What is the response of gender and cultural therapists to the criticism that they are psychological colonialists?
a. Some values, like valuing human equality, respect for the freedom and dignity of all, and relief from human misery, are optimal to unify people across cultural and national boundaries.
b. Racism, sexism, heterosexism, and ethnocentricity are expressed in negative practices such as ethnic cleansing and female circumcisionpractic es that must stop.
c. Gender and cultural therapists separate politics from psychological relationships, thereby avoiding such moral dilemmas.
d. Gender and cultural therapists indicate that therapy is not about morals. Rather, it is about how people can get what they need in a hostile world.
Question 2
Why do we as professional helpers sometimes experience moral conflicts?
a. Globalization has led us to become desensitized to diversity.
b. Our own value systems come into play and we believe that they are right.
c. Professional training tends to cloud the issues and create value confusion.
d. There are times when our professional governing body endorses values that are in direct conflict with the majority of the membership.
e. A lack of sensitivity is most often the foundation for such conflicts.
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