multiculturalism module 2

concepts + skills of multicural competence

1. self awareness sensetive to cultural heritage, move from unaware to aware, respect difference(race, gender, sexual orientation), aware of values and bias,   2. knowledge of human diversity social-political system, counselling and therapy, institutional barriers,   3. skills in theraputic practice ( knowledge + self awareness) wide variety of verbal and nonverbal responses, send and recieve nonverbal and verbal (communicate accurately), excersise institutional intervention skills  

operations of power in cross-cultural relationships

- take their power/ privledge for granted - do not see that they are priviledged -

- we always have to keep in mind 'context' - recognise discursive presence of power - important element in the counselling relationship