Contribution of Cultural Worldview to Generic Counseling and Development

Abstract

A brief review of the major advances in multicultural counseling and psychotherapy literature and research is presented. A major emphasis is on the construct of “worldview” and on how knowledge and understanding of client worldview leads to more effective, ethical, sensitive, and client‐specific counseling and development activities and interventions. This article reviews research and theory to support use of the worldview construct as a mediating variable in counseling and development interventions. This information can help the process of engaging clients, training effective and sensitive counselors, understanding organizational culture, and understanding the impact of gender on worldviews of men and women. Current research on the construct of worldview and its applications in counselor training, in counseling interventions, and in industrial‐organizational settings is presented. Se presenta un repaso de los mayores avances en consejería multicultural y de la literatura e investigación en psicoterapia. Se pone un gran émfasis en la construcción de una visión universal y en como el conocimiento y entendimiento de la visión universal del cliente redunda en intervenciones mas efectivas, éticas, y sensibles. El trabajo revisa investigaciones y teorías para apoyar el uso del constructo de la visión universal coma un variable intermedia entre la consejería y las intervenciones de desarollo. Esta información puede ayudar al proceso de vinculación del cliente, entrenamiento de consejeros efectivos y sensitivos, comprensión de la cultura organizacional, y las diferentes maneras de concebir la visión universal por hombres y mujeres. Se presentan las investigaciones corrientes sobre la construcción de la visión universal y sus aplicaciones en el entrenamiento de consejeros, en intervenciones de consejería, y en ambientes industriales/organizacionales.

From Intercultural Awareness to Intercultural Empathy

“…Therefore, it has been suggested that there is a need to explore the issue of intercultural empathy. Ibrahim (1991) identified the need to "convey empathy in a culturally consistent and meaningful manner" when working with culturally diverse group.…”

Career Assessment in a Culturally Diverse Society

“…It is contended that gender identity is anchored within one's primary and secondary cultural context (Ibrahim, 1992b (Brown, 1990b (Ibrahim & Kahn, 1987;Ibrahim & Owen, 1992). This is a culturally based variable that derives from our socialization process and is culturally based (Ibrahim, 1993 Worldview assessment can be conducted using the Scale to Assess World View (SAWV; Ibrahim & Kahn, 1987;Ibrahim, 1991Ibrahim, , 1993 (Kluckhohn, 1956(Kluckhohn, , 1951 (Lonner & Ibrahim, 1989 Sociopolitical history refers to the aspects of the world that we are &dquo;born into&dquo; and which we are expected to learn or accept in order to become normal functioning members of society (Brislin, 1981). Samovar and Porter (1985) state that the experiential backgrounds that people bring into a social context will affect their behavior in those encounters.…”

“…These cognitions and affect are influenced in turn by one's culture, familial, and primary and secondary group memberships (Ibrahim, 1991) that create specific cultural and cognitive styles (Ramirez & Castaneda 1974 …”

Children and the Principles of Learning: Implications for Multicultural Development

“…Strongly influenced by culture, worldview consists of the beliefs and assumptions one holds about the world. These beliefs and assumptions inevitably influence the goals, behaviors, problem-solving methods, conflict resolution activities, and decision-making processes that shape interactions and practices within the larger environment (Ibrahim, 1991). Sue (1978) highlighted that the perceived relationship one develops with nature, institutions, people, and objects is a function of worldview.…”