Cultural Counseling Presentation
Create an 8-10-slide PowerPoint presentation discussing your cultural background (in addition, you should include a title slide and reference slide in your presentation). When discussing your culture, consider components of yourself such as race, ethnicity, religion, spiritual heritage, gender, sexual orientation, disabilities, socioeconomic status, traditions, and family heritage. You are not required to include any information you do not feel comfortable sharing.
Include the following in your presentation:
- Communication styles of your culture (verbal and nonverbal)
- Parts of your culture you are proud of
- Parts of your culture that you would like to improve
- Stereotypes toward your culture
- Stereotypes held within your culture
- How your culture perceives substance use. Are there any traditional uses of substances that are deemed culturally acceptable?
- How your culture perceives counseling
- How your cultural background will influence your ability to counsel someone from your culture and someone from another culture
Title slide and reference slide are not included in the slide count. Include speaker notes below each content-related slide that represent what would be said if giving the presentation in person. Expand upon the information included in the slide and do not simply restate it. Please ensure the speaker notes. APA style is required for any information not originated by the student. Include at least two scholarly references in your presentation.
Caucasian Americans prefer to maintain distance when speaking to other people. Majority desire to keep a table or desk between themselves and the people they are speaking to. According to (Christenson, 2009), Caucasian Americans convey their message verbally, and pay little attention to body movements/language. They are ever assertive, persuasive, and enthusiastic in their speech. They grow uncomfortable with silence or pauses in communication. On the other side, Caucasian Americans maintain direct eye contact to show honestly, warmth, approachability, and openness. Besides, they like personal space, nodding to show understanding, and smiling as a gesture for goodwill.
Caucasian Americans prefer to maintain distance when speaking to other people. Majority desire to keep a table or desk between themselves and the people they are speaking to. According to (Christenson, 2009), Caucasian Americans convey their message verbally, and pay little attention to body movements/language. They are ever assertive, persuasive, and enthusiastic in their speech. They grow uncomfortable with silence or pauses in communication. On the other side, Caucasian Americans maintain direct eye contact to show honestly, warmth, approachability, and openness. Besides, they like personal space, nodding to show understanding, and smiling as a gesture for goodwill.
Caucasian Americans believe in White supremacist, i.e., being a superior race to other races. This is a cultural trait I would like to improve by appreciating al racial groups as equal, treating them with respect and dignity, and giving them equal opportunities without any bias, prejudice, or discrimination. Also, racial stereotyping is a common behavior that defines our culture. This behavior is disheartening, depressing, and distressing to the affected racial groups and thus should be ended (Drinane et al., 2016). In the family structure, the belief that men are breadwinners and women are housekeepers is ill-motivated. Reasonable sharing of family duties should be encouraged. I also want to improve on appreciating other religions.
The Caucasians are stereotyped as pleasure loving and materialistic in nature (Priest, et al., 2018). They love partying, art, and nature. Besides, Caucasians are stereotyped as materialistic and selfish, they do not want other races, e.g., the Blacks to be given similar privileges. Also, our Caucasian culture is stereotyped to be racists, people who perceive other racial groups as unworthy, of less value, and undeserving. Caucasian men tend to be hot-headed, too physical, loud, and violent (Shiraev & Levy, 2020). Caucasian women are stereotyped to be mean. The lower class Caucasian people are stereotyped to be backward and uneducated. Upper class members of our culture are viewed as WASPs.