COUC 501 Chapter 3
Multiculturalism,
Values, Social Justice,
and Advocacy
questions and answers
2025-2026
Multicultural competence and advocacy - answer Honoring diversity and
embracing a multicultural approach in support of worth, dignity, potential
and uniqueness of people within their social and cultural context and
promoting social justice.
Counselors do not condone or engage in discrimination - answer "based on
age, culture, disability, ethnicity, race, religion/ spirituality, gender ,
gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status/ partnership, Language
preference, socioeconomic status or any bias prescribed by law. "
Advocacy involves which of the following? - answer confronting the social
issues that negatively affect clients and working to eradicate systems that
perpetuate discrimination.
Components of multicultural competence - answer counselors need to be
aware of their own values, bias, and assumptions about human behavior.
They also need to be knowledgeable about cultural values, bias, and
assumptions of the diverse groups of clients with whom they work
, Self awareness - answer cultural self-awareness is to learn how your own
culture and racial identity's have an impact on your values and beliefs
about the counseling process
Skills - answer To serve clients effectively, develop a repertoire of helping
strategies that consider not only the individual client but also the larger
social systems in which the client functions. Develop skills performing
alternate roles such as client advocate, consultant, social change agent,
And liaison with existing support systems in the client's community.
Competence - answer Counselors must learn to practice in a diversity
sensitive manner and must develop advocacy skills for intervening in
unjust systems. Counselors can practice discrimination without being
aware that they are doing so
Forms of prejudice - answer Racism refers to prejudice and discrimination
against people of color and people of certain ethnic origins.
Sexism and gender issues - answer may be overlooked and counseling for
two reasons. 1st assumptions that women have achieved equality in
contemporary USA society and that marginalization and oppression are
less likely to be relevant to the issues of women bring to counseling.
2nd master level counselors counseling practitioners are female
Self-awareness - answer awareness is essential as a starting point to
avoid gender bias in counseling relationships. You must self-reflect and be
self-aware Of your own gender role socialization experiences
Counselors who work with women - answer should have an understanding
of the high prevalence problems and issues experienced by women,
including domestic violence , sexual assault and harassment, body image
and objectification, an conflicts between work and family responsibilities.
As advocates counselors are - answer aware that discrimination and
violence against women and societal issues discrimination against women
is a global issue that needs to be confronted abroad as well as in United
States
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