Psych 406 Unit 13 Mct - General

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Afrocentric worldview

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African American experience in US continues African history. They are still defined by family relationships and group solidarity. Holistic, emotionally vital, interdendent, focused on collective survival. Heavy oral tradition. "being" time orientation, harmonious blending/cooperation, respect for elders. Each individual affected by this diff. uCHENNA nWACHUKU HAS STARTED CONCRETE/SPECIFICALLY aFROCENTRIC THEORY AND METHOD OF HELPING.

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conscientizacào

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Freire: a general goal of education. Focused on liberation of individual from personal, social, economic oppression. E.g. liberate client from self blame.

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consciousness raising

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THE ESSENCE OF CONSCIOUSNESS RAISING IS GROUP DISCUSSION OF STORIES. Get together, tell each other stories in comfy place, find common concerns. GREAT POSSIBLE STARTING POINT FOR BIBLIOTHERAPY RESEARCH. TELLING ONE ANOTHER’S STORIES IS POWERFUL. WILL TELLING STORIES FROM FICTION HELP REFINE OUR OWN STORIES? GIVE US BETTER DIRECTION?

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cultural identity development

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See wrd doc. This is naivete to encounter etc

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developmental mapping

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Revision of Erik Erikson good example

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emic (focused culture-specific approach)

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linguistics: unit that functions in contrast w/ other units in lang or other system of behavior

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etic (universal approach)

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raw data of lang or other behavior, without considering data as significant units functioning within the system

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Eurocentric worldview

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Focus on individualism, rationalism, and self determination. Divides world into knowable parts, touchy with emotion (almost repression), self actualization, clarity and precision of written word, linear "doing" of time (unlike African "being" of time), individuation over collaboration, youth focused (not elderly), fits well with traditional counseling theories.

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integrative life patterning

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Hansen

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introspective developmental counselling

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Tamase

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metatheoretical approach

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MCT is integrative metatheory. A theory about theories. Prefix meta- is Greek: after, along with, beyond, among, behind.

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Naikan therapy

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Precursor to Tamase. See doc

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Human nature

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a) We al have multiple levels of identiy including individual, group, and universal levels.
Traditional counselling usually only addresses individual and universal, but not group often enough.
Not all cultural affliliations equally important all of the time.
Counsellor must remember: they bring their worldview to the table.
b) Share commonality with multicultural references groups (cultural, racial, religious, etc)

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Assumptions

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a) Traditional counseling/psych has been “handmaiden of the status quo”

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Primary characteristics:

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Methods also have cultural context.
ii. Person centered: aware of diffs among/within clients.
iii. Culture centred: fam and culture critical.
v. Counselling and therapy as liberation.
vi. Two majore approaches: Universal and Culture Specific.

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Central concepts

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Being respectful.
Hot debates about issues like universal verses culture specific, etc, best resolved by finding what is most important for the client.
Al theories are culture specific. Must be explicit about values, assumptions, etc.
Predicts failure due to over or under emphasis on cultural differences.
Success from simultaneously combined perspective

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The Microskill of Focusing

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Must find what influences clients (significant others, family, culture, internal problems, etc). E.g. PTSD for Vietnam vet is not internal, but external.

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Traditional theories

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OK, but must add: self-in-relation, connectedness and relationship, and interdependence to concepts of self actualization, autonomy, and independence.

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Introspective developmental Counselling

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Tamase is founder.
Lifespan review

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Goals

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i. Free individuals, families, groups and organizations so they can generate new ways of thinking, feeling, and acting and thereby live intentionally.

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Requirements of MCT goals

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a) Must happen within cultural framework, respecting other worldviews.
b) Modify traditional helping strategies to respect human diversity, bring more ethical practice and effective outcomes for diverse people.
c) Coordinate with indigenous healers in host communities. (e.g. Naikan therapy, acupuncture, herbal therapies, I Ching, therapeutic massage). Must have HOLISTIC approach

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Techniques

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Lots
Try to suit culture
Reflective listening skills is huge

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Focus and Consciousness Raising Groups

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a) THE ESSENCE OF CONSCIOUSNESS RAISING IS GROUP DISCUSSION OF STORIES. GREAT POSSIBLE STARTING POINT FOR BIBLIOTHERAPY RESEARCH. TELLING ONE ANOTHER’S STORIES IS POWERFUL. WILL TELLING STORIES FROM FICTION HELP REFINE OUR OWN STORIES? GIVE US BETTER DIRECTION?