ultural Competencies for Individuals with Disabilit

By: Torre Curry & Holly Young

 Understanding Cultural Associations as a
Means for Providing Effective Counseling

Be devoid of Be wary of clients Recognize and honor

stereotypical community; locate cultural differences.
assumptions resources within that
Understand family community to Be sensitive about
influence and how it benefit treatment interpersonal skills
effects treatment and nonverbal clues.
Contrasted with
Exposure to culture Encapsulation

Independence of individuals Family Abandonment

Wrongdoing/existential forces Biological Factors

Effective communication Offensive communication

Religiosity Social
Family Languag Classes
Holidays
Hierarchy e/Dialect

Hindu, Asian, and

Latino Cultures American Culture
Harmony with nature Domination and control of
environment
Stress collectivism Stress individualism
 Relevance of
Counseling
Theories:
Understanding
Classification

Individuals with disabilities are a broad

classification which include but are not limited
to:
Cognitive
Emotional
Physical
Communication
Medical
Learning
Physical Disability: Rehabilitation Intellectual Disability:
Individual psychology Counseling Positive Interactive-
Narrative therapy demonstrates the Behavioral therapy
Reality therapy Psychotherapy
Person-centered therapy potential to serve Cognitive behavioral
clients across all therapy,
categories of Solution-focused therapy.
Emotional Disability: disability and
Behavioral therapy provide self- Learning Disability:
Cognitive therapy Cognitive-behavioral
Dialectical behavioral
advocacy, therapy
therapy. psychological, Solution-focused therapy
vocational, social
and behavioral