Discussion Post
Imagine that a Haitian man beats his wife and part of his excuse is that this is part of the culture of his family. His wife has multiple bruises and a sprained ankle from where she "fell." She agrees that she needed to learn how to cook and her husband was right in beating her.
In this Discussion, you will apply the APA Multicultural Competence Guidelines as you address your personal biases toward culture-bound syndrome and how personal biases may affect your professional role.To prepare
a) Review the "Neonaticide in a Young Immigrant Woman" case in the course text.
b) Review the Learning Resources.
Post a response to the following:
a) Apply two multicultural ethical guidelines from the APA Guidelines on Multicultural Education, Training, Research, Practice, and Organizational Change for Psychologists to the "Neonaticide in a Young Immigrant Woman" case in the course text.
b) Describe and explain your own potential biases toward culture-bound syndrome and how your personal bias may or may not affect your ability to work with the client in your current or future forensic psychology professional role.
The response should include a reference list. Using double-space, Times New Roman 12 pnt font, one-inch margins, and APA style of writing and citations.
de Ruiter, C., & Kaser-Boyd, N. (2015). Forensic psychological assessment in practice: Case studies. New York, NY: Routledge.
o Chapter 3, "Neonaticide in a Young Immigrant Woman" (pp. 42-63).