Guidelines 1 and 2 of the American Psychological Association states what a psychologist must understand when caring for individuals with different cultural. The articles give a summary of the different multicultural guidelines and standards of the environment in the work place. The different points addressed within the articles summarized to help readers understand the importance of understanding the guidelines for the workplace environment. Multicultural Psychology Defined According to Penn and Post, (2012), Multicultural Psychology defined as the subsection of psychology, which focuses on the cultural
Corey, Corey, and Callanan (2011) advise that “practitioners can develop competence both as generalists and as specialists” (p. 324). To consider what competence is, it is important to begin with a common definition. The online dictionary defines competence as “possession of required skill, knowledge, qualification, or capacity” (dictionary reference.com) different professions have different criteria to determine competence. For example, the American Psychological Association (APA) defines competence for a helping professional based on their professional licensure. Standard 2 of the APA’s Ethical Principals of Psychologists and Code of Conduct (a) and (e) requires psychologists to “provide services, teach and conduct research with populations and in areas only within the boundaries of their competence, based on their education, training, supervised experience, consultation, study or professional experience [and] in those emerging areas in which generally recognized standards for preparatory training do not yet exist, psychologists nevertheless take reasonable steps to ensure the competence of their work and to protect clients/patients, students, supervisees, research participants, organizational clients and others from harm” (Corey et al., 2011, p. 325).
Important concepts in multicultural psychology include race, ethnicity, and culture. Multicultural psychology observes and interprets the differences and worldviews; stereotyping, prejudice, discrimination, and racism; cultural identity development, and building multicultural competence (Cauce 2011). The goal of psychologists is to look at universal behavior and unique behaviors to identify the ways in which culture impacts our behavior, family life, education, and social experiences (White & Henderson 2008). Multicultural psychology establishes a deeper insight and understanding of the diversity of human behavior. Multicultural psychology attempts to represent people from different countries and different world views and to learn
Is culture limited to racial and ethnic backgrounds? Explain. Definition of culture is the behaviors and beliefs characteristic of a particular social, ethnic, or age group. I don’t believe that
Running head: MULTI-AXIAL DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH Multi-Axial Diagnostic Approach in a Case Study Team C Paper University of Phoenix Multi-Axial Diagnostic Approach in a Case Study The DSM-IV is an extremely important tool used by psychologist to help them better understand the disorders the affect many lives. Although it can be a challenging task to comprehend the DSM-IV and how it works in classifying mental disorders, it is of extreme importance for psychologist’s hopefuls to obtain the information within the DSM-IV. Throughout this paper Team C will explore the DSM-IV and its classification system; the multi-axial approach. Additionally Team C will demonstrate our understanding of DSM-IV and the multi-axial approach, by reviewing the case study below; Jeremy a twice deployed soldier in the U.S. Marine corps. The APA publication the Diagnostic Statistical Manual Fourth Edition is referred to as the “bible” for groups that work with the American Psychiatric Association (APA), (Whooley, 2010).
(intelligence, n.d.).” Intelligence is essential to an individual’s ability to adapt and overcome throughout the lifespan. In psychology the measured approach to intelligence is known as the psychometric approach. This psychometric approach is based largely in the concept of measurement and definition through the ability to reduce the responses and data to a numerical value (Shiraev & Levy, 2010). This value is further complicated by the introduction of cultural influences. Armed with a distinct definition of intelligence, an understanding of how it affects the human condition and the measurement used to determine the level of acquisition; this paper will examine two of the more common forms of intelligence testing and evaluate the effectiveness of each throughout the cultural differences.
How can we as social workers learn about different cultures? How can we become culturally sensitive? What techniques do we need to learn? As I become more familiar with the subject of cultural competence, I will have an answer to these questions. Examine According to Carlson, Brack, Laygo, Cohen, and Kirkscey, the specific competencies that are necessary, and the appropriate contexts for their application, are still poorly understood (Williams 2006).
The three specific goals of these guidelines are to provide 1) The rationale and needs for addressing multiculturalism and diversity in education, training, research, practice and Organizational change. 2) Basic information, relevant terminology, current empirical research from psychology and related disciplines, and other data that support the proposed guidelines and underscore the importance. 3)References to enhance ongoing education, training, research, practice, and organizational change methodologies 4) Paradigms that broaden the purview of psychology as a profession The Guidelines on Multicultural education are found on six principles like ethical conduct of psychologists is enhanced by knowledge of differences in beliefs and practices that emerge from socialization through racial and ethnic group affiliation, understanding and recognizing the interface between individuals socialization experiences based on ethical and racial heritage that can enhance the quality of education, recognition of the ways in which the intersection of racial and ethnic group membership with their dimensions of identity (e.g. gender, sexual orientation,
INTRODUCTION This assignment has been chose due to the personal experience that I can relate with. The aim of this assignment is to critique a chosen piece of journal research to analyse the accuracy and validity using a critical framework as guidelines. The article to be critiqued is located in the Journal of National Council on Family Relations (1992) which evaluates the valuing of altruism (Johnson, Haigh and Yates-Bolton (2007). The research is about of whether or not maternal employment has impact on maternal behaviour and has impact on mother-infant relationship and to investigate the mother anxiety about separation of the infant at early stage (Hock et al 1989). The research of this topic has recently become popular due to the rise of working mothers over a past decade.
Multicultural Competency Paper LaTridia M.Chambers PSYCH/535 November 11, 2011 Danine Dias Dean Abstract The following paper is setup and designed to discuss the competency of multicultural. It will also tell the effects that it has on society and the individual in the psychology field. I will convey this information to the reader by defining multicultural competency, answering the four predesigned questions presented by the instructor, using the guidelines set forth by American Psychological Association (APA) on multicultural education, research, organization change, training, and practice. Multicultural Competency Paper Multicultural Competency is the ability to have knowledge and understanding of all cultures significantly enough to be able to work and communicate with others of all cultures. The major accomplishment or attribute a person must possess to e able to achieve a multicultural competency is having the strength and ability to set aside personal feelings, biases, stereotypes and prejudices and allow themselves to see the integrated form of human behavior.