College of Education Counseling and Educational Psychology Department

COU 804 Assessments SLO

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Test Bias Analysis

Article Review (Program Evaluation)

Reaction Paper

Reaction Journal

Personal Cultural Analysis

Multicultural Action Plan Written Report

Multicultural Action Plan Proposal

Midterm Exam

Final Exam

Test Bias Analysis

Students will choose 3 commonly used assessments in their respective specialty areas (school or mental health) and research the populations on which these tests are normed. Students will also locate any research of the tests use with multicultural populations. Students will summarize their findings and analyze how they as professional counselors can synthesize this information for use with the Appalachian Kentucky population. Papers must be in APA format and a minimum of 5 pages in length.

Possible points 50

Must meet all requirements; no partial credit available.

Students will find at least 2 research articles (professional peer reviewed literature only) evaluating programs. Students are to choose programs pertinent to their specialty area (school or mental health). Students will submit a written paper reviewing the program and discuss how they would integrate this information into a program located in Appalachian Kentucky. Students will include: community needs, cultural considerations and how they see their role as a professional counselor in this program.. Papers should be in APA format, include citations of chosen articles and ve a minimum of 5 pages in length.

Article Review (Program Evaluation)

Total possible points 50

Must meet all requirements; no partial credit available.

Reaction Paper: Cultural Event. Attend one cultural event, meeting, or gathering that is based on a culture DIFFERENT than your own. Then submit a typed three-page, double-spaced reaction paper describing your experiences, insights, and change (positive or negative) in cultural understanding that was facilitated by your attendance. It is expected that students will be active participants and not passive observers and thus papers that solely recount the event attendance are unacceptable and will receive only half of the available points. Viewing a movie does not fulfill this requirement. Active participant Passive Participant 25 12.5

Reaction Journal Students are required to keep a bi-weekly journal in which they record their personal reflections on the class. Your journal entries will be your reflections on issues discussed on blackboard, your thoughts about the reading, and experiences you have outside of class that have a relationship to in-class experiences. Your journal entries should NOT just be a summary of the concepts discussed in the text, but statements of what you are feeling, thinking, and experiencing, the areas you find challenging, discussion of questions you have or new understandings you may have experienced. This is an opportunity to explore the converging aspects of diversity we discuss and experience inside and outside of this course. Your journal is a vehicle for you to process how this course is helping to shape you as a professional counselor or related professional.

Must meet all requirements (no partial credit available). 75 points

Personal Cultural Analysis All people are products of the dynamics of their own cultural background. In addition, their present attitudes, behaviors, and values are shaped by past learning and experiences. Do an analysis of your own cultural heritage within the context of the questions listed on the blackboard assignments tab. Present in APA format.

APA/Format Followed guidelines

Possible 100 10 90

Earned

Multicultural Action Plan Written Report Prepare a summary paper of your Action Plan experience based on the guidelines listed on blackboard for each of the three levels. Your paper should not exceed ten (10) typewritten pages. Please use the APA Publication Manual (as a guide for all written assignments. * The best reports are those that show a clear linkage between the action plan experience and concepts presented in the multicultural counseling literature. APA/Format Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Possible 100 10 30 30 30 Earned

Multicultural Action Plan Proposal Through action plans, students can change their attitudes toward becoming more comfortable with, and gain more awareness about individuals from culturally diverse groups. Participants often observe growth and change as they experience other cultural groups through observation (level one), through investigation (level two), and through personal involvement (level three). The first step in multicultural action planning is the development of the proposal. The proposal is designed to help you maximize your effort by thinking through your plan prior to beginning the process.

Investigation Level 2 & 3 plan

Pssible 50 30 20

Earned

MidTerm Exam Description You will have one hour to complete test. Material covered in text and class assignments through March 5 will be included in exam. Instructions

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True/False: A ...

1 points Question

A counselor's willingness to view cultural characteristics as "differences" rather than "deficits" has a significant relationship to their skills in a multicultural counseling setting.

Answer True

False

• Multiple Choice: In ...

2 points Question

In 1998 the American Anthropological Association suggested that race be viewed as: Answer a.

a product of social political issues and economics

b. color, facial features, and hair c.

genetic characteristics

d. common history, nationality

• Multiple Choice: Counselors who work...

2 points Question

Counselors who work with diverse groups have been called upon to do all of the following EXCEPT:

Answer a.

Focus more on theory and less on practical directions for addressing client concerns

b. Actively challenge long standing traditions and preconceived notions

c. Help clients break down institutional and social barriers to optimal development

d. Take on an advocacy role with clients

• Multiple Choice: Your ...

2 points Question

Your text, Culture & Identity, states ethnicity includes three components; Answer a. Cultural values, attitudes, and behaviors

b. Physical differences, intelligence, and psychological characteristics

c. National origin, life cycle transitions, and cultural values

d. strategies for resolving conflict, biological characteristics, and values

• True/False: ...

1 points Question

Intercultural differences are sufficiently insignificant so as to be of little concern to multicultural counseling.

Answer True

False

• True/False: 1. Culturally...

1 points Question

1. Culturally competent counselors explore personal issues and questions, no matter how uncomfortable, in an attempt to learn how their own cultural heritage, values, and biases might affect the counseling process

Answer True

False

• True/False: It is important for...

1 points Question It is important for counselors to explore issues of race in their clients' lives and functioning Answer

True

False

• Multiple Choice: When same race therapists over...

2 points Question

When same race therapists over identify with their clients: Answer a. They lose their ability to feel and express empathy

b. They are better able to promote assertiveness and problem solving skills

c.

They respond that the client should move on and not be so sensitive

d.

They are able to empathize with the feelings of the client, but not be helpful

• Multiple Choice: One technique for...

2 points Question

One technique for helping clients deal with racism is: Answer a. To help them develop critical consciousness

b. To use cultural camouflage c.

Called the Internalized-other interview technique d. To have clients hypothesize something different

• Multiple Choice: One of the aspects of working through...

2 points Question

One of the aspects of working through white privilege according to your text is:

Answer a.

realizing it is a process and not an event

b.

Identify and focus on guilt, shame, and anger

c.

Realizing you can "take a break" from the work of being a multicultural counselor

d.

Educating others about economic or class oppression is helpful

• True/False: A common reaction to a client...

1 points Question A common reaction to a client reporting acts of racism and acts of oppression they have experienced is for the counselor to validate the experience

Answer True

False

• True/False: Sympathy from a counselor for a client...

1 points Question Sympathy from a counselor for a client who has experienced acts of oppression may open the door for further dialogue on the issue. Answer

True False

• Multiple Choice: Myths about being multi racial include...

2 points Question

Myths about being multi racial include all of the following EXECPT:

Answer a. The racial socialization process is even more critical for people of

multiracial descent

b. Multiracial individuals live marginalized lives

c. Biracial individuals must choose one racial group

d. Multi racial individuals do not want to discuss their cultural heritage

• Multiple Choice: Your text, Culture & Identity,...

2 points Question

Your text, Culture & Identity, states the assessment of racial issues for multiracial individuals

Answer a. Is similar to the concerns for individuals with a single racial heritage

b. Is difficult because multiracial individuals generally do not want to

discuss race

c. Is too complex and inexperienced counselors should refer these clients

d. May rush clients into a connection with their racial heritage that they are

not ready to deal with

• True/False: Statistics...

1 points Question

Statistics reveal a bimodal distribution for Chinese Americans; one group is highly successful and acculturated, and the other is poor, living in poverty and traditional in orientation

Answer True

False

• True/False: Ford (1995) noted that a...

1 points Question Ford (1995) noted that a disproportionate percentage of high achieving Black students (compared with low achievers) were teased by White classmates. Answer

True False

• Multiple Choice: Afrocentricity as defined by...

2 points Question Afrocentricity as defined by Asante(1992) is:

Answer a. An existential point of view that puts Africa at the center of one's cosmology

b. African folklore, mythology, historical, social, and political events

c. The theory that people of African descent are all the same

d. The collective unconscious among African peoples

• Multiple Choice: Levels of...

2 points Question Levels of acculturation for Native Americans does NOT include:

Answer a.

Investigative

b.

Marginal

c. Traditional

d. Pantraditional

• Multiple Choice: The underlying issue in counseling...

2 points Question

The underlying issue in counseling Native clients is:

Answer a. Trust versus mistrust

b. Acculturation

c. Native values versus American values

d. Native spiritual ways

• True/False: According to your text, ...

1 points Question According to your text, Multicultural Issues in Counseling, many Native Americans in the company of outsiders refer to themselves as Indian. Answer

True False

• True/False: It is generally acknowledged by the...

1 points Question It is generally acknowledged by the Japanese community that Japanese people suffer today from the internment after the attack on pearl Harbor in 1941. Answer

True False

• Multiple Choice: Social factors that affect the mental...

2 points Question

Social factors that affect the mental health of high achieving African Americans include:

Answer a. Limited access, double standards, exclusion, and pigeonholing

b. religion and spiritual beliefs, limited access, racism, acculturation

c. within group competition, lack of role models, cultural values, and

isolation

d. token status, allegiance issues, environmental stressors, and filial piety

• Multiple Choice: The two major factors associated with...

2 points Question

The two major factors associated with Southeast Asian refugees' psychosocial adjustment in the United States are:

Answer a. Degree of pre migration trauma, and level of difficulties in adjusting to

the cultural differences

b. The social economic class of the family before migration and family

bonds once relocated

c. Life in refugee camps after leaving their country, and area of the USA

they relocated to

d. Level of trauma experienced during the escape process and degree of

spirituality

• True/False: Acculcuration and...

1 points Question

Acculcuration and assimilation are complex, non linear processes Answer

True

False

• Multiple Choice: 1. All of the following...

2 points Question

1. All of the following are basic tenets of multicultural counseling EXCEPT: Answer a. Culturally competent counselors use strategies and techniques that are

consistent with their life experiences and cultural values. b. Culture refers to any group of people who identify or associate with one

another on the basis of some common purpose, need, or similarity of background

c. all counseling is cross culture in nature d. Multicultural counseling places an emphasis on human diversity in all of

its many forms

• Multiple Choice: Normal 0 false ...

2 points Question According to your text, Multicultural issues in Counseling, multicultural counseling considers Answer a.

The personality dynamics and cultural background of both counselor and client

b.

Cultural knowledge and personal awareness are necessary and sufficient to become culturally competent counselors.

c.

the confines of race and ethnicity the exclusive domains of multicultural counseling

d.

the etiology of clinical problems often lies in the ethnicity and culture of the client

• True/False: In ...

1 points Question

In promoting African American's psycho social development, counseling should be offered in a supportive family group format.

Answer True

False

• True/False: Historically, achieving masculine...

1 points Question

Historically, achieving masculine privilege in the United States has not been a birth right for African American males

Answer True

False

• Multiple Choice: Helping clients to increase self...

2 points Question

Helping clients to increase self awareness of their ethnic identity

Answer a. Is important because client's sense of self and their relationships are tied

to issues of ethnicity b.

Is the foundation of multicultural counseling

c. is critical in helping clients realize their self definition and identity will

never change d. All of the above

• True/False: It is important...

1 points Question

It is important for the clinician to acquire some basic knowledge about the history of the country of origin of clients who are immigrants. It is best to acquire this knowledge from the client.

Answer True

False

• Multiple Choice: Understanding an individual's ethnic...

2 points Question

Understanding an individual's ethnic group membership:

Answer a. Is a good framework for understanding behaviors, values, and beliefs.

b. Eliminates inappropriate stereotypes and misunderstandings

c. is the foundation for understanding psychosocial development

d. serves as the framework for moral development theories

• Multiple Choice: Racial socialization is:

2 points Question

Racial socialization is:

Answer a. Process of helping racial minority children develop positive self images

within aan oppressive community

b. Process of helping clients separate ethnic identity from cultural norms

c. En couraging children to continue speaking native language

d. A non linear process that helps client connect with their racial heritage

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Name Final Exam Description Instructions

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Multiple Choice: All of the following are basic tenets...

2 points Question All of the following are basic tenets of multicultural counseling EXCEPT: Answer a. Culture refers to any minority group who identify or associate with

one another on the basis of some common purpose, need or similarity of background.

b. All counseling is cross culture in nature c. Multicultural counseling places emphasis on human diversity in all

of its many forms d. Culturally respondive counselors develop awareness, knowledge,

and skills to intervene effectively into the lives of people from culturally different backgrounds.

Incorrect Feedback Multicultural Issues in Counseling page 5

• Multiple Choice: The following levels of acculturation...

2 points Question The following levels of acculturation have been identified for ___________________. 1. Traditional 2. Marginal 3. Bicultural 4. Assimilated 5. Pantraditional Answer a. Native Americans

b. African Americans c. Chinese Americans d. Puerto Ricans

Incorrect Feedback Multicultural Issues in Counseling page 30

• Multiple Choice: The apparent decline of academic...

2 points Question The apparent decline of academic functioning and motivation in Native American students along with personal and social difficulties has been attributed in part to Answer a. difficulty in reconciling existing cultural differences

b. a strong personal Native American identity c. field dependent perception of reality d. exclusion and isolation

Incorrect Feedback Multicultural Issues in Counseling page 32

• Multiple Choice: Counselors are encouraged to use...

2 points Question Counselors are encouraged to use _____________ to explore and identify a Native client's worldview Answer the interview format

the Identity Acceptance Survey (IAS) Bank's five stage framework for understanding ethnic identity

development participate in Native ceremonies

Incorrect Feedback Multicultural Issues in Counseling page 44

• Multiple Choice: The underlying issue in terms of...

2 points Question The underlying issue in terms of counseling Native clients is Answer a. trust versus mistrust

b. traditional versus pan traditional c. humility versus individual praise d. being versus doing

Incorrect Feedback Multicultura; Issues in Counseling page 43

• Multiple Choice: The central theme of Afrocentricity is

2 points Question The central theme of Afrocentricity is

Answer a. the idea that people of African decent must acknowledge, understand, and love their "Africaness"

b. there does not exist a composite of African oriented existential tendencies

c. traditional Africans generally make little distinction between body, mind, spirit.

d. most traditional African cultures are concerned with the past and future.

Incorrect Feedback Multicultural Issues in Counseling page 57

• Multiple Choice: The treatment of choice for African...

2 points Question The treatment of choice for African American females is: Answer a. group counseling and support groups

b. family therapy c. individual counseling d. spiritual counseling

Incorrect Feedback Multicultural Issues in Counseling page 83

• Multiple Choice: Characteristics of an effective...

2 points Question Characteristics of an effective counselor for African American malesare Answer a. acknowledge racism and affirm the reality of the client.

b. acknowledge racism and help the client accept responsibility for their part in creating the African American male stereotype.

c. utilize strategies that focus on the presenting problem and provide for adult African American women resources as appropriate.

d. challenge client's to be realistic about their abilities and help them become advocates for African American children.

Incorrect Feedback Multicultural Issues in Counseling page 96

• Multiple Choice: Helping clients to increase self...

2 points Question

Helping clients to increase self awareness of their ethnic identity

Answer a. Is important because client's sense of self and their relationships are tied

to issues of ethnicity b.

Is the foundation of multicultural counseling

c. is critical in helping clients realize their self definition and identity will

never change d. All of the above

• Multiple Choice: Successful counseling with Arab...

2 points Question Successful counseling with Arab Americans relies on: Answer a. the relationship between the client and counselor, rather than the

interpretation or exploration of client issues. b. counselor's willingness to look at unearned privilege c. some form of consistent group counseling d. counselor's ability to be politically and socially active

Incorrect Feedback Multicultural Issues in Counseling page 241

• Multiple Choice: The degree of premigration trauma...

2 points Question The degree of premigration trauma experienced in the home country and level of difficulty in adjusting to the cultural differences of the resettlement country are two factors associated with Answer a. Southeast Asian refugees' psychosocial adjustment and

adaptation b. Japanese immigrants psychosocial adjustment and

adaptation

c. Korean refugees' psychosocial adjustment and adaptation d. Cuban immigrants psychosocial adjustment and adaptation

Incorrect Feedback Multicultural Issues in Counseling page 152

• Multiple Choice: The five categories listed in the DSM...

2 points Question The five categories listed in the DSM IV-TR for cultural formulation includes all of the following except: Answer a. self identified racial group membership

b. cultural identity c. cultural explanation of client's illness d. cultural factors related to psychosocial environment and level

of functioning

Incorrect Feedback Multicultural issues in Counseling page 187

• Multiple Choice: Your ...

2 points Question

Your text, Culture & Identity, states ethnicity includes three components; Answer a. Cultural values, attitudes, and behaviors

b. Physical differences, intelligence, and psychological characteristics

c. National origin, life cycle transitions, and cultural values

d. strategies for resolving conflict, biological characteristics, and values

• Multiple Choice: When same race therapists over...

2 points Question

When same race therapists over identify with their clients:

Answer a. They lose their ability to feel and express empathy

b. They are better able to promote assertiveness and problem solving skills

c.

They respond that the client should move on and not be so sensitive

d.

They are able to empathize with the feelings of the client, but not be helpful

• Multiple Choice: One of the aspects of working through...

2 points Question

One of the aspects of working through white privilege according to your text is:

Answer a.

realizing it is a process and not an event

b.

Identify and focus on guilt, shame, and anger

c.

Realizing you can "take a break" from the work of being a multicultural counselor

d.

Educating others about economic or class oppression is helpful

• True/False: A common reaction to a client...

1 points Question A common reaction to a client reporting acts of racism and acts of oppression they have experienced is for the counselor to validate the experience Answer

True False

• Multiple Choice: The two major factors associated with...

2 points Question

The two major factors associated with Southeast Asian refugees' psychosocial adjustment in the United States are:

Answer a. Degree of pre migration trauma, and level of difficulties in adjusting to

the cultural differences

b. The social economic class of the family before migration and family

bonds once relocated

c. Life in refugee camps after leaving their country, and area of the USA

they relocated to

d. Level of trauma experienced during the escape process and degree of

spirituality

• True/False: 1. Culturally...

1 points Question

1. Culturally competent counselors explore personal issues and questions, no matter how uncomfortable, in an attempt to learn how their own cultural heritage, values, and biases might affect the counseling process

Answer True

False

• Multiple Choice: The framework for Embracing Cultural...

2 points Question The framework for Embracing Cultural Diversity is based on the tenet(s); Answer a. b, c, & d

b. Families and their situations are systemic and contextual in nature. c. The counselor's cultural becomes part of the family's system as

they are affected by the counselor and the counselor is affected by the family.

d. All cultural experiences should be validated within the context of uniqueness and strengths.

Incorrect Feedback Multicultural Issues in Counseling page 197

• Multiple Choice: By sub- populations, ______________...

2 points Question By sub- populations, ______________ comprise the largest segment of Latinos. Answer a. Mexican Americans

b. Puerto Ricians c. Cuban Americans d. Spanish Americans

Incorrect Feedback Multicultural Issues in Counseling page 207

• Multiple Choice: The youngest and fastest growing ethnic...

2 points Question The youngest and fastest growing ethnic and racial group in the United States is: Answer a. Latinos

b. African Americans c. Multiracial indivisduals d. Gay and Lesbians

Correct Feedback Puerto Ricans Incorrect Feedback Multicultural Issues in Counseling page 207

• Multiple Choice: Race is looked at, defined, and...

2 points Question Race is looked at, defined, and appraised: Answer a. differently in Puerto Rico and in the United States.

b. the same in Puerto Rico and in the United States c. as not an important issue in Puerto Rico d. is not an important aspect of social life in the United States

Incorrect Feedback Multicultural Issues in Counseling page 225

• Multiple Choice: Americans of Arab ancestry ...

2 points Question Americans of Arab ancestry ... Answer a. may trace their origins to countries that do not make color

distinctions among people.. b. use religion as a primary means of social identification and

distinction. c. use skin color as a primary means of social identification and

distinction. d. generally seek counseling for assistance with problem resolution.

Correct Feedback Multicultural Issues in Counseling page 239

• Multiple Choice: According to Cass's (1979) model of...

2 points Question According to Cass's (1979) model of homosexual identity formation, when a man begins to ask the question, " Am I homosexual?', he is in stage _____________________. Answer a. 2: Identity Comparison.

b. 1: Identity Confusion c. 3: Identity Tolerance d. 4: Identity Acceptance

Incorrect Feedback Multicultural Issues in Counseling page 276

• Multiple Choice: According to Cass's (1979) model of...

2 points Question According to Cass's (1979) model of homosexual identity formation, at this stage of development, it is important for a man to find a community. Answer a. Stage 3: Identity Tolerance

b. Stage 4: Identity Acceptance c. Stage 2: Identity Comparison d. Stage 1: Identity Confusion

Incorrect Feedback Multicultural Issues in Counseling, page 279

• Multiple Choice: If the counselor is to be helpful to...

2 points Question If the counselor is to be helpful to the emerging gay man, the counselor must Answer a. be familiar with community resources and be prepared to become

involved in activities that bring about social change. b. be willing to deal with the challenges faced by clients of how to

remain sexual within the context of a relationship. c. look inward at his/her own gender, gendered upbringing, and

feelings about effeminate men and cross dressing. d. refer the client to a gay counselor.

Correct Feedback Multicultural Issues in Counseling page 287

• Multiple Choice: _______________ possess a gender...

2 points Question _______________ possess a gender identity that is at odds with his/her physical manifestation of sex. Answer a. Transexual individuals

b. Gay and Lesbian individuals c. People who cross dress d. Intersexual people

Incorrect Feedback Multicultural Issues in Counseling, page 308

• Multiple Choice: The most significant ethical issue for...

2 points Question The most significant ethical issue for the professional counselor working with transgendered individuals is_______________. Answer a. the gate keeping role required with respect to the client's access

to hormonal and surgical interventions. b. the reluctance to even admit that these individuals exist. c. being culturally sensitive to the realities of multiple oppressions. d. having clinical competence to work with individuals who are also

struggling with chemical dependency.

Incorrect Feedback Multicultural issues in Counseling, page 308

• Multiple Choice: The Americans With Disability Act of...

2 points Question The Americans With Disability Act of 1990 protects _____________. Answer a. b, c, and d

b. the life partner of an individual with HIV c. the mother of a child with mental retardation d. people with a history of substance abuse

• Multiple Choice: Disability is __________________.

2 points Question Disability is __________________. Answer a. a functional limitation, condition, or physical anomaly that is

evident in the way a person looks, perceives the world, feels, moves, communicates, sees, hears, or processes information.

b. the limitation experienced by an individual in certain activities or environments.

c. limiting in all situations. d. both a and b

Incorrect Feedback Multicultural Issues in Counseling page 325

• Fill in the Blank: People with disabilities often report...

2 points Question People with disabilities often report that exposure to ___________ and _________ is much more difficult to manage than the actual disability itself. Answer discrimination and environmental barriers Incorrect Feedback Multicultural Issues in Counseling, page 338

• Essay: Answer any two(2) of the following...

40 points Question Answer any two(2) of the following essay questions: 1. You are at the grocery checkout lane and you witness a situation in which a non English speaking person is struggling to find the appropriate amount of payment. The cashier repeats this person's total a few times as the person continues to count out dollar bills. The line is busy and you are next in line. You are unable to speak the same language as the non English speaking person. What would you do/say in this situation? What issues of privilege are happening here? 2. Privilege oftentimes unintentionally excludes members of non dominant cultures. Describe techniques counselors can use to increase awareness of privilege in clients and coworkers. 3. If someone brings up the topic of male privilege and wants to know what you think, what would you say? 4. If women don't know that they are victimized by sexism, how might it be pointed out? 5. What anxieties and emotional conflicts might be found in an acculturated person who is "passing" from a stigmatized status to a more privileged one,and tries to distance him/her self through a pejorative dismissal of his/her own culture? How would you intervene? Answer

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