Cultural Communication
This type of culture relies heavily on nonverbal cues and contextual understanding to communicate.
What is a high-context culture?
The theory that suggests family members’ behaviours influence one another in a cyclical way.
What is circular causality?
This family role often takes on excessive responsibility and may experience burnout.
What is the caregiver?
The ability to deeply understand another person’s emotions and experiences without judgment.
What is empathy?
This social influence has been linked to increased anxiety and self-esteem issues in adolescents.
What is social media?
The degree to which power and hierarchy are accepted within a family or society.
What is power distance?
The concept in Family Systems Theory that describes the tendency of families to maintain balance and resist change.
What is homeostasis?
This role in Family Systems Theory is associated with withdrawing emotionally to avoid conflict.
What is the lost child?
The practice of listening with full attention, summarizing, and validating emotions in communication.
What is active listening?
Gender norms and expectations can create tension between parents and children when they hold different values. This is an example of what type of conflict?
What is an intergenerational conflict?
The process of learning one’s own cultural norms and values.
What is enculturation?
The three most common subsystems in a family system.
What are nuclear family, extended family, and peer systems?
A family role that tends to challenge authority and is often blamed for the family's struggles.
What is the scapegoat?
A technique used by CYCPs to authentically understand a family’s perspective before engaging in direct intervention.
What is preparatory empathy?
CYC practitioners who work in an in-home practice environments with families need ______ to ensure they have the support they need to effectively navigate the challenges of this work
What is supervision?
This approach to cultural understanding focuses on self-reflection and recognizing one’s own biases rather than just learning about other cultures
What is cultural humility?
The type of family dynamic where communication sends mixed messages, making it difficult for children to understand expectations.
What is paradoxical communication?
This family member is often seen as the overachiever who upholds the family’s image and expectations.
What is the hero?
The process of seeing the problem as the issue rather than blaming individuals.
What is a non-judgmental approach?
The belief that certain interests or behaviors are exclusive to one gender, which can cause tension within a family.
What is traditional gender role expectation?
A major barrier to intercultural communication that occurs when assumptions are made about others based on stereotypes.
What is ethnocentrism or implicit bias?
A structured approach in CYC practice that focuses on family strengths and relationships rather than just individual diagnoses.
What is the relational approach?
The expectations and dynamics established in these positions during childhood often persist into adulthood, shaping interactions and personal identity
What are family roles?
A critical factor influencing how a family perceives a helper.
What is previous experience with helpers?
A common challenge CYCPs may face when working with families outside of traditional home environments.
What is safety/risk/acceptance/knowledge of norms, etc.