• Think about the first time you had contact with someone you realized was culturally different from you.
• Briefly describe the situation/event. How old were you? What were your feelings? What were your thoughts?
• What did your parents and other significant adults say about those who were culturally different from your family? What adjectives were used? What attitudes were conveyed?
• As you got older, what messages did you receive about minority groups from the larger community or culture?
• As an adult, how do you see others in the community talk about culturally different people? What adjectives are used? What attitudes are conveyed? How does this reinforce or contradict your earlier experience?
• What parts of this cultural baggage make it difficult to work with clients from different cultural groups?
• What parts of this cultural baggage facilitate your work with clients?