Culture and Gender in Counseling and Psychotherapy 2
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Culture and Gender in Counseling
The name of this class is Culture and Gender in Counseling and Psychotherapy
The paper has to due in two parts. The first part I did it in the first of the semester, and the second part it due now.
It is a self- assessment. The first part was about my self identity. And the second part is:
The second section is due Week 11 and should be 4-6 pages APA Style. This section is to include a self-assessment using Pamela Hays’ Addressing Model discussed in class along with reflections of changes or new awareness that has emerged as a result of the course. In other words, reflect back on Part 1. You are to turn in the graded copy of Part 1 along with Part 2.
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Here what is the professor said:
C) Self-Assessment. This paper has two parts. The first section will be a follow-up to in-class activities presented in Weeks 1 and 2. For this assignment you will reflect on your cultural identity. Honesty is expected and will not be penalized, however a respectful tone is required.
The first section should be 2-3 pages APA Style and is an honest assessment of your cultural identity, how you see yourself at the start of this class. We will do a few in-class exercises during the first two weeks to support this process. The second section is due Week 11 and should be 4-6 pages APA Style. This section is to include a self-assessment using Pamela Hays’ Addressing Model discussed in class along with reflections of changes or new awareness that has emerged as a result of the course. In other words, reflect back on Part 1.
The following are questions to consider in the completion of this assignment:
a) Which one of these identities (from the ADDRESSING model) do you find to be most salient? Why? Which is least salient? Why?
b) What does it mean to you (and to American Society as a whole) to be part of this group?
c) What are some of your recollections about interactions and experiences that have significantly impacted your cultural identity development as part of this group? Have your feelings changed or stayed the same about being part of this group?
d) Have you contributed to discrimination/oppression as part of this group? Have you been a victim of discrimination/oppression as part of this group?
e) What messages have you received (directly or indirectly) about people who share your identity, and people who do not share your identity?
f) What are some skills you have learned in this class that you can use when working with individuals from diverse groups?
g) Have your views changed since taking this class? If so, how? What are some areas you still need to work on?
The link for Pamela Hay’s
Running head: SELF-ASSESSMENT 1
SELF-ASSESSMENT 2
Self-Assessment Part1
Self-Assessment Part1
Everyone has different cultural identity. Each of them has their owns’ cultures, behavior, ethics, religions, languages, education, social..etc. People are different in the whole world. They cannot be similar, but they can respect each other. In this essay, I will reflect my cultural identity.
I am from Saudi Arabia, and we have our behavior that connect with our religion and habits. For example, all of my family members live together at the same house. The daughter or the son cannot live in separate home until they get married. That means, they can move to another house when they want to get married. That because of my religion, which prevents intimacy between any couple without marriage.
Furthermore, in my culture, women cannot drive a car. This related to our habits cultures. Men think that is dangers for woman to drive by herself. They believe that is a part from their responsibility. I do not agree with them, however, I respect their opinions. Thus, women having hard time moving inside the city especially we do not have good transportation.
As a Muslims woman, I grow up in a conservative family. For example, I and other females in my family wear hijab, which is a scarf on our head with long and wide dress. In addition, we do not shake hand with other gender. Sometimes this put me in embarrassing situation with people who are from different cultures. We like our religion and respect other religions and beliefs.
I grow up in a big lovely family, which I have seven siblings. They are five sweet sisters, and two great brothers. I really appreciate my parents’ fatigue. They support all of us and they did their best to make us good people. Therefore, we have strong communication between each other and all of us complete our education until Bachelor’s degree or higher.
My parents give me the power to have a family too. I marry in early age, which I was only 18 years old. In my culture, this is normal age to get married for girls, but it is very young and up normal for other cultures. Men in my culture can get married as soon as they have a job. I got my decision to be marry for my husband when I was in high school. Now, I am so happy and proud to be a mother for two beautiful children, and a wife for an awesome husband.
Schools and universities in Saudi Arabia are very different form the United States. For example, form first grade to university students study in separate schools for each grander. That means males and females study in divided building, and that do not happened in the United States, which student with different gender study together. This difference come by cultures behaviors.
My language is Arabic, and it is a basic language in the Middle East. Recently, I learned English language as a second language after I decided to study my master degree in the United States. I got intensified English classes for one year and half. That because the fact that my county gives me the opportunity to study here after I took a high grade in my under gradate.
Therefore, I am a graduate student in Chestnut Hill College. I am proud that I achieve part of my dreams, which was to study Psychology in under graduate, and Clinical and Counseling in my graduate; however, many people around me tried to change my mind in choosing this major. Unfortunately, they think is a major that take for madness. I did not hear for them because of my desire to help people getting better life.
