Diversity Considerations in Therapy Practice

Diverse Population As a new therapist in training I will need to be diligent to pay close attention to the diversity of the client’s population in the area that I currently practice as a student intern. I am working at an adult Day out center which has a diverse population of participants that attend. Being open minded to the client’s needs and wants here at the center has been a challenge for me since I was not accustom to the needs of elderly people. As a matter of fact developing an awareness of these clients cultural values are very beneficial in the success of their outcome of therapy. According to (Vasquez, 2007), our “cultural factors shape perceptions of illness” when dealing with loved ones. Learning how the family supports these clients has provided extremely beneficial for everyone in the therapeutic development. Since most of the

According to (Kessler & Bowen, 2015), “old age is typically associated with cognitive difficulties, rigidity, loneliness, disease, frailty, sadness, and physical impairments (p. 48).” Learning more about these clients I can incorporative a more positively outlook on this growing population. In talking to this growing population of clients, I can see some positive characteristic of these individuals. These positive characteristics are wisdom, warmth, and generosity towards me as a student intern at this site. I feel like a granddaughter to most of these clients. Learning about my clients stories from their past and their genuine personality towards life, gives me a warm feeling of love that this older generation had towards their families. This generational era were brought up to respect their parents and their aunts and uncles. It is evident that being part of a family was an important part of whom they are. This physiology of life is not evident in today’s