CEFS501 – Study Guide: Quiz:
Multiculturalism, Values, Social
Justice, and Advocacy
Instructions
Question 1
1 / 1 pts
Because race, ethnicity, gender, and social class are salient cultural variables for all people,
social class is the primary variable that determines whether individuals experience privilege or
oppression.
race is the primary variable that determines whether individuals experience privilege or
oppression.
individuals simultaneously experience both privilege and oppression.
individuals who are members of racial minority groups experience oppression related to all of
their cultural variables.
privilege is experienced only by White males.
Question 2
1 / 1 pts
If a Southeast Asian client refuses to seek police assistance when he or she has been the victim
of a crime, the counselor should:
contact a family member and tell the family member that it is very important that the police are
notified of the crime so that others can be protected.
explain to the client that police help people in the United States.
understand that the client may have negative feelings toward police because of police
oppression in his or her native country.
insist that the client seek police assistance despite his or her reluctance.
become an advocate and contact the police for the client.
Question 3
1 / 1 pts
Counselors who work with female clients should have an understanding of the high-prevalence
problems and issues experienced by women, including each of the following EXCEPT:
body image and objectification.
domestic violence.
sexual assault and harassment.
conflicts between work and family responsibilities.
tendency to be passive-aggressive.
Question 4
1 / 1 pts
The most important resource for counselors to use in learning about different racial, ethnic, or
cultural groups is:
books on multicultural counseling.
professional journal articles on multicultural counseling.
professional associations that focus on multicultural counseling issues.
their clients.
their colleagues who are from racial, ethnic, or cultural groups different from their own.
Question 5
1 / 1 pts
According to McIntosh, examples of White privilege may include all of the following EXCEPT:
growing up in a White middle or upper-class family environment.
not needing to teach White children about systemic racism for their own daily protection.
knowing that if legal or medical help is needed, race will not work against the White person.
seeing White people positively represented on television.
being able to watch television and see people of the White race widely represented.
Question 6
1 / 1 pts
To be effective when counseling clients with physical disabilities, counselors should:
focus on the clients’ abilities rather than limitations.
focus on the clients’ adjustment to disability.
refer these clients to a rehabilitation counselor.
take a more directive, behavioral approach in working with the clients.
assume that the clients’ presenting problems are related to their disability.
Question 7
1 / 1 pts
The term “culturally encapsulated counselor” refers to a counselor who:
defines reality according to one set of cultural assumptions and fails to evaluate other
viewpoints, which renders the counselor insensitive to cultural variations.
has internalized some of society’s biases.
understands that all counseling is cross-cultural.
considers evidence that challenges his or her assumptions.
counsels in a setting where the clients are not diverse.
Question 8
1 / 1 pts
As advocates, counselors are aware that:
because most master’s-level counselors are female, they are able to counsel other females
more effectively than male counselors.
clients’ mental health is affected by their experiences of marginalization and oppression.
race is more important that other cultural dimensions such as class and gender.
clients will seek counseling if they want to seek counseling.
a working-class bias is prevalent in counselor training.
Question 9
1 / 1 pts
When counseling a client from a racial, ethnic, or cultural group different from the counselor’s,
it is important for the counselor to remember that:
stereotyping is often useful in understanding differences.
basically, all people are alike although they may look different.
the counselor should demonstrate that she or he understands the client, by using words or
phrases associated with the client’s racial, ethnic, or cultural group.
since certain groups share similar traits or beliefs, the counselor should begin by assuming that
this particular person is like most others.
although certain groups share similar traits or beliefs, each individual is unique and may not
be like most others from his or her group.
Question 10
1 / 1 pts
When a counselor determines that a gay or lesbian client may have been illegally discriminated
against, the counselor should:
offer to find out the legal ramifications of the situation and report them back to the client.
tell the client that he or she has been discriminated against and that the client should seek to
have the situation rectified.
insist that the client seek immediate legal advice.
inform the client that he or she should seek legal advice from an attorney who advocates for gay
rights.
help the client determine whether or not to seek legal advice.
