Creating Cultural Competence: An Outreach Immersion Experience in Southern Africa |
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Authors: | Cirecie West-Olatunji Rachael D Goodman Sejal Mehta Laura Templeton |
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Institution: | 1. University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA 2. George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, USA 3. University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA
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Abstract: | With disasters on the rise, counselors need to increase their cultural awareness, knowledge, and skills to work with affected communities. This study reports outcomes of a four-week immersion experience in southern Africa with six counselor-trainees. Data sources for this qualitative study were: daily journals and demographic forms. Outcomes suggest that sustained contact with community residents and daily supervision experiences served to improve cultural awareness. Recommendations include pushing through students?? resistance using a non-linear dynamic model of transformation. |
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