Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28WILLIAM JAMES COLLEGE 19 important on both a personal and professional level. Bennasar explains that its impos- sible to approach multicultural counseling without considering the context provided by religion gender culture and language We teach our students how to learn about the unique characteristics of different cultures and what both connects and sets them apart. One of the profound lessons John Meigs a third year clinical doctoral student at the College learned in Hai- ti this summer was to ask people what kind of help they sought instead of making assumptions. You cant walk in with some pre-conceived notion of what people need. Though he was initially con- cerned a week of immersion wouldnt be enough time to gather meaningful experience he learned some powerful lessons about the importance of communication through music and dance and art and the power of body language. He also gained a greater understanding of himself and his own culture. I discovered what we all had in common instead of focusing on all the differences between us. If you can learn to tolerate the feeling of being out of place youll be better at working with all kinds of people. When youre in a I dont know what Im doing situation you have to make changes to your approach on the fly. Ultimately Meigs felt his trip was a validation of his choice to become a part of the 91香蕉视频成人在线 community Id never be satisfied doing the same thing over and over. The Global Mental Health concentration is exactly what I want to do. Its why I came here. You have to learn to be comfortable Alison Armour 3rd year doctoral student in Clinical Psychology with being uncomfortable.