ASSIGNMENT: JOURNAL ENTRY (3-4 PAGES)
Use the Multicultural Awareness Journal Template to create your journal entry. In your journal entry, include the following:
Summaries and reactions to the self-assessment results and reflection process
Summarize the results of your Multicultural Self-Assessment.
Identify which Harvard Implicit Bias self-assessments you took and summarize the results
Explain how your results might make sense in light of the cultural influences in your life and/or your life experiences.
Reflections on being “other
Based on the media for this week, briefly tell the story of the first time you realized you were “other.”
Discuss your reactions to your realization of being “other.”
Explain how your developmental stage impacted your experience of “otherness.”
Implications for personal development and professional practice
Describe perceived gaps in cultural competency and actions you plan to take as a result of the self-assessment and reflection process.
Explain the importance of multicultural awareness and cultural competency to the practice of clinical mental health counseling.
While this journal is reflective in nature, you should use the template provided in order to ensure appropriate APA structure and formatting. You are expected to support your work with reference to additional Learning Resources and to use appropriate APA format for in-text citations. It is highly recommended that you specifically cite the Petrone assessment in-text, since it will be used in the preparation of your paper.
TO PREPARE:
Review Chapters 10 and 11 in the Erford course text and focus on the importance of human development and multicultural awareness.
Review the media program found in the Learning Resources for this week and think about the first time you realized you were “other.” Reflect on how this self-awareness impacted your cultural beliefs.
Note: “Otherness” is a broad concept. It can be intense, such as experiencing racial prejudice, or more subtle, such as feeling uncomfortable in unfamiliar social situations. Otherness is a universal human experience and can look and feel many different ways.
Take the Multicultural Self-Assessment (Petrone, 2004) in the Learning Resources and save your results. Please note: the assessment is a self-reflection tool. It does not yield a numerical score; your interpretation of the process and results is the outcome.
Take two Harvard Implicit Bias self-assessments of your choice from https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/selectatest.htmlLinks to an external site.
Reflect on your personal attitudes, cultural beliefs, biases, behavior, and world view and how these factors might impact your delivery of counseling techniques.
Reflect on your level of self-awareness, the importance of cultural awareness to the practice of clinical mental health counseling, and any changes you plan to implement as a result of the self-assessments.
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Journal: Multicultural Awareness
[Insert Student Name Here]
School of Counseling and Human Services, Walden University
[Insert Course number here]: Introduction to Clinical Mental Health Counseling
[Insert Instructor Name Here]
[Insert Due Date Here]
Journal: Multicultural Awareness
Introduce the topic of this paper here in one brief paragraph (3 or 4 sentences).
Multicultural Self-Assessment
After taking the Multicultural Self-Assessment, discuss your results under this heading. Discuss your reactions to the assessment: What surprised you? What did you learn? And so on…
First Time I Realized I Was “Other”
Here you will explain the time you first realized that you were different from others.
Influence of Developmental Stage on Experience of “Otherness”
How was your experience of “otherness” influenced by your developmental stage at the time you experienced it?
Action Plan as a Result of the Self-Assessment
After considering the self-assessment and reviewing the text, explain how you plan to work on this important topic in your own life.
Importance of Multicultural Awareness and Cultural Competency
Under this heading, explain the importance of multicultural awareness and cultural competency to you as a counselor-in-training. Be sure to cite scholarly references.
References
Erford, B. T. (2018). Human development throughout the lifespan. In B. T. Erford (Ed.), Orientation to the counseling profession: Advocacy, ethics, and essential professional foundations (pp. 311–336). Pearson Education.
Gray, G. M. (2018). Multicultural counseling. In B. T. Erford (Ed.), Orientation to the counseling profession: Advocacy, ethics, and essential professional foundations (pp. 337–372). Pearson Education.
Laureate Education (Producer). (2010). Cultural competence: The first time I knew I was other [Video file]. Baltimore, MD: Author. Retrieved from http://mym.cdn.laureate-media.com/2dett4d/Walden/COUN/6100/04/mm/coun6100_carousel.html
Petrone, M. C. (2004). Multicultural self-assessment. In M. D. Cox & L. Richlin (Eds.), Building faculty learning communities (pp. 122–123). John Wiley & Sons.
Add additional references as needed.
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MULTICULTURAL SELF-ASSESSMENT** Part I. Using the continuum below, please identify your response to each of the following statements. Write the number that corresponds to your response in the blank preceding each question. In order for this inventory to be useful, it is important that you answer as you believe you truly are.
5 almost always 4 more often than not 3 sometimes 2 not usually 1 seldom, if ever ____ 1. I am comfortable interacting with others who are not my age, gender, race, 5 4 3 2 1 religion, economic status, sexual orientation, or at my educational level. ____ 2. I am mindful of my speech and behavior in an effort to avoid offending 5 4 3 2 1 others. ____ 3. I recognize the unique influence that my upbringing and education have had 5 4 3 2 1 on my values and beliefs. ____ 4. I ask questions until I am sure I understand what others are saying. 5 4 3 2 1 ____ 5. I am attentive to others’ reactions when I am speaking to them. 5 4 3 2 1 ____ 6. When I need assistance, I am comfortable asking for it. 5 4 3 2 1 ____ 7. I listen with interest to those whose ideas differ from mine. 5 4 3 2 1 ____ 8. If I were at an event with people who differed from me, I would make 5 4 3 2 1 every effort to talk with them. ____ 9. I make a conscious effort to recognize when I stereotype. 5 4 3 2 1 ____10. I like hearing all sides of an issue before making a decision. 5 4 3 2 1 ____11. I adapt well to change and new situations. 5 4 3 2 1 ____12. I enjoy “people watching” and try to understand the human dynamics 5 4 3 2 1 in interactions. ____13. I can readily identify the personal biases I have toward others. 5 4 3 2 1 ____14. People are generally good and I accept them as they are. 5 4 3 2 1 ____15. I try not to assume anything. 5 4 3 2 1
Part II. Now look back at your responses in the context of your classroom interactions. Is your behavior different in that setting than in your day-to-day encounters? ** M. C. Petrone, “Supporting Diversity with Faculty Learning Communities: Teaching and Learning Across Boundaries,” in Building Faculty Learning Communities, M. D. Cox and L. Richlin (eds): Josey-Bass, San Francisco, pp. 122-123.
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