Cross Cultural Class #journal

Assalamualaikum & hai,

Today, we have learnt about Malaysian community. Neither it is secular nor religious.  Is Malaysian secular or religious? What say u? :D

Sir told us that religious could be :

1. The problem
2. Part of problem
3. The solution
4. Part of solution

Counseling Implications : What to expect.

• Circuitous communication
• indirect responses to questions
• client rarely ask questions
• may remain silent
• difficulty to communicate feelings, especially if they are related to family or group
• difficulty to give or receive feedback ( status, unease with negative feedback)
• avoidance of conflict- difficult to express disagreement.

In counseling, we need to take note on the multicultural diversity. As counselor, we need to alert to the culture of our clients. Thus, it is our responsibility to learn more about other cultures.