Misc...
Culture
Foundation Skills
Vocabulary Words
100

What are two basic assumptions of successful therapists? 

  1. Expectancies brought by the therapist can act as self-fulfilling prophecy

  2. Our clients are capable of change and of making choice about their changes.

100

Acculturation 

 Individual adopts the custom, beliefs, and traditions of the dominant culture into which he/she has moved.. (I.E. Americanized) 


Process of enriching one's own culture and roots by incorporating other worldviews found within the encountered culture.

100

Paraphrasing 

Paraphrasing demonstrates the understanding of what the client is saying in the own words of the therapist. It is the blend of 2 sets of understandings and meanings (coming from the client and therapist) that creates the therapeutic moment.

100

Therapist 

Terapeuta

200

What is a possible reason that could impede mental health care with a hispanic individual? 

 Lack of health insurance, Discrimination,  Barriers related to language or discrimination

200

Familismo 

a sense of loyalty, solidarity and cooperation and explains why members will keep discussion and resolution of conflicts within the family system.

200

Summarizing

It tests our understanding to make sure that we are following what the client is saying. Allows for the client to feel heard and validated. Takes main points and brings everything together.

200

What I'm hearing is..

Lo que escuche es..
300

  Why do Hispanic clients may not seek out mental health services? (Atkinson, Casas, and Abreu,.1992)

- Hispanic may prefer ethnically similar counselors

- Counseling values held by White therapist may conflict with Hispanic values

- Stigma- belief held that Hispanics won't receive culturally sensitive treatment

300

Cultural differences between the therapist and client can affect? 

Treatment, Diagnosis and progress.

300

I-statements

 Forms a bridge between client and therapist. They are the therapist’s own feelings, thoughts, and behaviors about what the therapist is understanding about the client.

300

Limits of Confidentiality

Limites de confidencialidad

400

3 Objetivos para terapeutas multiculturales y éticos.

  • Tenga en cuenta sus propias preguntas y supuestos.

  • Tenga en cuenta los valores, sesiones y supuesto que tiene sobre ciertos grupos diversos.

  • Desarrollar Intervenciones culturalmente apropiadas para tratar con clientes diversos.



400

Goal-Setting

  • An agreement between the client and therapist that is possible and wanted
400

Psychopathology 

Psicopatologia

500

Questioning 

  • Should be designed in a way to move the client from generalizations to specifics, past to present, from out there to in here
500

Sounds like you're feeling..

Suena como si estuvieras sintiendo..

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