1991
DOI: 10.1002/j.1556-6676.1991.tb01558.x
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A Redefinition of Multicultural Counseling

Abstract: Training multiculturally competent counselors has become a timely topic, but what underlying philosophical assumptions shape this issue? The multicultural movement has indeed contributed to our greater and much needed understanding and appreciation of the real differences among racial, ethnic, and cultural groups. The current focus on the influence of the cultural background of the individual, however, need not be at the expense of the equally important influences of individual differences and human universal … Show more

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“…Thus, counsellors foster a developing counselling relationship only if they focus on the 'humanness' that connects all individuals, thereby suggesting that cultural differences between counsellors and clients are unimportant (Speight et al 1991). Other proponents of the etic approach, while acknowledging the importance of culture in developing one's identity, have attempted to identify common principles in counselling practice which transcend cultural variations (Sue and Zane 1987, p.40).…”
Section: Cross-cultural Counsellingmentioning
confidence: 97%
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“…Thus, counsellors foster a developing counselling relationship only if they focus on the 'humanness' that connects all individuals, thereby suggesting that cultural differences between counsellors and clients are unimportant (Speight et al 1991). Other proponents of the etic approach, while acknowledging the importance of culture in developing one's identity, have attempted to identify common principles in counselling practice which transcend cultural variations (Sue and Zane 1987, p.40).…”
Section: Cross-cultural Counsellingmentioning
confidence: 97%
“…The etic approach -Universal counselling principles Speight, Myers, Cox and Highlen (1991) describe Vontress as pioneering the etic approach in cross-cultural counselling by emphasising the commonalities between people rather than their differences (p.31). Thus, counsellors foster a developing counselling relationship only if they focus on the 'humanness' that connects all individuals, thereby suggesting that cultural differences between counsellors and clients are unimportant (Speight et al 1991).…”
Section: Cross-cultural Counsellingmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In recent decades, the training of culturally competent practitioners and the issues of competency-based assessment and education have become timely topics in the helping professions, but what underlying philosophical assumptions have shaped this issue (Speight, Myers, Cox, & Highlen, 1991)? Before one can begin to address such a complex matter, a basic question should be explored: What is cultural competency?…”
Section: Terminology Variance and Conceptual Constructs Obscuritymentioning
confidence: 99%
“…However, the focus has been on American minority groups who differ from what is considered to be typically American but who live within the American culture and have a solid position within the context of their own culture (e.g., Dobbins & Skillings, 1991;Mokuau, 1987;Pederson, 1991;Speight, Myers, Cox, & Highler, 1991;Westbrook & Sedlacek 1991). For immigrants, cultural differences often are more extreme.…”
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