Cultural Responsiveness in Clinical Practice
摘要
Culturally responsive counseling practice requires the consideration of diversity and multiculturalism at the global level. There is an increasing awareness of myths about the universality of Western and individualistic influences on counseling philosophies and approaches, as well as the importance of the decolonization of traditional counseling theories and approaches (Sing et al., 2020). Culturally responsive counselors develop skills to use themselves, including their sociocultural identities as a therapeutic tool (Al-khodair & Alrawaf, 2021). Counselors are called upon to recognize, reflect, and process their inner experiences with their clients to increase their awareness of possible barriers to understanding their clients’ experiences (American Counseling Association [ACA], 2014). In this chapter, the authors seek to provide tools to increase counselors’ self-awareness with regard to ethical considerations, diagnosis and assessment, and critical analysis through the lens of relational cultural theory (Sackett & Jenkins, 2019) and liberation psychology (Martín-Baró et al., 1996). Culturally responsive counseling practice is life-long learning, and continuing to engage with reflective practice can assist counselors’ learning and growth.