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Diversity and culture in counselling Chapter 02 Introductory questions: Reflecting on diversity and culture What is your understanding of culture? How can we train counsellors to be effective in various cultures? What if the counsellor and the client come from different c...

Diversity and culture in counselling Chapter 02 Introductory questions: Reflecting on diversity and culture What is your understanding of culture? How can we train counsellors to be effective in various cultures? What if the counsellor and the client come from different cultures? Do you have any personal experience of ubuntu?  Diversity Ethnicity Race Outgroup Culture Cultural competenc e See Figure 2.1 This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-NC Counselling identities: Rule-,role-, and value orientation Rule-,role-, and value orientation: The combination of the client’s rules, roles, and values to be identified, prioritised, and respected Rule orientation: Expectations (rules) of a social context to be identified and prioritised Role orientation: The personal commitment made to the obligatory tasks that are expected from the social context to be identified and prioritised Value orientation: The natural leaning towards the social context’s underlying beliefs to be identified and prioritised  Counselling identities: Intersectionality Overlap/interactions of a variety of dynamics Cultur Sexual e orientatio n Race Age, disability, religion Representing the self through communication and language Crucial to be able to express yourself in your own language Culture-specific terminology The risk of being lost in translation Which language-specific counselling terminology are you aware of?  Acculturation Minority groups adopt from dominant groups in different ways: Direct and remote: The natural flow and sharing over borders (transnationalism) Through exploration and integration: (multiple perspectives in one) Through technology: (remote cultural adoptions made possible by technological advances - the global culture) Well-being: Cultural and personal assets Personal Psycho-behavioural orientation predispositions 1. Individualistic personal agency 2. Collectivistic- relational personal agency  Ubuntu To promote the collective: “I am because we are” Inclusive social engagement: Community social networks Umuntu ngumuntu ngabantu: “A person is a person through other people” 1. Individuality in ubuntu: Space for differences/uniqueness 2. Heterogeneity in collectivistic ubuntu: Violations and neglect – not always a binding factor Application examples: Case studies pp. 41–42 Table 2.1 Johannes Adams Sipho Gumede Nobuhle Dlamini  Chapter reflection, evaluation, and relevancy Africa as multi-layered continent poses many challenges to effective counselling: True or false? Motivate your answer Social justice can be the bridge towards cultural competence. True or false? Motivate your answer Counselling services are moving towards greater inclusivity and becoming more context relevant. True or false? Motivate your answer