Assessments in a Multicultural
Context
Presented by
Clinton D. McNair, Ph.D.
Seattle University
1.
The impact of cultural, ethnic, and racial
variables for the assessment, diagnosis,
treatment, service delivery, and
development outlook for working with
culturally diverse populations. ---Reference:
Freddy A. Paniagua and Ann-Marie Yamada, (Editors 2013)
---3 factors that impact the interview of a
clergy candidate in a cross-cultural
situation.
a. Value differences
b.Autonomy issues
c. Religious concerns
2
To explore the shift from the old paradigm
that places members of a minority group in
limited racial and ethnic categories, to
examine the way that many of these
stigmatized individuals belong to more
than one minority group, resulting in
stigmatization not only outside of their
identified primary group, but also within it.
Reference: Reginald Nettles, Ph.D. and
Rochelle Balter Ph.D., J.D., (Editors 2011)
---The shift from the old multicultural
Paradigm to a modern definition of
minorities.
a.
b.
c.
Old paradigm places members of minority
groups in limited racial and ethnic
categories.
We must recognize that many of these
stigmatized individuals belong to more
than one minority group.
Within a minority group members may be
members of more than one category
within that larger group.
3 To explore looking outside the standard
assessment instruments design, and their
interpretations to new models, instruments
and interpretations designed for
multicultural assessment practice in a
multicultural context.
---Reference: Freddy A. Paniagua and AnnMarie Yamada, (Editors 2013)
---There are 4 or more groups of diverse
clientele throughout the world that
clinicians are being asked to assess.
It is now recognized that diversity extends
beyond race and ethnicity to reflect
characteristics or experiences related to
(a) gender (b) age (c) religion (d) disability
(e) socioeconomic status (f)
interracial/intercultural identities (g)
indigenous populations (h) military
personnel and their families
4 To explore the universality of internalized
oppression of marginalized groups in the
U.S. and corresponding mental health and
psychological manifestations as they relate
to multicultural assessments.
---Reference E.J.R. David Ph.D. (Editor 2013)
What is meant by the Universality of internalized
oppression of marginalized groups in the U.S.?
E.J.R. David and Annie O. Derthick (2013)
concluded that internalized oppression exists
among many marginalized groups in the U.S.
(and in many parts of the world where
oppression of a group by a dominant group
occurs). It is commonly understood by those
who study the subject that oppression occurs
when one group has more access to power and
privilege than another group, and when that
power and privilege is used to maintain the
status quo.
Assessments in a Multicultural Context
Quadrennial MAS Training
United Methodist Church
March 7, 2014
Brief short answer questions from the Learning Objectives
1.
2.
3.
4.
List 3 factors that impact the interview of a clergy
candidate in a cross-cultural situation.
In the shift from the old multicultural paradigm,
what is a modern definition of minorities?
Name 4 or more groups of diverse clientele
throughout the world that clinicians are being
asked to assess.
What is meant by the Universality of internalized
oppression of marginalized groups in the U.S.?