Group Counseling Concepts and Procedures Chapter 2 Diversity

Group Counseling: Concepts and Procedures Chapter 2 Diversity and Social Justice in Group Work © 2018 Taylor & Francis

Chapter Topics Introduction Developing Multicultural Competency: A Personal Journey A Model to Facilitate Diversity and Social Justice Awareness and Action Social Justice Elements of Group Leadership © 2018 Taylor & Francis

Developing Multicultural Competency: A Personal Journey (De. Lucia-Waack & Donigian, 2004) Step One: Examine your own culture, ethnic values, and racial identity to understand who you are as a person. Step Two: Examine your beliefs about group work and the inherent assumptions within the Eurocentric view of group. Step Three: Learn about other cultures in terms of what they value and how these values may affect group work. Step Four: Develop your personal plan for group work that emphasizes and utilizes cultural diversity guidelines for leading effective multicultural groups. © 2018 Taylor & Francis

A Model to Facilitate Diversity and Social Justice Awareness and Action Ratts, Anthony, and Santos (2010) created the “Dimensions of Social Justice Model” Dimension One: Naiveté Dimension Two: Multicultural Integration Dimension Three: Liberatory Critical Consciousness Dimension Four: Empowerment Dimension Five: Social Justice Advocacy © 2018 Taylor & Francis

Social Justice Elements of Group Leadership Group work must be considered as unique counseling modality. Understand employ diversity-based skill sets that are important to creating an atmosphere conducive to social justice. Gain a comprehensive understanding of your own culture and how it impacts your view of others and, in turn, how it impacts your view of your group members. Understand how issues discussed in 1– 3 directly impact your group. © 2018 Taylor & Francis