Multicultural Experience and Paper This multicultural experience is designed to help students reflect upon their own social and cultural identification, their own potential biases, beliefs, and values, and to engage students in the practice of assessing and developing their counseling cultural competence. This assignment requires the completion of two components: 1. Attending a community event. 2. Completing a written paper. Part 1: Attending a Community Event Each student will attend a community event in a multicultural setting that is significantly different from your own background and that you know will challenge your level of comfort. The first step to this process is to reflect upon your own identification in terms of race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, social class, gender identification, religious beliefs, etc. How would you describe yourself? Once you have reflected upon this, you can begin to think about events that are related to aspects of yourself that are different, and search for an event that will enlighten you in some way to that group’s culture, social structure, beliefs, or values. Part II: The Written Paper You are to write a paper based upon your experience in three parts. 1. Very briefly describe the experience of the activity. What activity did you attend? You may want to comment on how it was structured and organized, how well attended it was, etc. In other words, provide a context for your experience. (This section should be one page in length). 2. Discuss how you were challenged by the activity and what you learned about yourself. Include a discussion of the following: A. What experiences, beliefs, or values from your social and cultural background contributed to your reactions? B. How consistent or inconsistent was your experience in regards to your previously held personal beliefs and attitudes toward the group? Did the experience confirm or disconfirm any existing beliefs or attitudes? C. What did you learn about the group? (This section should be 3 pages in length). 3. Assessing your own cultural competence and professional growth. A. What did you learn about yourself? B. How will this experience assist you in developing a higher level of social and cultural competence? C. What action steps can you take to increase your cultural competence in areas that you feel you may not have a high level of awareness or knowledge of? (This section should be 3 pages in length). 10 20 30 Points Awarded Content Question #1 The student’s description of the event was not clearly articulated. The reader could not understand the focus and context of the event attended. The student’s description of the event was somewhat vague. The reader had an idea about the focus and context of the event attended, but th.

1. Multicultural Experience and Paper
This multicultural experience is designed to help students
reflect upon their own social and cultural identification, their
own potential biases, beliefs, and values, and to engage students
in the practice of assessing and developing their counseling
cultural competence.
This assignment requires the completion of two components:
1. Attending a community event.
2. Completing a written paper.
Part 1: Attending a Community Event
Each student will attend a community event in a
multicultural setting that is significantly different from your
own background and that you know will challenge your level of
comfort. The first step to this process is to reflect upon your
own identification in terms of race, ethnicity, sexual
orientation, disability, social class, gender identification,
religious beliefs, etc. How would you describe yourself? Once
you have reflected upon this, you can begin to think about
events that are related to aspects of yourself that are different,
and search for an event that will enlighten you in some way to
that group’s culture, social structure, beliefs, or values.
Part II: The Written Paper
You are to write a paper based upon your experience in three
parts.
1. Very briefly describe the experience of the activity.
What activity did you attend? You
may want to comment on how it was structured and
organized, how well attended it
was, etc. In other words, provide a context for your
experience. (This section should be
one page in length).
2. Discuss how you were challenged by the activity and

2. what you learned about yourself.
Include a discussion of the following:
A. What experiences, beliefs, or values from your
social and cultural background
contributed to your reactions?
B. How consistent or inconsistent was your
experience in regards to your
previously held personal beliefs and
attitudes toward the group? Did the
experience confirm or disconfirm any
existing beliefs or attitudes?
C. What did you learn about the group? (This section
should be 3 pages in
length).
3. Assessing your own cultural competence and professional
growth.
A. What did you learn about yourself?
B. How will this experience assist you in developing a higher
level of social and
cultural competence?
C. What action steps can you take to increase your cultural
competence in areas
that you feel you may not have a high level of awareness or
knowledge of?
(This section should be 3 pages in length).
10
20
30
Points Awarded
Content

3. Question #1
The student’s description of the event was not clearly
articulated. The reader could not understand the focus and
context of the event attended.
The student’s description of the event was somewhat vague. The
reader had an idea about the focus and context of the event
attended, but the information provided seemed incomplete and
the description lacked clarity.
The student’s description of the event was clearly articulated.
The reader could understand the focus and context of the event
attended.
Question #2
The student did not clearly articulate how he or she was
challenged by the activity and demonstrated a lack of self-
awareness.
OR
Only one of the required elements of question #2 was answered.
The student demonstrated a limited ability to clearly articulate
how he or she was challenged by the activity and demonstrated
a limited level of self-awareness.
OR

4. Only two of the elements of question #2 were answered.
The student clearly articulated how he or she was challenged by
the activity and demonstrated a high level of self-awareness. All
three elements of question #2 were answered.
Question #3
The student did not clearly articulate his or her ability to self-
assess their level of cultural competency. The response lacked
an appropriate level of self-awareness and insight.
OR
Only one of the required elements of question #3 was answered.
The student demonstrated a limited ability to self-assess his or
her level of cultural competence. The student’s response lacked

5. an appropriate level of understanding of how to work towards
enhancing cultural competency and professional growth and
development.
OR
Only two of the required elements of question #3 were
answered.
The student clearly articulated his or her ability to self-assess
their level of cultural competency and apply what they learned
to foster their professional growth and development. All three
elements of question #3 were answered.
Paper Format
Size 12 font, one inch margins, meets the required length
requirements.
Only one of the required elements have been met.
Only two of the three required elements have been met.
All required elements have been met.
Quality of Writing
Grammar, Spelling, Punctuation

6. One point will be deducted for every 3 errors in grammar,
spelling, and punctuation.
There are less than three errors in grammar, spelling, and
punctuation.
Deductions for Late Submission
Please refer to the Late Work Policy on the syllabus.
Fifteen points will be deducted if the assignment is handed in
after the due date without prior approval of the instructor. Any
assignment handed in two weeks or more after the due date will
receive a grade of zero.
Final Grade:
Grading Rubric for Multicultural Experience Paper