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Using Analogies to Enhance Self‐Awareness and Cultural Empathy: Implications for Supervision
Author(s) -
Suthakaran V.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of multicultural counseling and development
Language(s) - Spanish
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.545
H-Index - 42
eISSN - 2161-1912
pISSN - 0883-8534
DOI - 10.1002/j.2161-1912.2011.tb00635.x
Subject(s) - empathy , psychology , multiculturalism , cultural competence , competence (human resources) , experiential learning , social psychology , pedagogy , intercultural competence , humanities , philosophy
Self‐awareness is conceptualized as an important component of multicultural competence among counselors. Scholars have suggested that the promotion of self‐awareness and, relatedly, cultural empathy can be most effectively facilitated through the use of experiential learning. The use of analogies is presented as another method to promote multicultural competence during supervision. La autoconciencia se conceptualiza como un componente importante de la competencia multicultural entre consejeros. Los académicos han sugerido que el fomento de la autoconciencia y, de forma relacionada, la empatía cultural puede ser facilitado de forma más efectiva a través del uso del aprendizaje basado en la experiencia. Se presenta el uso de analogías como otro método para fomentar la competencia multicultural durante la supervisión.