Instruction
Discussion Board 6: Cultural Competence and LGBTQ Clients (50 pts.)
This week you read about cultural identity development and the culturally effective counselor. You were exposed to the various models that describe how counselors develop culturally. As part of preparing for this week’s discussion, read your course materials and then review the video “Judy Shepard on Ellen".
Judy Sheppard on Ellen video link:
https://www.ellentube.com/video/judy-shepard-talks-with-ellen-about-matthews-murder.html
(If the video does not immediately open up, please copy and paste the link above into a new browser. Alternatively, you may use the search terms "Judy Sheppard on Ellen" in YouTube to locate the full video).
For this week's discussion forum, respond to the following questions:
As a professional counselor, how can you use the Judy Sheppard interview to help develop your understanding of how LGBTQ clients might face prejudice, discrimination, harassment, or abuse?
Discuss some ideas for how counseling programs can prepare students to be sensitive to LGBTQ issues.
Use examples to support your ideas. Be sure to cite your points using the learning resources. You may also use other scholarly literature to support your discussion. Citations and references must be in APA format. See the grading rubric for more information.
Peer Response: Respond to a minimum of 3 peers with substantive responses and support these responses with references. Peer responses must occur on at least 3 separate days. See the grading rubric for more information.
Discuss any insights you gained from watching the videos and reading the textbook chapters. Be sure to identify some strategies for working with LGBTQ clients. Contribute to the discussion by building on examples or providing your own in relation to their main discussion post.