This assessment question asks what healthy family and community support conditions are associated with increased self-efficacy and self-esteem in children of color facing racism. It requires at least one scholarly reference to support the response. The question meets NASAC standards related to understanding diverse cultures, self-awareness, adapting counseling strategies to individual client characteristics, sensitizing others to cultural issues, recognizing individual differences, and conducting culturally appropriate self-evaluations.

1. Assessment Description
What healthy family and community support conditions are
associated with increased self-efficacy and self-esteem in
children of color who face racism? Provide at least one
scholarly reference to support your response.
This discussion question meets the following NASAC
Standards:
18) Understand diverse racial and ethnic cultures, including
their distinct patterns of interpreting reality, world view,
adaptation, and communication, and to incorporate the special
needs of minority groups and the differently abled into clinical
practice.
19) Understand the importance of self-awareness in one's
personal, professional, and cultural life.
85) Adapt counseling strategies to the individual characteristics
of the client, including (but not limited to): disability, gender,
sexual orientation, developmental level, acculturation, ethnicity,
age, and health status.
102) Sensitize others to issues of cultural identity, ethnic
background, age, and gender role or identity in prevention,
treatment, and recovery.
119) Recognize the importance of individual differences by
gaining knowledge about personality, cultures, lifestyles, and
other factors influencing client behavior, and applying this
knowledge to practice.
121) Conduct culturally appropriate self-evaluations of
professional performance, applying ethical, legal, and

2. professional standards to enhance self-awareness and
performance.