Transcript Ethics and Multiculturalism

A Balancing Act
Ethics and Multiculturalism
How it effects the Counselor
and
the Client
George D. Hawk-ins M. Ed.
Agenda
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Presentation Objectives
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Identify and discuss the scope and importance in
developing a multicultural worldview
Identify multicultural issues as they pertain to ethics
Discussion of current ethical issues from a
multicultural worldview perspective
Concept Expansion
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What is included in the concept of a Worldview
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Developing a Perspective on Worldview
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Internalized Dependency on a Socially Constructed Cultural Bias
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Thick or Thin Definition of Culture
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Applying the Understanding of Cultural Bias
Applying Gilbert Ryle’s “Thick Description Concept from Philosophy”
Worldview and Multiculturalism
Cross-cultural vs. Multicultural
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Counseling between individuals of different culture backgrounds
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Counseling between individuals with differing Socially
Constructed Worldviews
Petersen‘ Effects on Balancing
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Interpreting Behavior or Not
Expressing Similar
Expectations
Recognition of Archetypal
Images as Cultural Clues
Eco-System Diversity
necessitates Multicultural
Worldview
Tendency to Encapsulate - the
Faulty Golden Rule Effect
Rehearse Adaptive Functioning
Skills
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Social Justice and Moral
Development - No Hostages
Identify Similarities as well as
Differences fights Absolutes
Continue to Learn because
Society will Change over Time
Ethical and (Spiritual)
Completeness requires us to
Compliment our Reality
Enhance our ability to work
with Others
Multicultural Perspective will
Strength your Counseling
Ability
Balancing Terminology
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Attributions
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Labels of behavior for
others
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Race
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Ethnicity
Common origin Social &
Cultural
Label of visual difference
Oppressed Populations
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Culturally Disadvantaged
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Cultural Deficit
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Cultural Encapsulation
Anthropological
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Minority
Balancing Professional Issues
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External Factors
Sociopolitical Structure governed
by Federal & State Authority
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2000 Census
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One or more race
categories
Non-discrete Info.
Trend Analysis Missing
First Multicultural
Identification 2.4%
Biracial Classification
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Internal Factors
Counselor Authority
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Inclusion vs. Exclusion
of Populations
Overt Influences
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Cultural Encapsulation
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Professional Lit.
Training Programs
Dominate Deterrent
Inadequate Ethical
Standards
Training Issues
Balancing Ethical Issues
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Ethics - What is Needed
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Reexamination of ACA and APA Standards
Better Define Counselor Responsibilities
 Delete Dominate Cultural Standards
 Delete Cultural Encapsulation and Favoritism
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Multicultural Counseling Facilities in Chicon
located on the
Mescalero Apache Reservation New Mexico
If nothing else, remember this…
Sometimes it is not a multicultural
counseling failure to refer a client
if our primary ethical concern is
Do No Harm