having internal control and internal responsibility. In fact, most circumstances are out of their control, because of oppression and their inherent lack of power." (p 341)
Page 343-345 list relevant competencies for "Counselor Awareness of Own Cultural Values and Biases," "Counselor Awareness of Client's Worldview," and "Culturally Appropriate Intervention Strategies."
A quote from P.G. Zimbardo, past president of the American Psychological Association: "Terrorists create terror; terror creates fear and anger; fear and anger create aggression; and aggression against citizens of different ethnicity or religion creates racism and, in turn, new forms of terrorism." (p 349)
There's also a number of pieces on aging and older adults. One shocking stat about health disparities is that according to the Federal Interagency Forum on Aging-Related Statistics (2000), the "median household net worth (i.e., total value of all assets held, including the value of a home) for White older people is $181,000, whereas for Blacks it is $13,000... In one federal report, a footnote confirms that the figure is not a typographical error." (p 443)
And more on disparities, "When we from the middle class go into poor neighborhoods to work, we must admit into consciousness a vivid comprehension of the disparity between our lives and theirs. Once we have done so, it is difficult to conjure up the oblivion that previously sheltered us from this awareness... It becomes impossible not to know that a few subway stops away from cafes full of smiling middle-class faces is what amounts to a third-world country." (p 514)
Guess what research in the U.S. and U.K. shows? "As health care improves in quality and accessibility, the disparities between social class widen, because these benefits accrue differentially for upper- and middle-class groups, whereas those less privileged continue to be left behind." (p 524)
Peggy McIntosh's piece is in there, "White Privilege and Male Privilege," which is always an eye-opening read. She describes "White privilege is like an invisible weightless knapsack of special provisions, assurances, maps, guides, codebooks, passports, visas, clothes, compass, emergency gear, and blank checks." (p 133)
There's a helpful breakdown of the history of racial classification in the U.S. census, and how it has changed through the years. Did you know that for the census, "As of 1989, all infants are designated by their mothers' race" (p 149)?
Another piece explains "racial identity social interaction theory to describe the qualitative dimensions of various types of race-related interpersonal interactions... The theoretical constructs are described from the viewpoint of the person or persons with the least social power in the interaction." (p 156)
I related to the mention: "Containment skills are those in which the social worker refrains from speaking to quickly or too much, thus promoting productive silence." (p 229)
Fascinating thought about language: "most linguists now believe that the users of a particular language may overlook or ignore objects or events that speakers of another language may emphasize... to the extent that languages differ, language users organize their experiences differently based on the vocabularies and grammars provided by their respective languages... these cognitions will affect behavior." (p 269)
One chapter talks about communication styles, breaking down instrumental vs. affective style. "The instrumental speaker uses communication to achieve some goal or outcome... such as friends gained, opponent defeated, or some form of self-fulfillment has been reached." The author describes that U.S. men generally use this instrumental style more than U.S. women. "An affective communication style is receiver and process oriented... concerned not so much with the outcome of the communication, but with the process... operate on an intuitive sense and are non-verbally expressive." (p 282) This is significant for people of different cultures trying to communicate with one another.
"It is inconceivable that persons in a marginalized group would see themselves as having internal control and internal responsibility. In fact, most circumstances are out of their control, because of oppression and their inherent lack of power." (p 341)
Page 343-345 list relevant competencies for "Counselor Awareness of Own Cultural Values and Biases," "Counselor Awareness of Client's Worldview," and "Culturally Appropriate Intervention Strategies."
A quote from P.G. Zimbardo, past president of the American Psychological Association: "Terrorists create terror; terror creates fear and anger; fear and anger create aggression; and aggression against citizens of different ethnicity or religion creates racism and, in turn, new forms of terrorism." (p 349)
There's also a number of pieces on aging and older adults. One shocking stat about health disparities is that according to the Federal Interagency Forum on Aging-Related Statistics (2000), the "median household net worth (i.e., total value of all assets held, including the value of a home) for White older people is $181,000, whereas for Blacks it is $13,000... In one federal report, a footnote confirms that the figure is not a typographical error." (p 443)
And more on disparities, "When we from the middle class go into poor neighborhoods to work, we must admit into consciousness a vivid comprehension of the disparity between our lives and theirs. Once we have done so, it is difficult to conjure up the oblivion that previously sheltered us from this awareness... It becomes impossible not to know that a few subway stops away from cafes full of smiling middle-class faces is what amounts to a third-world country." (p 514)
Guess what research in the U.S. and U.K. shows? "As health care improves in quality and accessibility, the disparities between social class widen, because these benefits accrue differentially for upper- and middle-class groups, whereas those less privileged continue to be left behind." (p 524)
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