Once you begin working on this page, you will need to complete it and print or save as a pdf file.
After responding to each question, use a scale of 1-10 to indicate the extent to which you have considered this question before and rate the quality of your response (e.g., depth of insight, complexity, clarity). (1 = low; 10 = high)
Date of Assessment:
1.What are the most significant dimensions of your identity and why? Gender, social class, race, ethnicity, nationality, disability or ability, sexual orientation, religion, etc.
Considered the question before?
Quality of your response?
2.What are the primary populations you serve? Briefly describe the cultural dimensions of the population(s)
Considered the question before?
Quality of your response?
3. Identify religious and spiritual leaders who are important to members of the population(s) and describe how you, as a professional, might collaborate with these leaders.
Considered the question before?
Quality of your response?
4. Describe how you might help a client identify external barriers or forces influencing his or her development or well-being?
Considered the question before?
Quality of your response?
5. How has your membership in your own cultural groups (voluntarily or involuntarily) influenced your education, occupations,family, geography, health care, housing or other?
Considered the question before?
Quality of your response?
6. What is the historical/sociopolitical backdrop for this population and how does it affect the clients’ daily experience (e.g., prejudice, privilege, etc.) as well as influence ?
Considered the question before?
Quality of your response?
7. In what ways do you adapt your knowledge of counseling and psychology theory given the cultural perspectives and values imbedded in those theories and approaches?
Considered the question before?
Quality of your response?
8. What are some of the institutional barriers preventing clients from using mental health, career and educational resources? What steps have you taken to address these in the past?
Considered the question before?
Quality of your response?
9. Discuss two ways in which you have been the recipient of privilege (race, class, sexual orientation, gender, religion, etc.)?
Considered the question before?
Quality of your response?
10. How might cultural features be interpreted (or misinterpreted) in a traditional diagnostic framework (e.g., DS
Considered the question before?
Quality of your response?
11. Describe cultural issues posed by assessment process, instruments, and interpretation.
Considered the question before?
Quality of your response?
12. Choose one arena in which clients face systemic barriers, then identify appropriate mechanisms and avenuues for addressing these barriers as the counselor or psychologist.
Considered the question before?
Quality of your response?
Congratulations! You have completed the Brief Assessment. To score this assessment, complete the following. Then look at your total scores relative to each other as well as considering your narrative responses. Where do you think you need to focus your professional development efforts?
