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I had the pleasure of attending a Christmas dinner with co-workers from a new job that I
recently started over a month ago. It was a small group dinner of about ten people, different
genders and ethnicities were present. There were Caucasians, Asians, and myself, a Spanish-
Italian in attendance. I am new to this group that has worked together for over two years so I
did feel like the misplaced person. Naturally, I felt closer to anyone with cultural diversity
because I feel like that is something we have in common. I did notice that when anyone had
questions about the Italian restaurant menu they asked me and that felt very pointed like
they were asking me because of my ethnicity. Of course, that doesn’t bother me at all because
I’m very proud of my culture. My personal experience with a mixed group is always to be
genuine and try to learn about people through questions and polite conversations. I tend not
to discuss anything political or race-related because I still feel timid that I may say something
offensive not knowing much about other cultures, especially the Asian culture. For example, I
don’t know if my boss and his wife are Chinese, Korean, or Vietnamese. And, I don’t know
anything about any of those cultures so that would be something I would shy away from and
listen to learn. The experience of sitting down in a small group with a mix of cultures makes
me want to learn more about other cultures specifically some of the Asian cultures. Cultural
humility is self-reflection, awareness of bias, and a learning approach to working with diverse
clients as well as being a key part of therapeutic alliance (Sue, et al., 2022). By becoming a life-
long learner I could have added to conversations with more confidence. Understanding or
knowing a little about different cultures is helpful knowledge that can be used to connect with
people and form a strong therapeutic alliance with clients.
References
Sue, D. W., Sue, D., Neville, H. A., & Smith, L. (2022).
Counseling the culturally diverse:
Theory and Practice.
(9th ed.) John Wiley & Sons.
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