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There are five general principles that serve as the ideals to which psychologists should aspire within the profession. The principles represent ethical goals but do not explicitly inform or instruct adherence to the goals; instead, the principles aim to influence and to guide professional behavior with respect to the psychologist, research subjects, students, and the individuals who seek ...
Multicultural counseling. Multicultural counseling is a type of counseling where the therapist addresses the struggles of a client whose race, gender, socioeconomic background, religion, or any other part of their identity doesn't fit in with the majority. Minorities have a history of dealing with racism and oppression, and in this lens, a ...
Intercultural therapy. Intercultural therapy is a form of psychotherapy aimed at benefiting culturally diverse groups. It recognises the importance of race, culture, beliefs, values, attitudes, religion and language in the life of the client. [1] The concept has been developed by Jafar Kareem in his book Intercultural Therapy. [2]
Counseling psychology is a psychological specialty that began with a focus on vocational counseling, but later moved its emphasis to adjustment counseling, [ 1] and then expanded to cover all normal psychology psychotherapy. There are many subcategories for counseling psychology, such as marriage and family counseling, rehabilitation counseling ...
Patricia Arredondo (born July 16, 1945) is an American counseling psychologist, primarily recognized for her efforts in developing the area of multicultural counseling. [ 1] She has been recognized in the field of psychology for her contributions to the advancement of Ethnic Minority Psychology. She has been associated with the APA ( American ...
APA Award for Lifetime Contributions to Psychology (2020) Melba Jean Trinidad Vasquez (born February 27, 1951) is an American psychologist who served as the 2011 president of the American Psychological Association (APA). Vasquez was the APA's first Latina president. She has authored multiple works on ethics in psychotherapy.
Cross-cultural psychology is the scientific study of human behavior and mental processes, including both their variability and invariance, under diverse cultural conditions. [1] Through expanding research methodologies to recognize cultural variance in behavior, language, and meaning it seeks to extend and develop psychology. [2]
Cultural competence. Cultural competence, also known as intercultural competence, is a range of cognitive, affective, behavioural, and linguistic skills [ 1][ 2] that lead to effective and appropriate communication with people of other cultures. [ 3][ 4][ 5] Intercultural or cross-cultural education are terms used for the training to achieve ...