Higher Learning
Cultural Skills
Ambrosine Lythcott
October 19, 2013
Abstract
Have you ever imagined what it would be like to counsel a character from your favorite movie? Have you ever wondered what approach you would use to try and solve their problems instead of watching it on television? As a mental health counselor, clients depend on us as their last hope for answers to the issues they may be dealing with. However, we don’t possess the answers but only solutions that can help a client themselves cope and deal with their issue. In this essay I will discuss what it is like to counsel the character Remy from the movie “Higher Learning” (Singleton, 1995). I will give an overview of the movie and character, the presenting issues of the character, my approach and role to counseling the character, and the characters cultural framework influence on why I chose to intervene to counsel him.
Cultural Skills
Students from different countries, races, social and culture background are forced to integrate with each other when they all enroll in Columbus University College. They all have real life issues, such as finance, harassment, personal safety, and self-doubt. However, the college campus life seems to be causing a problem for everyone evolving around the issue of racism. The students are already under pressure to perform in the classroom, on the track, or in front of their friends, are beginning to face obstacles such as prejudice, and misunderstanding of each other on many different levels.
Remy
Remy's character plays an important role to the flow and overall point of racism in the movie. His character is a driving force for the slow transition of how an individual can go from a cracked mental state of mind into a total broken state of mind. Remy slowly becomes alienated from his peers. Remy at the start has no identity of who he is so he’s very confused and lost. Remy is taking a close look at his diverse peers, trying to find ways to be the same or similar with the hopes of
Ambrosine Lythcott
October 19, 2013
Abstract
Have you ever imagined what it would be like to counsel a character from your favorite movie? Have you ever wondered what approach you would use to try and solve their problems instead of watching it on television? As a mental health counselor, clients depend on us as their last hope for answers to the issues they may be dealing with. However, we don’t possess the answers but only solutions that can help a client themselves cope and deal with their issue. In this essay I will discuss what it is like to counsel the character Remy from the movie “Higher Learning” (Singleton, 1995). I will give an overview of the movie and character, the presenting issues of the character, my approach and role to counseling the character, and the characters cultural framework influence on why I chose to intervene to counsel him.
Cultural Skills
Students from different countries, races, social and culture background are forced to integrate with each other when they all enroll in Columbus University College. They all have real life issues, such as finance, harassment, personal safety, and self-doubt. However, the college campus life seems to be causing a problem for everyone evolving around the issue of racism. The students are already under pressure to perform in the classroom, on the track, or in front of their friends, are beginning to face obstacles such as prejudice, and misunderstanding of each other on many different levels.
Remy
Remy's character plays an important role to the flow and overall point of racism in the movie. His character is a driving force for the slow transition of how an individual can go from a cracked mental state of mind into a total broken state of mind. Remy slowly becomes alienated from his peers. Remy at the start has no identity of who he is so he’s very confused and lost. Remy is taking a close look at his diverse peers, trying to find ways to be the same or similar with the hopes of