Core Concepts
This concept describes a lifelong process of self-reflection, openness, and accountability when working across cultural differences.
Response: What is cultural humility?
These automatic beliefs or associations may influence a counselor’s decisions without conscious awareness.
Response: What are implicit biases?
A client reports using prayer and support from a faith community to manage depression. A culturally humble counselor should explore these as potential examples of this.
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“What are cultural strengths or protective factors?”
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“What are cultural strengths or protective factors?”
When a counselor does not understand the meaning of a client’s cultural practice, the counselor should respectfully do this rather than make an assumption.
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“What is ask the client?”
Unlike cultural competence, cultural humility does not assume that a counselor can achieve complete mastery of this.
“What is another person’s culture or lived experience?”
Diagnosing clients, documenting clinical information, and recommending levels of care are examples of this within the counseling relationship.
“What is professional power?”
A counselor assumes that an Asian American client is uncomfortable discussing emotions because of the client’s culture. This assumption demonstrates this problem.
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“What is stereotyping?”
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“What is stereotyping?”
A client corrects the counselor’s pronunciation of their name. The counselor should thank the client, apologize, and do this.
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“What is use and practice the correct pronunciation?”
In culturally humble counseling, this person is viewed as the primary expert on the client’s identities and lived experiences.
“Who is the client?”
Assuming that every person from one cultural group shares the same values, behaviors, or experiences is known as this.
Response: What is stereotyping or cultural generalization?
A client says that previous therapists ignored experiences of discrimination. The counselor invites the client to discuss how race, identity, and discrimination affect their mental health. This demonstrates this practice.
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“What is culturally responsive inquiry?”
A client says, “You do not understand what it is like to experience racism.” A culturally humble counselor should validate the statement and respond with this attitude.
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“What is openness or non-defensiveness?”
A counselor’s willingness to acknowledge a mistake, apologize, and change their behavior demonstrates this component of cultural humility.
“What is accountability?”
A counselor regularly examines how their identities, social position, assumptions, and emotional reactions influence treatment. This process is called this.
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“What is critical self-reflection?”
A counselor and client openly discuss how differences in race, gender, socioeconomic status, religion, or other identities may influence their therapeutic relationship. This is an example of this.
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“What is broaching?”
After unintentionally making an insensitive comment, the counselor focuses on the effect of the statement rather than only defending this.
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“What is the counselor’s intention?”