Problem 1: Under what circumstances, if any, would you be inclined to share and perhaps explore your values and beliefs with your clients?
Problem 2: Please read the following questions and answer to the best of your ability.
How could your core values affect the way you work with clients?
Problem 3: Can you think of situations in which it might be counterproductive for you to share and explore your values and beliefs with your clients?
Problem 4: How prepared are you to work with client populations that differ from you significantly in a number of ways (age, gender, culture, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, and educational background)?
Problem 5: What values do you hold that could make it difficult for you to work with clients who have a different worldview? What biases and assumptions do you hold about individuals who look, think, feel, and behave differently from you?
Problem 6:
a. Please read the following questions and answer to the best of your ability.
b. Why is it important for a helper to be culturally pluralistic? How are ethical dimensions helpful in multicultural practice?
Problem 7: As you learn about different cultural groups, what can you do to avoid stereotyping them?
Problem 8: Discuss your own cultural assumptions that are likely to influence your work with clients?