Another point was that there is a great mix of ethnic diversity that attend Regent University this permits the students and teachers to become aware of the different thoughts on life that other cultures believe in, which enables them to become sounder individuals. Dr. Parker invites the students to share their experiences with another student with the purpose of enriching everybody during class discussions. During sessions with clients he would try and be sensitive and listen for that difference and if and when a client hinted to differentiations in culture or their beliefs Dr. Parker would then bring those concerns to light and address them. For example, he was counseling a female and she began to speak about feeling uneasy about men in general, he would ask her how does she feel having a male therapist. This was a good response to the question since he is addressing the elephant in the room and being conscientious about them having positive or negative emotions about a certain subject. Addressing these dynamics is a key component in assisting the client since these insights to the thought process equip the therapist with the knowledge to enhance their ability to verbalize their thoughts and understand why the person responds
Another point was that there is a great mix of ethnic diversity that attend Regent University this permits the students and teachers to become aware of the different thoughts on life that other cultures believe in, which enables them to become sounder individuals. Dr. Parker invites the students to share their experiences with another student with the purpose of enriching everybody during class discussions. During sessions with clients he would try and be sensitive and listen for that difference and if and when a client hinted to differentiations in culture or their beliefs Dr. Parker would then bring those concerns to light and address them. For example, he was counseling a female and she began to speak about feeling uneasy about men in general, he would ask her how does she feel having a male therapist. This was a good response to the question since he is addressing the elephant in the room and being conscientious about them having positive or negative emotions about a certain subject. Addressing these dynamics is a key component in assisting the client since these insights to the thought process equip the therapist with the knowledge to enhance their ability to verbalize their thoughts and understand why the person responds