R.E.S.P.E.C.T.F.U.L. Interactions
Published on Apr 09, 2018
As the population becomes more diverse, the need for respectful interactions is not only a necessary skill but a requirement. The growing population of diverse individuals in the United States will put more pressure on healthcare professionals to be culturally competent in their service of delivery.
Younger generations illustrate this diversity. Pew Research indicates that 43 percent of adult millennials are non-white. They also project that by 2055 the US will not have a single ethnic minority; instead, it will represent a true melting pot of cultures.
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
BIO
R.E.S.P.E.C.T.F.U.L.
Model of Counseling
The RESPECTFUL model was developed with one goal in mind: to recognize the multidimensionality of all peers in a comprehensive and integrative way. This training will share the RESPECTFUL model that was developed by Michael D’Andrea, Ed.D. and Judy Daniels and involves ten different factors that influence an individual’s psychological development as well as their sense of personal well-being.
RESPECTFUL Counseling Cube (D’Andrea & Daniels, 2001). These include religion and spirituality (R), economic class background (E), sexual identity (S), psychological maturity (P), ethnic and racial identity (E), chronological stage (C), trauma (T), family background (F), unique physical characteristics (U), and geographical location (L).
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RESPECTFUL Counseling Cube (D’Andrea & Daniels, 2001). These include religion and spirituality (R), economic class background (E), sexual identity (S), psychological maturity (P), ethnic and racial identity (E), chronological stage (C), trauma (T), family background (F), unique physical characteristics (U), and geographical location (L).
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Training Objective
Participants will learn skills to increase their cultural competence using the RESPECTFUL framework
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RESPECTFUL
- R-Religious/Spiritual Identity
- E-Economic class background
- S-Sexual Identity
- P-Psychological Maturity
- E-Ethnic Racial Identity
- C-Chronological Development
- T-Trauma
- F-Family Background and History
- U-Unique Physical Characteristics
- L-Location and Geographical Location
This model supports the provider and service participant with the ability to progress appropriately, ethically, and holistically through each session.
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Some individuals are affected by their religion through transcendental experiences that extend beyond the ordinary. Others may identify with no religion at all.
How does a persons religious/spiritual beliefs influence psychological development and functioning?
Assessment Questions:
1. What are the client’s religious/spiritual beliefs?
2. How strongly does the client’s religious/spiritual beliefs affect his/her your life?
Provider Assessment Questions:
1. How does your religious/spiritual beliefs influence your life in general and your work as a behavioral health professional in particular?
Assessment Questions:
1. What are the client’s religious/spiritual beliefs?
2. How strongly does the client’s religious/spiritual beliefs affect his/her your life?
Provider Assessment Questions:
1. How does your religious/spiritual beliefs influence your life in general and your work as a behavioral health professional in particular?
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Economic Class Background:
Class standing and roles influences a person's development and affects their own identification of their strengths and expression of problems while receiving support services.
Assessment Questions:
Ask about annual income or SES level - (low, middle, or high).
Ask how one’s SES affects the way they were raised? How does it affect current issues in life, in the family, ones values and biases
Provider Assessment Questions:
How does SES affect my current way of thinking and acting, my biases and values?
Ask about annual income or SES level - (low, middle, or high).
Ask how one’s SES affects the way they were raised? How does it affect current issues in life, in the family, ones values and biases
Provider Assessment Questions:
How does SES affect my current way of thinking and acting, my biases and values?
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Sexual Identity: influences personal development, especially for people who’ve been oppressed because of their sexuality which reduces an individual’s sense of worth.
Assessment Questions:
How does this factor impact the client’s psychological disposition (clear, confused, frustrated)?
When you think of your self as a male/female what words come to you to describe yourself?
Behavior Health Professional Assessment: How does your own sexual orientation/identity influences working with the client (comfortable, confident, uneasy). How will lack of confidence/comfort influence your counseling effectiveness.
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Psychological Maturity: This type of maturity involves the ability of an individual to respond to a situation or their environment in an appropriate manner based upon their psychological strengths and needs.
Client Assessment: What is the client’s psychological maturity from a structural developmental frame work (Piaget, Loevenger, Kohlberg, Gilligan, Ivey)?
What are the clients strengths at this level/stage what are the challenges
Behavior Health Assessment: What is my level of maturity and what clients will I work best with (sensory motor, concrete, dialectic/abstract)
What are the clients strengths at this level/stage what are the challenges
Behavior Health Assessment: What is my level of maturity and what clients will I work best with (sensory motor, concrete, dialectic/abstract)
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Ethnic-Cultural-Racial Identity: Some clients experience “within-group” differences which could influence their psychological development.
This involves the psychological differences that exist among people from different and the same ethnic/cultural/racial backgrounds
Client Assessment: Recognize the within and between group differences
Behavior Health Professional Assessment: What sort of biases and preferences did I develop from my up-bringing? How do these biases influence my work with diverse clients?
Client Assessment: Recognize the within and between group differences
Behavior Health Professional Assessment: What sort of biases and preferences did I develop from my up-bringing? How do these biases influence my work with diverse clients?
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Chronological Developmental Challenges: Physical, cognitive, and psychological skill development affects how an individual experiences challenges at different points in life.
The developmental tasks and challenges based on chronological development
Client Assessment: Erik Erikson’s theory of psychosocial development is one model to look at.
Behavior Health Professional Assessment: What are the strengths and limitations of my age and the age of the client population I am working with.
Client Assessment: Erik Erikson’s theory of psychosocial development is one model to look at.
Behavior Health Professional Assessment: What are the strengths and limitations of my age and the age of the client population I am working with.
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Trauma and Other Threats to One’s Well-Being: Stressful situations can put individuals at risk for psychological dangers when the ability to cope with them become ineffective.
Client Assessment: What are the stressors (religious, racial, chronological) and/or trauma experiences for this client and what are the strengths?
Behavior Health Professionals Assessment: How do the daily stressors and/or trauma effect my work with clients and what am I doing to nurture my own mental health and well-being?
Behavior Health Professionals Assessment: How do the daily stressors and/or trauma effect my work with clients and what am I doing to nurture my own mental health and well-being?
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Family History and Dynamics: Family can play a role in a person’s sense of self, ambition, and prejudices. The modern family is now one with much more diversification, less rigidity, and broadened horizons.
This involves the way the clients past and current families influence one’s life
Client Assessment: How does the client define family, how do the family dynamics affect his/her life
Behavior Health Professional Assessment: How has family history influenced you, how has this influenced my choice in this profession, what types of families that clients come from may be uncomfortable for me?
Client Assessment: How does the client define family, how do the family dynamics affect his/her life
Behavior Health Professional Assessment: How has family history influenced you, how has this influenced my choice in this profession, what types of families that clients come from may be uncomfortable for me?
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Unique Physical Characteristics: People who possess unique physical characteristics may experience stress of dissatisfaction. It is on part of the counselor to reflect on the internalized negative views of stereotypes.
The unique physical characteristics that cause stress or may be a source of personal pride
Client Assessment: How do the unique physical characteristics (blindness, hearing impairment, obesity etc.) influence the clients development.
What are the links between physical challenges and other forms of identity. How does psychological development impact how the client deals with these.
Behavior Health Professional Assessment: What are the biases towards this client’s “physical-ness” and how does that impact counseling this client.
Client Assessment: How do the unique physical characteristics (blindness, hearing impairment, obesity etc.) influence the clients development.
What are the links between physical challenges and other forms of identity. How does psychological development impact how the client deals with these.
Behavior Health Professional Assessment: What are the biases towards this client’s “physical-ness” and how does that impact counseling this client.
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Location of Residence and Language Differences: Depending upon the climate patterns, geological terrain, and types of occupations available, individuals will possess various strengths and interests. Being aware of stereotypes and biases associated with individuals who speak a different dialect can defer from inaccurate assumptions.
How does the location of residence influence his/her development?
Client Assessment: The impact of living in rural, suburban, urban areas -- What are the different needs, stressors, sources of support in each area.
Behavior Health Professional Assessment: Awareness that stressors, strengths, values and life styles differ based on location of residence.
Client Assessment: The impact of living in rural, suburban, urban areas -- What are the different needs, stressors, sources of support in each area.
Behavior Health Professional Assessment: Awareness that stressors, strengths, values and life styles differ based on location of residence.
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Discussion:
How do you currently support a client's worldview? How will you implement the RESPECTFUL model?
Consideration of using RESPECTFUL during the course of a peer supportive relationship helps the peer to peer counselor relationship stay, as the acronym insinuates, respectful. This model provides peer counselors with the ability to progress appropriately, ethically, and holistically through each peer support session.
Pass out Handout 4 RESPECTFUL Model
Pass out Handout 4 RESPECTFUL Model
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Cited Sources
RESPECTFUL Counseling Cube (D’Andrea & Daniels, 2001)
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