Power Point.pptx | bartleby

Arab and African Culturally Aware Counseling By Mollie Elliott

Introduction  There are many reasons counselors need to be culturally aware  To Be Culturally Aware  Understanding and accepting the difference between your self and the experience of others from different countries, cultures, backgrounds, races, religions, ext.  Benefits  Decrease biased treatment  Creates report and trust  Conscious expansion

Religious Considerations  Arab People share a culture but not a religion  Arab is not a nation but a culture rooted in the Arabic language and traditions from their geographical homeland  Black people do not all share one religion  the majority are Evangelists

Your preview ends here

Eager to read complete document? Join bartleby learn and gain access to the full version

Access to all documents
Unlimited textbook solutions
24/7 expert homework help

Physical Health Concerns  Black people are dying at disproportionate rates  Historical Trauma manifests into physical illness  Arab Americans are historically understudied  Latest updates were in 2009

Mental Health Concerns  Mental Health in the Black community  Mental illness is perceived as dangerous  Mental health in the Arab community  Mental illness is looked down on

Addiction and Substance Abuse  Addiction in the black community  6.9% of black people are diagnosed with addiction compared to the 7.4% of the total population  Addiction in the Arab community  Drug use rose in Arab american you 61% between 2016-2020

Your preview ends here

Eager to read complete document? Join bartleby learn and gain access to the full version

Access to all documents
Unlimited textbook solutions
24/7 expert homework help

Community resources and support  Community resources for Black people  Black Mental Health Alliance  Community resources for Arab people  https://www.accesscommunity.org/about

Ideal Treatment Plans  Ideal treatment for Arab people  Individualized, family cautious, communicative  Ideal treatment for black people  Early start therapy, DBT, hands on activities

Treatment issues  Treatment issues in Arab people  Not much research has been done into their historical trauma and the associated risks, individualistic approach needed  Treatment issues in Black people  Stereotypes and mental health stigma in the black community, cultural sensitivity will affect vocabulary used with clientele

Your preview ends here

Eager to read complete document? Join bartleby learn and gain access to the full version

Access to all documents
Unlimited textbook solutions
24/7 expert homework help

Considerations for Black Culture  Black People have communal language  Many Black youth suffer untimely deaths

Considerations for Arab Culture  Arab is a culture not a religion  Arab People are historically under researched

Conclusion  Culture is many things  Culture relates to identity  Culture can be tradition, view points, and more  Allowing someone to explain their culture can be educational and theraputic

Your preview ends here

Eager to read complete document? Join bartleby learn and gain access to the full version

Access to all documents
Unlimited textbook solutions
24/7 expert homework help

References  TEDTALK  Person, S, (2021, september 27) drug addiciton infultrates arab american community. Arab News. From https://www.arabnews.com/node/193474/world  Simmons LA. Dardas LA, et al J Psychiatr Ment Health Nurs. 2015.  Black and Afircan American Commnities and mental health america (N.D.) from https://www.mhanational.org/issues/black-and-african-america n-communities-and-mental-health  Abuelezam, N. N., El- Sayed , A. M., and Galea, S. (2018). The health of arab americans in the united states Frontiers in public health ,6,262. https://doi.org/103389/fpubh.2018.00262