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Use the Hays ADDRESSING Model Template to assess your cultural identity and analyze the implications your cultural identifications may have on your professional relationships.
Complete all fields in to outline the required and specialization courses you will take and the dates by which you will complete them to be successful in your graduate program. In addition, reflect on steps you will take to ensure your success.
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Welcome to your second assessment! Successfully completing an academic program requires planning. You need to understand all the tasks you will be expected to undertake and the courses you must complete to be successful in your program. In this assessment, you will construct a plan for completing your academic program.
Note: The assessments in this course build upon one another, so you are strongly encouraged to complete them in sequence.
It’s important to prepare and plan ahead to ensure you are successful in completing your graduate program. Planning for completing your degree includes identifying program requirements and the core courses you must complete. In addition to required courses, you will also take specialization courses that are specific to the specialization in which you are enrolled. The Graduate Program Planning Worksheet can help you plan for a successful graduate experience.
For this assessment:
Complete all fields on the Graduate Program Planning Worksheet [DOCX].
When you are satisfied with your entries to the worksheet and have made all necessary revisions, submit the worksheet no later than 11:59 p.m. CST Sunday.
You will also want to save the worksheet to your computer for future reference.
To maximize your scoring potential, be sure you fully address all assessment requirements and meet the criteria in the scoring guide that will be used to grade your assessment. It is helpful to self-score your assessment using the scoring guide before submitting to be sure that you are meeting criteria for the grade you want to earn.
Your assessment should also meet the following requirements:
Worksheet: Complete your work in the Graduate Program Planning Worksheet [DOCX].
Written communication: Written communication should be free from errors that detract from the overall message.
APA formatting: Any references and citations should be formatted according to current APA style and format. Refer to the Evidence and APA section of the Writing Center for guidance.
Submission: Once you are satisfied with your worksheet and have made all necessary revisions, submit your assessment no later than 11:59 p.m. CST Sunday.
By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and scoring guide criteria:
Competency 1: Analyze the role of the practitioner-scholar model in guiding professional development.
Describe what will be considered when scheduling courses.
Competency 3: Analyze the functions, responsibilities, and ethics required of a psychology professional.
Discuss three SMART goals related to a graduate degree and include timed steps.
Competency 4: Apply critical thinking and effective decision making.
List the date of a meeting with an academic coach.
List the courses required for the MS in Applied Psychology or the MS in Clinical Psychology degree.
List the specialization courses and/or elective courses that will be taken.
Identify more than three offices or resources to help with decision making about financial aid and course scheduling.
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Hays ADDRESSING Model Template
COMPLETE ALL AREAS OF THIS TABLE FOR YOUR ASSESSMENT
An example of a partially completed table is provided on the next page.
Cultural Group (according
to the ADDRESSING model)
How You Identify
Implications for your work.
Consider where you have
privilege, and what groups
might be easy or difficult to
work with.
A. Age (and generational
influences).
D. Disability (developmental).
D. Disability (acquired).
R. Religion and spiritual
identity.
E. Ethnicity and racial identity.
S. Socioeconomic status.
S. Sexual orientation.
I. Indigenous heritage.
N. National origin.
G. Gender.
After filling out the table above, review your entries. Then use the space below and
respond to the following:
1. Based on your entries to the table above, evaluate three areas where you have privilege
and three areas where you do not (this is also part of the first discussion in this course).
Provide examples of each.
2. Evaluate how your own cultural identities or other factors may possibly influence you to
have any biases in relation to others with different cultural identities.
3. Analyze the implications your cultural identifications may have on your professional
relationships.
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THIS IS A PARTIALLY COMPLETED EXAMPLE AND IS PROVIDED TO HELP YOU
UNDERSTAND HOW TO USE THE TEMPLATE.
Cultural Group (according
to the ADDRESSING model)
How You Identify
Implications for your work.
Consider where you have
privilege, and what groups
might be easy or difficult to
work with.
A. Age (and generational
influences).
Middle age (40s).
I would have difficulty working
with children and young adults
(15–20). I realize I’m too
verbal in my therapy
approach, and appreciate
clients who can have
discussions involving complex
concepts.
Gay
I know I have biases against
individuals who follow a strict
and literal interpretation of the
scriptures.
Male
I would have problems
working with individuals who
follow strict social sex roles.
(Only men can do men things,
and only women can do
women things). I find gender
and social sex roles much
more fluid.
D. Disability (developmental).
D. Disability (acquired).
R. Religion and spiritual
identity.
E. Ethnicity and racial identity.
S. Socioeconomic status.
S. Sexual orientation.
I. Indigenous heritage.
N. National origin.
G. Gender.
Reference
Hays, P. A. (2008). Looking into the clinician’s mirror: Cultural self-assessment. In P. A. Hays
(Ed.), Addressing cultural complexities in practice: Assessment, diagnosis, and therapy
(2nd ed., pp. 41–62). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
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Note: The assessments in this course build upon each other, so you are strongly encouraged
to complete them in sequence.
In our diverse society, multicultural competency is key for any professional in the field of
psychology. It is vital to recognize that cultural identity is multifaceted and to analyze how
your own cultural identifications and biases may impact your professional relationships.
To deepen your understanding, you are encouraged to consider the questions below and
discuss them with a fellow learner, a work associate, an interested friend, or a member of
your professional community.
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When you see a person for the first time, do you
have any assumptions or expectations as to how
he or she may behave based on appearance?
Why it is important for practitioners to be aware
of their own life experiences, personal beliefs and
attitudes, cultural values, social identities,
privileges, biases, and prejudices?
How can unexamined privileges, biases, and
prejudices affect one’s professional work?
What strategies can you use to ensure your biases
do not impact your work relationships and
decisions?
What cultural populations might you work with
that you currently have less cultural competence
in?
What guidelines for working with these
populations would you consider important?
What specific steps could you take to gain
familiarity, understanding, and comfort with
groups that you have limited experience working
with?
Preparation
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Use the Hays ADDRESSING Model Template
[DOC] Download Hays ADDRESSING Model
Template [DOC]to complete your Multicultural
Identities Self-Assessment.
You will complete this template to conduct a
cultural self-assessment that describes your
identity in all elements of the Hays
ADDRESSING model.
o Note: Use the template provided for
all work on this assessment. Do not
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submit a paper. Papers will not be
graded.
For more information about the Hays
ADDRESSING model, you may
review the following chapter from
Hays: “Looking Into the Clinician’s
Mirror: Cultural Self-Assessment.”
This assessment will help you evaluate how your cultural memberships influence your
ability to work professionally with people of similar cultural backgrounds and those with
different cultural backgrounds. Many learners find this an eye-opening experience, as they
have tended to focus on being the social minority or majority in one area in their lives, and
not considered how all of us have multifaceted cultural identities. For this reason, all of us
are likely to have experienced being in a cultural majority in some respects and being in a
cultural minority in others. Further, it is inevitable that all clinicians have biases in relation
to cultural identities and failure to recognize these biases creates the potential for harm. It
takes more strength to acknowledge your biases than to argue that you do not have any.
Such acknowledgement and self-awareness is the first critical step in developing strategies
for improving your cultural competency around each of those biases to become a more
equitable and effective practitioner. This applies to all work in psychology, not just clinical
work. In other words, developing cultural competency is important for psychologists who
consult and work with businesses (I/O psychologists); those who work in the classroom
(clinical, general, educational psychologists); those who work with athletes (sport
psychologists); professionals who interface with the legal system (forensic psychologists);
those who treat patients, families, and groups with mental illness (clinical psychologists);
and those who conduct research (various types of psychologists).
This assessment is based on Dr. Pamela Hays’ (2008) ADDRESSING model, which asks
clinicians to look into their own areas of cultural influence, privilege, and potential bias.
ADDRESSING stands for Age (and generational influence), Developmental and
acquired Disabilities, Religion and spiritual identity, Ethnicity and racial
identity, Socioeconomic status, Sexual orientation, Indigenous heritage, National origin,
and Gender. Although there are many other aspects of diversity, these are the most
common aspects in the United States. Hays’ model has been a useful framework for
educators, counselors, and psychologists to examine their own cultural influences, potential
biases, and own perspectives. They can then develop plans for addressing how these
differences might impact their work with others.
Reference
Hays, P. A. (2008). Looking into the clinician’s mirror: Cultural self-assessment. In P. A.
Hays (Ed.), Addressing cultural complexities in practice: Assessment, diagnosis, and
therapy (2nd ed., pp. 41–62). American Psychological Association.
Assessment
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Complete the table on the template and review
your entries.
Respond to the three questions posed in the space
below the table in the template. There are no
“right” or “wrong” responses for this assessment.
You will be assessed on your insight and ability to
recognize the implications of your privilege and
biases when you work with others.
Additional Requirements
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Written communication: Should be free of
errors that detract from the overall message.
Format: Use the Hays ADDRESSING Model
Template (linked above). Use current APA style
and formatting guidelines as applicable to this
assessment.
Font: Arial, 12 point.
Competencies Measured
By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the
following course competencies and assessment criteria:
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Competency 3: Evaluate multicultural influences
on ethics for psychologists.
o Cultural Identifications: Analyze own
cultural identifications and cultural
groups that might be easy or difficult
with which to work in a professional
setting.
o Relationships: Analyze how cultural
implications may have an impact on
professional relationships.
Competency 4: Analyze multicultural issues in
psychology and the importance of multicultural
competency in the profession.
o Privilege: Evaluate areas of privilege
and under-privilege.
o Biases: Analyze bias that may impact
one’s work in the field of psychology.
Competency 5: Communicate in a manner that is
scholarly, professional, and consistent with
expectations for members of the psychological
professions.
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Communication: Write clearly, with
correct spelling, grammar, syntax, and
good organization, following APA
guidelines.
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