Addressing minority myths and race-based biases from a counseling perspective
Conference Strand
Practice, Strategies, Techniques, and Interventions
Abstract
The conference strand addressed by this session is Practice, Strategies, Techniques, and Interventions. This session highlights strategies for recognizing and addressing minority myths and race-based biases among professional counselors across a variety of settings. In addition to addressing negative beliefs about people of various cultures, the presentation also addresses the responsibilities and expectations of counselors.
Evidence
Bothwell, R.K., Brigham, J.C., & Malpass, R.S. (1989). Cross-racial identification.
Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 15(1), 19-25.
Forester-Miller, H. & Davis, T. (1996). A Practitioner's Guide to Ethical Decision
Making. American Counseling Association.
Museus, S. D. (2008). The model minority and the inferior minority myths:
Understanding stereotypes and their implications for student involvement. About
Campus, 13(3), 2-8.
Format
Individual Presentations
Biographical Sketch
Latonya M. Graham is a National Certified Counselor and Licensed Professional Counselor Supervisor. She is a Counselor Education doctoral candidate and the 2016-2017 Wilkinson Graduate Ethics Fellow at North Carolina State University. Latonya has over a decade of counseling experience serving children and adults, as well as couples and families, in a various public and private settings. Her research interests include ethics, aging population, and racial disparities in mental health.
Start Date
2-9-2018 2:30 PM
End Date
2-9-2018 3:45 PM
Recommended Citation
Graham, Latonya M., "Addressing minority myths and race-based biases from a counseling perspective" (2018). National Cross-Cultural Counseling and Education Conference for Research, Action, and Change. 15.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/ccec/2018/2018/15
Addressing minority myths and race-based biases from a counseling perspective
The conference strand addressed by this session is Practice, Strategies, Techniques, and Interventions. This session highlights strategies for recognizing and addressing minority myths and race-based biases among professional counselors across a variety of settings. In addition to addressing negative beliefs about people of various cultures, the presentation also addresses the responsibilities and expectations of counselors.
Description
Many factors affect the quality of care provided by mental health professionals. Professional judgment is compromised by personal beliefs and biases that counselors hold about other people from differing cultural backgrounds. This presentation addresses the impact of minority myths and race-based biases on counselors’ ability to make ethical decisions. This presentation will highlight notable, long-standing American viewpoints of Asian, African, and African American people. Participants will increase their knowledge about specific race-based biases. Participants will increase their knowledge about minority myths. Participants will increase their understanding of ethical considerations related to personal biases of differing cultures. The conference strand addressed by this session is Practice, Strategies, Techniques, and Interventions. This session highlights strategies for recognizing and addressing minority myths and race-based biases among professional counselors across a variety of settings. In addition to addressing negative beliefs about people of various cultures, the presentation also addresses the responsibilities and expectations of counselors.