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, consider 1or 2 areas where you feel empowered. Think of a situation where you felt proud and empowered based on your cultural identity. If you do not feel empowered based on any of these cultural identities, discuss other areas where you feel confident and proud.
2. Consider 1 or 2 areas (based on your cultural identity) where you feel disempowered/disadvantaged. Think of a situation that contributed to these feelings of not being in control.
3. 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.
4. Analyze the implications your cultural identifications may have on your professional relationships.

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.