Routledge/Taylor & Francis 2014 Sample Essay Question

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Sample Essay Question

Chapter 1: Counselling and Psychotherapy

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Chapter 1: Counselling and Psychotherapy

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  Thesis Statement
  
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    Modern therapy should adopt a multicultural perspective to engage clients from a diverse range of backgrounds.
    
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  Define terms
  
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    Define ‘monocultural’
    
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    Define ‘multicultural’
    
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  Restate question
  
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    This essay will explore the transition from monocultural to multicultural therapy in modern counselling and psychotherapy.
    

Main Body

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  Describe history of therapy and highlight monocultural founding fathers
  
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  Explain the need for a multicultural perspective
  
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  Nelson-Jones (2005) ten areas of difference
  
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  Define multicultural client with examples
  
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  Define multicultural therapist with examples
  
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  Highlight value of multiculturalism with research studies
  
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  Identify risk of ignoring the individual when adopting multicultural perspectives
  

Conclusion

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  Restate question
  
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    This essay has explored the transition from monocultural to multicultural therapy in modern counselling and psychotherapy.
    
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  Conclude
  

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  In conclusion, the evidence suggests that modern therapy should adopt a multicultural perspective to engage clients from a diverse range of backgrounds. However, multiculturalism must be balanced against an appreciation of the individual.