Training Intervention Virtual Roundtable Presentation

Training Intervention Proposal

Kimberly H. Morgan

CED-525: Cross-Cultural Consideration in Counseling

October 28, 2018

Dr. Shelia Witherspoon

Abstract

Often, people become microaggression in that they intentionally or unintentionally insult others through their hostile communication. An example is a cultural bias on the skin color thus resulting in social and emotional effects. Cross-cultural counsellors ought to develop the right attitude, knowledge and skills to effectively intervene in the cases, and promote the well-being of the involved. Again, they need to uphold justice, beneficence, and nonmaleficence in their work as professional counselors.

Summary

At the age of 32, I experienced microaggression in the form of micro insult. On this specific day, my friend who was a Caucasian and I walked into a hotel where we found another couple with the Caucasian origin. On seeing me, they asked whether I was among the service providers in the restaurant, a thing that did not seem a problem to me, it was a passive microaggression. However, I later realized that the lady enquired because I was black and considered inferior thus supposed to perform such informal tasks. Since then, I developed low self-esteem towards interacting with the Caucasians. The incidence affected me both emotionally and socially. I felt terrible for discriminated while the idea of Caucasians considering the blacks inferior prevented my interaction with them.

Objectives

1. Identify the microaggression activities in the societies and their impact on the victims.

2. To determine the mean of enhancing racial harmony.

3. To eliminate racial prejudice among the majority.

Code of Ethics of Psychology

As a counsellor, one is needed to adhere to the following ethical codes. First, he/she needs to uphold justice. One needs to treat people with equality and fairness. Again, one needs to remain beneficence such that he/she works for the good of the individual and society through the promotion of both the mental well-being. Finally, one needs to be nonmaleficence thus avoiding actions that are likely to cause harm to the victims.

Outcome

The primary outcome of the intervention is to promote integration among racial groups and minimize the cases of prejudice. It is expected that the personal counselling will help the victim to get along with the Caucasians and that the later can eliminate the idea that people from the marginalized groups are inferior and that is less important than whites.

Annotated Bibliography

Aleandri, G. (2015). Autobiography as educational, scientific tool in a prison. Procedia-Social and Behavioral Sciences, 197, 4-9.

According to Aleandri (2015), autobiography will help to identify people in prisons thus identifying the cases of discrimination. Again, learning about the experience of others contribute to learn and understand the reason for the specific behavior.

Beşe, A., & Tanritanir, B. C. (2016). Way to Self-Identity: Examples from African-American Cultural Writings on Problems of Integration. Journal of Graduate School of Social Sciences, 20(1), 45–54. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=115175608&site

Beşe, A., & Tanritanir (2016) cultural autobiography plays a role in helping the blacks to express themselves. Being the minorities, it gives them the freedom and the autonomy to speak out their minds and hearts.

Hang H. (2015) Cultural Autobiography: A Tool to Multicultural Discovery of Self.

Cultural autonomy enhances self-expression and reflection. It is a way of allowing those that are around people to have a sense of understanding from inside to outside. Individuals get an opportunity to learn from the hardship experienced by other and even consider themselves from the same position.

Multicultural Counseling Competencies

There are three dimensions of the cross-cultural Counselling Competencies. The first one is on the attitude and beliefs. Counsellors need to check their biases and stereotype, developing a positive orientation towards multiculturalism, as well as understanding how prejudice can hinder effective cross-cultural counselling (Tomlinson, 2013). The second requires a skilled counsellor to understand his or her worldview, understand sociopolitical influences, and the specific knowledge of the cultural group one works for. The last dimension deals with the skills required in working with minority groups.

Discussion Topic: Gender Microaggressions

References

Aleandri, G. (2015). Autobiography as educational scientific tool in penitentiary. Procedia-Social and Behavioral Sciences, 197, 4-9.

Beşe, A., & Tanritanir, B. C. (2016). Way to Self-Identity: Examples from African-American Cultural Writings on Problems of Integration. Journal of Graduate School of Social Sciences, 20(1), 45–54. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=115175608&site

Hang H. (2015) Cultural Autobiography: A Tool to Multicultural Discovery of Self.

Tomlinson-Clarke, S. (2013). Multicultural counseling competencies: Extending multicultural training paradigms toward globalization. VISTAS 2013.