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This 10 page paper delves into counseling practice and how psychologists can be more sensitive to cultural issues. A fictitious case study is used but much of the paper looks at the concept using literature. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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to classify women as less than adequate, even therapists using newer models understand that sometimes cultural prejudices will impede their judgment. For example, people who come from different class backgrounds
are often seen as being incompetent or unsuccessful. Middle class white therapists may believe that the poor person is not self-actualized by virtue of their position in life. Yet, they
fail to acknowledge social stratification as the culprit as it is something that minimizes life chances. Fellin (1995) defines social stratification as follows: "Stratification by social class refers to
inequalities among people, often expressed in such terms as socioeconomic status, family or social standing, and lifestyle" (p.59). When evaluating the field of psychology and its prejudices, one can see
that it takes a particular world view that has been criticized as being too white and too European. Also, certain views are held in respect to women (Tavris, 1991) and
sexual orientation (Appleby & Anastas, 1998). One can imagine that for example a therapist has a gay client, and tries to edge them toward heterosexuality, thus negating the clients
values. Instead, the therapist substitutes mainstream values. While certainly mainstream culture must be taken into account, subcultural variables that go to the homosexual community should also be considered. While psychologists
and other practitioners of psychology do want to have a culturally competent practice, it is easier said than done. Psychology as it is practiced is replete with prejudices and is
tied to Freud--the father of psychology-- forever. His particular view does not consider cultural differences nor do many modern paradigms. While there are ways for considering culture, the problem is
that many therapists fall into a certain niche and their own prejudices do hinder practice. To explore this problem, a case study will be discussed in light of culturally competent
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