Case Study Cultural Competence

Assignment 2: Case Study: Cultural Competence

Argosy University Online

Ethics in Psychology PSY430 A02

Abstract

Those rules that expert’s utilization need aid not just for the experts alone they are likewise to the patients, it protects them, their privileges and poise for at issues. There is certainly an enormous vitality for the individual’s people who try under guiding calling on help them comprehend Also apply sensitivities when they would be managing different societies that assistance them with those issues and issues that themselves Furthermore their customers would under. Though a proficient instructor isn’t ready will assistance a patient/client in light they would inclination with things such as religion, sexuality, and so on. Over those proficient instructor necessities should recognize that they might allude those patient/client to a suitable professional that is fit on assistance them faultlessly. Expert counselors don’t need to be inclination alternately trust in their convictions that Might aggravate a client/patient uncomfortable because of that. At we try further under this research endeavor we will need a closer take a gander at separate zones over the place proficient Counselors would include On which prompts the reason ACA What’s more APA code for ethic rules were set under spot.

Cultural Competence

Cultural Competence is congruent behaviors, attitudes, and policies. The word Cultural is use just because it implies integrated pattern of human behavior that includes the following: thoughts, communication, beliefs, values, racial, gender, ethnic, religious and social groups, actions, customs, etc. The word Competence is implied to having the capacity to function effectively. When we talk about cultural competence there are 5 elements that contribute the consultant’s abilities to become more cultural competence and those are:

Cultural Competence has the ability for human individuals who have different cultural backgrounds to be able to interact with others more effectively. It can be compromised by four elements which include attitude towards difference in cultures, cultural skills, knowledge of cultural practices and awareness of the individual’s cultural views. Cultural competence does have some positive effects for the patients. The reason for this it that it does enable the consultant to provide services that are effective to the health care practices, their beliefs, cultural needs of diverse patients. Developing cultural competence can end up with the inability to communicate and interact effectively with other people of different cultures and race and even have more of a hard time understanding them.

• Valuing diversity
• Cultural self-assessment
• Being aware of the dynamic inherent when cultures interact
• Having culture knowledge
• Developed adaption to servicing and understanding cultural diversity

As we read and discover more information about cultural competence we can see in the case study that the information that was provided to us we know that there is a few amount of ethical issues that are related to cultural competence. The consultant (Joe) and the Patient (Jill) definitely come from two different cultural backgrounds. Jill was raised in the traditional Asian American community where as Joe has been raised, living and working in European rural area. Therefor we know that there isn’t any way that Joe could possible help Jill because all that would happen is that he would complicate the situations that are involved. Some of the ethical issues would be the minimization of consequences of their cultural differences, the respect for the cultural difference and the knowledgeable importance of cultures in the people’s lives. Joe unfortunately went against all the above principles such as him having a sexual relationship with Jill and his actions made a huge impact of Jill’s life and treatment. Jill was depressed and her depression became worse after the sexual relationships with her consultant Joe. When he decided to stop the sexual relationship with her and refused to see her again this made Jill more depressed and feeling very low in her life with her emotions.

Comparing Joe and Jill in our case study, we know that Joe definitely had knowledgeable information to provide Jill with counseling because he has had the qualifications for dealing with individuals just like Jill. Depression, anxiety and other mental issues are associated with many individuals in the country. Jill worked in an office environment and we know that working in offices can result to loneliness, depression and anxiety and we know from reading on the case study that this is what Jill’s issues were. Joe misused Jill after having intimate sexual relationship attractions towards him.

Knowing this information from the case study that was provided with us today we know that it is a fact that Joe did have a hear while assisting Jill in the beginning of the session. After all the research and articles and reading the case study it is my professional opinion that Joe did not respect Jill’s cultural after he had intimate sexual relationship with her. He made many mistakes like calling her boss, although he knew of her depression and anxiety he went against ethical issues and called her boss to tell him about her mental health issues. When her boss said that Jill was in the hospital for her depression and anxiety, Joe made the decision not to have any contact with Jill. Joe left Jill standing alone when he stopped the sexual relationship which caused her illness’s to get worse and ended up being hospitalized. Because Joe was unprofessional and had a intimate relationship with Joe, when it ended he declined to talk or communicate with her and that alone led Jill to be more depressed than she already was.

A professional must be aware of cultural experiences, backgrounds, biases, attitudes and values that may influence the ability to help a patient from different cultural populations, communities and backgrounds. A consultant must correct any prejudice or biases so he/she can effectively regard any cultural differences. So now let’s talk about Joe, he really needed to respect Jill’s cultural background and should have avoided any type of sexual relationship with her. He could have helped her regardless of her cultural background. I personally think that if I could have been the one that was the consultant to Jill I know that I would never have judged her, showed her any prejudiced towards her just because of her cultural background. With the right information I could have helped her with her depression and anxiety problems and other mental ill issues that she had. Our cultural differences definitely would not have been an issue with dealing and helping Jill with what is going on with her. I believe that it shouldn’t matter what cultural difference or background comes from as a professional I would show no bias towards the patients and would do what I could to help them and conquer their depression to be able to live daily without issues.

As I reread the case study and gain more knowledge of the situation I know that it is true that Jill did continue to suffer from her depression and anxiety after the consultant Joe left her alone and didn’t talk to her after their sexual relationship. As a Professional I believe that Joe mistreated and misused his client Jill because he was only interested in having a sexual relationship with her instead of counseling her. Joe knew that Jill was suffering from a mental illness and he should have assisted her because of her anxiety and depression and her suffering but things changed when they fell in love and began to have an intimate relationship. Jill had her hopes high thinking that with Joe being her consultant that she would definitely start to feel better because Joe was going to be her mental health consultant. As a professional it is very important that we know and treat people with respect especially with so many different cultures that are living in our community, state and country. No matter what your cultural background is each person, man or woman should have the upmost respect.

After reading our case study and the APA and ACA Code of Ethics I believe the consultant Joe was unethical with many different codes and below are just a few that I feel he should have followed when it came to being a professional mental health provider.

ACA Code of Ethics

A.2.c Development and Cultural Sensitivity: Counselors communicate information in ways that are both developmentally and culturally appropriate. Counselors use clean and understandable language when discussing issues related to informed consent. When clients have difficulty understanding the language that counselors use, counselors provide necessary services (e.g arranging for a qualified interpreter or translator) to ensure comprehensions by clients. In collaboration with clients, counselors consider cultural implications of informed consent procedures and where possible, counselors adjust their practices accordingly. (ACA Code of Ethics,2014)

APA Code of Ethics (2010)

2.01 Boundaries of Competence: (a) Psychologists provide services, teach and conduct research with populations and in areas only within the boundaries of their competence, based on their education, training, supervised experience, consultation, study or professional experience. (APA Code of Ethics,2010)

• Misuse of Psychologists Work: If psychologist learn of misuse or misrepresentation of their work, they take reasonable steps to correct or minimize the minuses or misrepresentation. (APA Code of Ethics,2010)

2.03 Maintaining Competence: Psychologists undertake ongoing efforts to develop and maintain their competence (APA Code of Ethcis,2010)

2.06 Personal Problems and Conflicts: (a) Psychologists refrain from initiating an activity when they know or should know that there is a substantial likelihood that their personal problems willprevent them from performing their work-related activates in a competent manner. (APA Code of Ethics,2010)

3.01 Unfair Discrimination: In their work-related activities, psychologist do not engage in unfair discrimination based on age, gender, gender identity, race, ethnicity, culture, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, socioeconomic status or any basis proscribed by law. (APA Code of Ethics,2010)

3.03 Other Harassment: Psychologist do no knowingly engage in behavior that is harassing or demeaning to persons with whom they interact in their work based on factors such as those person’s age, gender, gender identity, race, ethnicity, culture, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, language or socioeconomic status. (APA Code of Ethics,2010)

References

ACA Ethics. (2014). Retrieved February 24, 2016, from http://www.counseling.org/knowledge-center/ethics

APA Code of Ethics. (2010). Retrieved February 24, 2016, from http://www.apa.org/ethics/code/index.aspx

Cultural Competency Web Page. (2014). Retrieved February 23, 2016, from http://cecp.air.org/cultural/

Cultural Respect | National Institutes of Health (NIH). (2015). Retrieved February 23, 2016, from http://www.nih.gov/institutes-nih/nih-office-director/office-communications-public-liaison/clear-communication/cultural-respect

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Tseng, W.-S., & Streltzer, J. (2008). Cultural competence in health care. New York: Springer