too much make-up if I am giving off the wrong vibe. I value women being seeing equal and being able to express themselves in any way they choose.
Currently I identify as female and my gender identity has contributed to who I am as a cultural being. As a woman I am strong, and have had a strong woman as my role model. Although, I have had a traumatic experience I learned my gender was not to blame. As a woman I am capable of pursing goals and even though I see little representation of myself in the media it does not affect my perception of myself.
I understand that women in different societies have different values about their identity. As a counselor it is not my place to judge or place my own cultural views on other women. What I consider …show more content…
Each have shaped who I am and how I view the world. With my worldviews and values I implicitly devalue being. Working hard has become a way of life for me. Being in a low social status and being from the United States I worry a lot about “what I do” and what I do holds a lot a value about who I am as a person. In terms of having a low social status I have to focus on doing because it supports my way of life. Partly I devalue being because I feel I can’t live that lifestyle with all of my responsibilities. Not only am I program to work hard all the time, I also need to constantly be in the state of doing because it is what my western culture values. When talking about my religious beliefs I realized I devalue intolerance. My Christian beliefs teach me to be understanding of other people differences. Although, Christianity does not “approve” of homosexuality I am understanding of different preferences of sexual orientation because Christianity is not about dictating the lives of other. That difference in values can affect a counseling relationship with a client. For example, if my client is middle eastern man and he is having problems with his son for coming out to him as gay. I also value independence, especially in women. My mom and the women I encountered in the hair salon instilled in me the …show more content…
It is very easy to insult a person and the client-counselor opportunity window is small. My values can affect my cultural competence by causing me to focus on the wrong details within my counseling session. For example, If I’m working with a client who comes to counseling because she is struggling with depression however, she just happens to wear a burka. I may ask her questions about her religious beliefs and her decision to wear a burka instead of focusing on the reason why she came into counseling. I would be unintentionally pushing my values on to her and subtly devaluing her
Currently I identify as female and my gender identity has contributed to who I am as a cultural being. As a woman I am strong, and have had a strong woman as my role model. Although, I have had a traumatic experience I learned my gender was not to blame. As a woman I am capable of pursing goals and even though I see little representation of myself in the media it does not affect my perception of myself.
I understand that women in different societies have different values about their identity. As a counselor it is not my place to judge or place my own cultural views on other women. What I consider …show more content…
Each have shaped who I am and how I view the world. With my worldviews and values I implicitly devalue being. Working hard has become a way of life for me. Being in a low social status and being from the United States I worry a lot about “what I do” and what I do holds a lot a value about who I am as a person. In terms of having a low social status I have to focus on doing because it supports my way of life. Partly I devalue being because I feel I can’t live that lifestyle with all of my responsibilities. Not only am I program to work hard all the time, I also need to constantly be in the state of doing because it is what my western culture values. When talking about my religious beliefs I realized I devalue intolerance. My Christian beliefs teach me to be understanding of other people differences. Although, Christianity does not “approve” of homosexuality I am understanding of different preferences of sexual orientation because Christianity is not about dictating the lives of other. That difference in values can affect a counseling relationship with a client. For example, if my client is middle eastern man and he is having problems with his son for coming out to him as gay. I also value independence, especially in women. My mom and the women I encountered in the hair salon instilled in me the …show more content…
It is very easy to insult a person and the client-counselor opportunity window is small. My values can affect my cultural competence by causing me to focus on the wrong details within my counseling session. For example, If I’m working with a client who comes to counseling because she is struggling with depression however, she just happens to wear a burka. I may ask her questions about her religious beliefs and her decision to wear a burka instead of focusing on the reason why she came into counseling. I would be unintentionally pushing my values on to her and subtly devaluing her