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Developmental and Multicultural Frameworks: Working with Y

• uth in

Context

Re b e c c a N. E ze c hukwu, M.A

PhD Ca ndida te , Clinic al Psyc ho lo g y, Mia mi Unive rsity Pre do c to ra l Psyc ho lo g y Inte rn, UNMHSC Ma y 27, 2014

Starting Point

• Ho w c a n Ibe tte r e mpa thize with c ha lle ng ing yo uth

a nd fa milie s?

• Ho w do yo uth le a rn a nd a da pt o ve rthe c o urse o f

time ?

• Ho w do yo uth ma ke se nse o f the e xpe c ta tio ns in

the irwo rld?

• Ho w c a n Ia ffe c t the the ra pe utic re la tio nship?
• Ho w c a n Ipro mo te po sitive yo uth tra je c to rie s?

Objectives es

• 1. De sc rib e de ve lo pme nt, c ulture , a nd c o nte xt to

e mpha size the irimpo rta nc e whe n inte rve ning with a do le sc e nts

• 2. Pro vide c a se e xa mple s to hig hlig ht inte rve ntio ns

with yo uth in c o nte xt

• 3. Pro vide sug g e stio ns a nd re so urc e s fo r pe rso na l

a nd pro fe ssio na l de ve lo pme nt

Objectives4

• 1. Re c o g nize the de ve lo pme nta l, c ultura l, a nd

c o nte xtua l fa c to rs tha t a ffe c t inte rve ntio ns

• 2. Se lf-ide ntify a re a (s) fo r furthe r multic ultura l

de ve lo pme nt

Context of intervention

• Re c o g nize po ints o f ide ntity de ve lo pme nt
• All inte ra c tio ns a re multic ultura l
• An unde rsta nding o f po we r a nd privile g e is ke y
• A g e ne ra l unde rsta nding o f yo uth de ve lo pme nt
• A g e ne ra l unde rsta nding o f c ulture a nd c o nte xt
• Se rvic e pro vide r’ s o wn se lf-de ve lo pme nt

(Bernard & Goodyear , 2009)

Nature of Development

• Cha ng e o ve r the life spa n tha t re sults fro m ongoing

tr ansac tions be twe e n an individual and biologic al, psyc hologic al, and soc ioc ultur al fac tor s, whic h a re

a lso c ha ng ing o ve rtime

• De ve lo pme nt mo ve s a lo ng a pa thwa y; c ur

r e nt func tioning is c onne c te d to past and futur e func tioning

• T

ime s o f e no rmo us de ve lo pme nta ltra nsitio n a re full

• f o ppo rtunitie s fo r g ro wth, b ut a lso risks fo r

vulne ra bility

(Cicchetti, 1993).

Y

• ut

uth Devel elop

• pment
• T

a sks o f a do le sc e nc e

• T

ra nsitio n to se c o nda ry sc ho o ling

• Ac a de mic ac hie ve me nt
• Invo lve me nt in e xtra c urric ula r

a c tivitie s

• F
• rma tio n o f c lo se frie ndships

within and a c ro ss g e nde r

• F
• rma tio n o f a c o he sive se nse
• f se lf-ide ntity
• Inc re ase in psyc ho lo g ic a l

auto no my

• E

a rlie rde ve lo pme nta l ta sks

• Attac hme nt to c a re g ive r
• Diffe re ntiatio n o f se lf fro m

e nviro nme nt

• Ac a de mic a c hie ve me nt
• E

ng ag e me nt in

• De ve lo pme nt o f pe e r

re latio nships

(Cicchetti & Rogosch, 2002; Masten & Coatsworth, 1998).

What are the processes of culture?

• Syste ms o f kno wle dg e , value s, c o nc e pts, rule s, a nd

pra c tic e s tha t a re le a rne d a nd pa sse d thro ug h infinite inte ra c tio ns a c ro ss g e ne ra tio ns. A way of life

• L

a ng ua g e , re lig io n a nd spiritua lity, fa mily struc ture s, life - c yc le sta g e s, c e re mo nia l ritua ls, c usto ms, mo ra l a nd le g a l syste ms

• T

ra nsmits c oping abilitie s a nd knowle dge o f human

c apac ity for adapting to c irc umsta nc e s

• Pro vide s a se nse of be longing, ho w o ne should be have,

wha t o ne should be doing

• So c ia lly tra nsmitte d b e lie fs, institutio ns, va lue

syste ms, b e ha vio rpa tte rns, a rts, symb o ls

• So c ia la spe c ts o f huma n c o nta c t, inc luding

so c ia liza tio n, ne g o tia tio n, pro to c o l, a nd c o nve ntio ns

• T

he sha re d wa ys in whic h pe o ple pe rc e ive , inte rpre t, a nd unde rsta nd the wo rld a ro und the m

• Spoke n a nd unspoke n e xpe c ta tio ns

What are the processes of culture?

Culture and Context

• Ag e
• Skin c o lo r
• E

thnic ity

• Ge nde r
• E

duc a tio n

• So c ia l c la ss
• I

mmig ra tio n

• Ac c ultura tio n
• Sc ho o l
• He a lth c a re
• Juve nile justic e
• Disc rimina tio n
• Pre judic e
• Oppre ssio n

(Koss-Chioino & Vargas, 1999)

Neighborhood play area Chronosystem Patterning of environmental events and transitions over the life course; soc1ohistorical conditions Time (sociohistorical conditions and time since life events)

(Ca stro , F . G., Sha ib i, G. Q., & Bo e hn-Smith, E ., 2009. E c o de ve lo pme nta l c o nte xts fo rpre ve nting type 2 dia b e te s in L a tino a nd o the rra c ia l/ e thnic mino rity po pula tio ns. J

• urnal o f Be havio ralMe dic ine , 32, 89-105.)

Development in Context

• Ce ntra l to unde rsta nding de ve lo pme nt in c o nte xt a re

the ro le o f language , se nse of se lf, and e thnic and r

ac ial soc ialization (K

• ss-Chio ino & Va rg a s, 1999)
• E

a c h c o nte xt c a rrie s e xpe c ta tio ns a b o ut a c e rta in le ve l

• f o ptima l func tio ning
• Se nsitivity to the c o mple xity inhe re nt in so c ia l

e xpe c ta tio ns

• “We a re a ll in the b usine ss, kno wing ly a nd unkno wing ly,
• f ma king me nta l de ma nds” (K

e g a n, 1994, p. 10).

Development in Context 14

• Socially Oppressed
• Groups (SOG)
• Female
• Person of color
• Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual
• /Transgendered
• Non-European
• American
• Person with a

Disability

• Working Class
• Socially Privileged Groups
• (SPG)
• Male
• White
• Heterosexual
• European American
• Physically Abled
• Middle to Upper Class

T he He uristic Mo de l o f No no ppre ssive Inte rpe rso nal De ve lo pme nt (Anc is & L a d a ny, 2010)

Means of Interpersonal Functioning(Ancis & Ladany

, 2010)

• 1. Ada pta tio n
• Minima l a wa re ne ss and unde rsta nding o f the o ppre ssive fo rc e s within

so c ie ty a s we ll a s o ne ’ s ro le in pe rpe tua ting c yc le s o f o ppre ssio n a nd privile g e

• 2. I

nc o ng rue nc e

• Disso na nc e re g a rding be lie fs ab o ut o ppre ssio n and privile g e ; ma y ha ve

awa re ne ss o f unjust so c ie tal fo rc e s, but minimize pa rtic ipatio n in and re spo nsibility fo r the m

• 3. E

xplo ra tio n

• Ac tive atte mpts to unde rstand the na ture o f o ppre ssio n and privile g e a s

it pe rtains to pe rso na l e xpe rie nc e s and re latio nships with o the rs

• 4. I

nte g ra tio n

• Multic ultura l inte g rity--a c tive c o mmitme nt to re c o g nizing o ne ’ s

re spo nsibility; advo c ate fo r no no ppre ssio n by using awa re ne ss and unde rsta nding

Assessment Considerations

• Questions
• Do yo u fe e l like b e ing a lo ne ? ” or “T

e ll me a b o ut the time s whe n yo u like to b e b y yo urse lf.”

• “Why do yo u g e t a ng ry? ” or “So me time s Ig e t re a lly ma d a b o ut little

thing s a nd b ig thing s. What a re so me o f the thing s yo u g e t ma d a b o ut? ”

• Observations
• Theories of normal/typical development
• Phenomenology and ethnography
• Creativity and imagination

Re Resources es

• Se lf-a sse ssme nt o f multic ultura l c o mpe te nc ie s fo r

c linic a l pra c tic e

• DSM-V Cultura l fo rmula tio n g uide line s
• Wo rking with L

atino Yo uth: Culture , De ve lo pme nt, and Co nte xt (Jo a n D. K

• ss-Chio ino & L

uis A. Va rg a s, 1999)