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Developmental and Multicultural Frameworks: Working with Y outh 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, s , whic h a re psyc hologic al, and soc ioc ultur al fac tor 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 o f o ppo rtunitie s fo r g ro wth, b ut a lso risks fo r vulne ra bility (Cicchetti, 1993).

Y out uth Devel elop opment • • T a sks o f a do le sc e nc e E a rlie rde ve lo pme nta l ta sks T ra nsitio n to se c o nda ry o sc ho o ling Attac hme nt to c a re g ive r o Ac a de mic ac hie ve me nt o Diffe re ntiatio n o f se lf fro m o Invo lve me nt in e xtra c urric ula r o e nviro nme nt a c tivitie s Ac a de mic a c hie ve me nt o F o rma tio n o f c lo se frie ndships o E ng ag e me nt in o within and a c ro ss g e nde r De ve lo pme nt o f pe e r o F o rma tio n o f a c o he sive se nse o re latio nships o f se lf-ide ntity Inc re ase in psyc ho lo g ic a l o auto no my (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

What are the processes of culture? • 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

Culture and Context • Ag e • Sc ho o l • • Skin c o lo r He a lth c a re • • E thnic ity Juve nile justic e • Ge nde r • E duc a tio n • Disc rimina tio n • So c ia l c la ss • Pre judic e • Oppre ssio n • I mmig ra tio n • Ac c ultura tio n (Koss-Chioino & Vargas, 1999)

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

(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 o 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 o 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 o 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, o f ma king me nta l de ma nds” (K e g a n, 1994, p. 10).

Development in Context 14 • Socially Oppressed • Socially Privileged Groups • Groups (SOG) • (SPG) Male • • Female • White • Person of color • Heterosexual • Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual • European American • /Transgendered Physically Abled • • Non-European • Middle to Upper Class • American • Person with a Disability 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) • Working Class

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 o 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 o 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 o 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 o 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 o ss-Chio ino & L uis A. Va rg a s, 1999)