This Week, You Will Practice Listening To A Story Of Another Persons Experience Or Context

This week, you will practice listening to a story of another persons experience or context (from a postmodern and cultural humility standpoint)
Think of yourself as a curious and open vessel where you are taking in what the authors are telling you
After this, you will write a reflection related to the experience, your own thoughts, and the connections you are considering between postmodern models and cultural humility
    The first step in this process is to pick two of the readings that are listed that highlight different populations or experiences
Maybe read through the first paragraph of each to determine which two articles may feel most different from your own experiences
Once you pick the two articles to read, set aside a different kind of space to reallylisten to the authors
Maybe find a cozy couch or a quiet space outside to just take in the two readings completely
As you are reading, try to place yourself within the perspective of the author(s), try to understand and be curious about their perspective, their social constructions, and try to be aware of any social constructions (or biases or judgments) that you might bring to the understanding of their perspective, overall, just bewith this reading
After you are done with that part of the process, you will write a reflection
Your  should address the following: Personal Reflection Discuss why you picked the two articles you did
Share your overall initial (personal) reactions to their experiences and perspectives
Describe anything you read that causes a specific emotional reaction in you
Explain where you think this reaction came from (concerning your own context)
Share what you learned about another persons context that you didnt know before
Crossroads of postmodern models and cultural humility Discuss how you feel postmodern models and cultural humility fit or do not fit together
Describe any model connection that you considered
When you were going through your two reflective readings, could you see any postmodern model specifically nicely addressing the context of the person you were reading about? Present two to three postmodern techniques (e
g
from the narrative, solution-focused, or collaborative) that you think would fit well with the cultural humility lens
Consider the therapists context and the role this context plays in viewing clients through a cultural humility lens
Postmodernism and social construction indicate that there is a melding of perspectives in an interaction
Discuss how you are mindful of this with clients
(Note: Consider your own understandings or misunderstandings of the articles that you read and provide an example of how this reactivity/misunderstanding may influence the therapeutic environment
) Length: 5p