Identify two relevant biases you have or had, and at least one strategy for improving your cultural competency around each of those biases.

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Multicultural Case Study

Note: If you have not done so, please read the course project information to understand how all the course assignments interconnect.

Introduction

At some point in your career, you will encounter a multicultural issue. It may be a conflict with a supervisor or a problem with one of your colleagues or clients. You may experience the use of hate speech in the professional work setting or feel marginalized because of one of your cultural identities. A conflict may involve an individual, an entire agency, or an institution.

In this assignment, you will:

  • Create a multicultural conflict that could occur within your psychology specialization. The details of this conflict may be drawn from real life or imagined, but the conflict must involve your actual cultural identities, which you analyzed in the Unit 1 assignment, Self-Reflection: Using the Hays ADDRESSING Model. This conflict will involve one or more people you could encounter in your work who have several points of cultural difference with you. An agency, business, or institution could also be part of the conflict.
  • Analyze the multicultural issues that are present and consult scholarly literature to develop strategies or techniques that you can use to navigate the conflict. This assignment will help you think critically about uncomfortable situations that you may encounter in your career as a psychologist and prepare you to respond effectively in such situations.

The deliverable is a PowerPoint presentation of a case study that could be given in a professional context. A case study is an in-depth report and analysis of events, activities, or processes involving one or more people or a situation. Case studies are examined in academic contexts to prepare learners for the challenges they will face in professional practice. Working psychologists continue to consult with colleagues on case studies to improve their professional competencies.

Instructions

Complete the Multicultural Case Study Template linked in Resources for this assignment. Replace all bracketed language […] in the PowerPoint template with your own words.

  • You may wish to enhance the design of the presentation to make it more effective. For guidance on PowerPoint design, refer to the links in Resources.
  • For guidance with PowerPoint fundamentals, see the Basic Tasks in PowerPoint guide in Resources. If, after reviewing this material, you need more help using PowerPoint, contact your teaching assistant. Seek help early!

Your PowerPoint should include the following:

  1. Title slide:
    • Enter a descriptive title of approximately 5–15 words that concisely communicates the heart of the case study. It should stir interest while maintaining professional decorum.
    • Enter your name and a job title and organization that would fit with your case study. Like the case study itself, these last two elements may be fictional.
  2. Case Study Overview slide: Provide the briefest possible narrative description of the case situation here. Additional supporting details and references can be added in the notes section below the slide. The overview should include:
    • The professional setting of the case, based on your psychology specialization (such as treatment center, classroom, hospital, jail, or community-based setting).
  3. Cultural Differences slides: On the table provided, list the main cultural identities from the Hays model, relevant to the case study conflict, of yourself and another person, agency, or institution in the case study.
    • If more than one person, agency, or institution is involved in the case, make a new slide for each one, to compare yourself to all others involved.
    • In the notes section:
      • Identify common concerns with each cultural identity. Be careful to avoid using stereotypes.
      • Analyze how cultural differences contributed to the conflict in this case.
      • Identify two relevant biases you have or had, and at least one strategy for improving your cultural competency around each of those biases.
  4. Relevant Biases: Identify two relevant biases you have or had, and at least one strategy for improving your cultural competency around each of those biases.
  5. Best Practices for Working With [Cultural Identity] slides: Identify a best practice for working with a cultural identity in this case and cite the source below. Then, briefly analyze how the best practice could help you navigate this particular relationship and conflict.
    • In the notes section, describe the best practice in more detail and elaborate as needed on your analysis of how the best practice could help you navigate the relationship and conflict.
    • Copy this slide as needed to address each cultural identity in this case.
  6. References slides: Use current APA style and formatting guidelines.

Additional Requirements

  • Written communication: Should be free of errors that detract from the overall message.
  • References: You must cite best practices from at least three scholarly research articles in this assignment. You may cite reputable sources from websites, books, textbooks, and assigned resources as well, but these will not count toward the three required scholarly research references.
  • Length: A minimum of six slides.

Refer to the helpful links in Resources as you complete your assignment. Submit your PowerPoint file no later than 11:59 p.m. (CST) on Sunday.

Resources

  • Multicultural Case Study Scoring Guide.
  • Basic Tasks for Creating a PowerPoint Presentation.
  • Find Free-To-Use Images.
  • Basic Tasks in PowerPoint 2010.
  • Multicultural Case Study Template [PPTX].
  • Guidelines for Effective PowerPoint Presentations [PPTX].
  • Looking Into the Clinician’s Mirror: Cultural Self-Assessment.
  • APA Style and Format.
  • Capella University Library.
  • Professional Communications and Writing Guide [PDF].
  • Journal and Book Locator.

You should also note the facts or factors that counter your argument. Finally, you should write a summary or conclusion that takes into account the arguments pro and cons.

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The paper should be an “argumentative” paper, that is, you should expand on a topic, point, or thesis, and convey your best supportive arguments for it. An “argumentative” paper does not mean you are going to “argue”, and this should be self-explanatory, but some students ask me this question regularly. An argumentative paper is a paper in which you advance a thesis framed in form of a question; that distinguishes it from a purely “descriptive paper”. In other words, let’s say you are interested on Erickson’s stages of development. Rather than writing a paper describing the stages of development, I rather you ask for example “Were Erickson’s own struggles with identity part of his motivation for his theory”? Now we have a good paper on the making.  You should also note the facts or factors that counter your argument. Finally, you should write a summary or conclusion that takes into account the arguments pro and cons.

As with any other good paper, you should have an introduction, a main body of the paper (separated in sections as needed) and a conclusion. Since I want you to use APA style, your paper should also have a short Abstract and a Bibliography (3 to 5 citations), and should be free of misspellings errors. The length of the paper should be at least 2000 words.

In summary, your paper should follow this outline:

The paper should be written using APA format ONLY, and it should be minimum -2,000words long not counting title page and bibliography. The paper has to have a title page, followed by an Abstract in which summarizes the main idea of your paper. Then you should have an introduction followed by the main body of your paper. Finally a Conclusion and a Bibliography. Therefore your paper outline should be as follows:

  1. Title Page
  2. Abstract
  3. Introduction
  4. Main body of your paper
  5. Conclusion

If you have never written an APA style paper I suggest you consult your Librarian for guidance or information on APA style. 

Here is a limited List of approved topics. You are not bound to follow this list and may choose to write on another topic, which is fine. However, your chosen topic needs to relate to the description, goals and subject matter for this course. Fringe topics (UFO’s for example) are not appropriate and if you worry about it, better check with me.

List:

  • Identity (issues, development, gender, concerns, need for, etc)
  • The Self, Being, Personhood, etc.
  • Gender Issues
  • Freedom and choice, Self-actualization
  • Psychopathology (as it relates to Personal Growth)
  • Personality (development, characteristics, etc)
  • Stress, Resilience.
  • Philosophical bases for Personhood, growth, Self-actualization
  • Psychological theories related to Self-actualization or Personal growth
  • The meaning of Being Human
  • Interpersonal relationships (conflict, resolution, marriage, friendship, etc)
  • Sex, love, compassion, altruism.
  • Death and dying (as a context for a more fulfilling life), Illness.
  • Spirituality, myth and self-growth, etc.
  • Improving the quality of your life (money, work, values, and vocation).
  • Analysis of a life history (Biography) that may illustrate some topics we discuss in here.

Identify State and federal policies and discuss their impact on the clients identified

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Assignment 2: Policy and Client Impact Development

For this assignment, you are expected to identify a sub-population within the field agency, then research and discuss with your field coordinator the state and federal policies that may impact the identified clients. Finally, discuss if there is a possibility for you to advocate on behalf of those clients.

By Day 7

Submit a 2-3 page paper in which you:

  1. Identify the subpopulation
  2. Identify State and federal policies and discuss their impact on the clients identified
  3. Provide suggestions for the agency
  4. Discuss possibilities to advocate for the clients

Paper Grade By

Responsiveness

12.5 (25%)

Paper addressed each point of the assignment.

0 (0%)

Paper did not address each point of the assignment.

Identification of Policy

12.5 (25%)

Paper demonstrated ability to identify social policy at the local, state, and federal level that impacts well-being, service delivery, and access to social services.

0 (0%)

Paper did not demonstrate ability to identify social policy at the local, state, and federal level that impacts well-being, service delivery, and access to social services.

Assessment of Policy

12.5 (25%)

Paper demonstrated ability to assess how social welfare and economic policies impact the delivery of and access to social services

0 (0%)

Paper did not demonstrate ability to assess how social welfare and economic policies impact the delivery of and access to social services

Critical Thought

12.5 (25%)

Paper demonstrated student ability to apply critical thinking to analyze, formulate, and advocate for policies that advance human rights and social, economic, and environmental justice.

What was the positive impact of research on family dynamics and schizophrenia? What was its negative impact?

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Your assignment must illustrate knowledge of the concepts through an original personal and/or professional integration of the text material. All assignments MUST be typed, double-spaced, in APA style, and must be written at graduate level English. The content, conciseness, and clarity of your answers will be considered in the evaluation of your work.

You must integrate the material presented in the text in your own understanding, and cite your work according to APA format. Legal and ethical issues, and issues of culture and diversity must be addressed in context to the question presented.

Your responses should be approx. ½  page per question.

The entire assignment must be 3-4 pages total plus a title and reference page.

1.  In communications family therapy, resistance and symptoms were treated with a variety of paradoxical techniques, known as therapeutic double-binds. Define and give an illustration of a therapeutic double-bind. Why were they considered so powerful?

2.  What was the positive impact of research on family dynamics and schizophrenia? What was its negative impact?

3. Some would argue that there is a radical divergence between family systems therapies and the more traditional psychotherapeutic approaches. Others would challenge this view, arguing that there are many points of similarity and that the differences are exaggerated. Which position do you agree with and why?

4.  What is essential to accomplish in the first session in order to establish a productive therapeutic alliance with a family?

5.  Why is it important for a clinician to develop a therapeutic hypothesis, and what are some of the elements that such a formulation should include?

6.  Why is traditional couples therapy considered potentially dangerous in the treatment of cases involving marital violence?  What are some of the arguments in favor of treating violent partners together in couples therapy?

References:

Nichols, M.P. & Davis, S.D.   (2017).   Family Therapy: Concepts and Methods .   (11th).   New Jersey   Pearson.     ISBN 9780133826821