::GLBT: gAy, LEsbiAn, biSexuAL & tRanS::

     Today we learn about GLBT, one of the interesting topics in multicultural counseling. GLBT stands for gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender. Based on my understanding on Dr. Siraje lectures, GLBT nowadays also can be taken as a culture in society. This is because this GLBT phenomenon was rapidly spreading all over the world including our country and this group has starts to ask for their rights.

     In Islam, GLBT is totally prohibited. But, in counseling, GLBT cannot be completely prohibited. This is because, as a counselor, we have act and etiquette that we must follow and considered if our clients are GLBT type. According to Dr. Siraje, we must accept our clients as they are. The process supposed to be, a counselor helping client to come out as what they are. Mean, we built our client’s confident to accept themselves and to unveil themselves to the society.

Gays, suit up!

Credit to Aisha's group

 This statement was taken from Aisha's group and i agree with it. even though we are counselors and have our own act and etiquette, we cannot do something against syariah. Still, we can add exception for non-muslims.

AFIQ ZULKARNAIN     0815251

religious VS career........

arrghhh i forgot to mention about something that i learn in class today..is about the career.. 

as a Muslim.... we must take the job or career that parallel with our religion which is ISLAM....

if you have a choice between prostitute with income about 500k per month and be teacher with income about 2k per month..if you as person who seeking the job..which one you supposed to choose?? so..you decided if u are muslim..you will be better known about the halal and haram.. peace... ^^, ahmad izzat bin mohamad nazif 0910239

Adakah ianya wajar....

Masalah disiplin dikalangan pelajar tidak pernah selasai malah semakin hari semakin pelbagai, rencam,kompleks dan membimbangkan. Selain daripada hukuman yang telah disenaraikan mengikut jenis dan tahap keberatan kesalahan pihak Kementerian Pelajaran malaysia sebenarnya menggunakan sepenuhnya institusi kaunseling di sekolah untuk menyedarkan dan memulihkan sahsiah,sikap,perangai,pemikiran dan budaya para pelajar yang bermasalah. Malah dalam banyak kes disiplin, proses kaunseling adalah merupakan suatu yang wajib dijalankan oleh pihak pentadbiran disiplin sekolah.

Pun demikian saya suka mengajak kita semua berfikir....adakah berkesan cara,sistem,dasar dan sebagainya dalam proses pemantapan disiplin yang diamalkan pada masa kini masih relevant atau signifikan berbanding dengan tahap kerosakan dan pengaruh yang melanda disiplin para pelajar kita? Jika anda rasa ia masih relevant maka ...bagaimanakah kita dapat mengimplimentasikannya agar dapat meminimumkan kuantiti masalah disiplin? Sebaliknya jika anda rasa perlu di buat suatu rombakan baru secara holistik dan menyeluruh terhadap dasar,proses,tatacara,sistem dan peranan kaunseling dalam membendung permasalahan disiplin dikalangan pelajar.

Sebelum ini saya ada melawat beberapa buah sekolah di sekitar Kuala Lumpur. Isu yang sama berbangkit daripada guru-guru dan kaunselor di sekolah. Mereka masih lagi buntu bagi mengatasi masalah tersebut. Salah satunya ialah masalah perkauman di antara pelajar yang datang dari perlbagai bangsa. Lebih teruk lagi pihak berkuasa seperti polis terpaksa campur tangan berikutan kes pergaduhan di sekolah-sekolah pada hari ini. Jika dilihat dari semua sudut siapa yang harus dipersalahkan? Apa yang jelas di sini ialah nisbah seorang guru dengan pelajar masih lagi diperkatakan yang mana hanya 60 guru bersamaan nisbah 1000 pelajar. Lebih menyedihkan, hanya empat atau lima orang kaunselor ditempatkan di setiap sekolah. Fikirkan hanya 10 kerat tangan ini yang ditugaskan bagi mendengar dan menyelesaikan semua masalah pelajar di sekolah. Saya masih ingat lagi salah seorang guru pernah berkata “ kalau dah 2 inci manakan jadi tujuh”. Inilah scenario sebenar yang berlaku di sekolah pada hari ini. Jadi sama-samalah kita cuba renungkan hakikat yang berlaku pada hari ini yang mana mungkin esok atau lusa akan menjadi sebahagian daripada hidup kita sebagai seorang kaunselor.... 

-shared by Naim-

GLBT...... OMG..abnormal dude...

in our class today, we have learn about hot topic or issue which is GLBT.. you all know what is the meaning of GLBT?? absolutely no..hahahha... it is means GAY, LESBIAN, BISEXUAL and TRANSGENDER... HOT HOTTTT..... the culture is not suit and it is looked like abnormal if our people in our culture have it.. we must looked down with the persons have done with it.. it is not make any sense how people can feel like that. but, we cannot think that, this culture is weird anymore. other country which USA, approve this belief as new culture, and what the things in USA make it acceptance in their culture?? the answer is the society. the society implement it in all over the place. when the society accept the GLBT, so the government also follow it as the culture in USA.. it is normal to them be GLBT people..what about us?? as counselor how we should react with this type of client???? think is deep as deep blue sea before make any conclusion guys.... and i know one club which is for gay club called BLUEBOY CLUB.....arrghhh our country just want to have one disaster...ooohh Allah, please forgive us... ahmad izzat bin mohamad nazif 0910239

Jom tengok balik….

Mungkin tidak ramai yang tahu tentang sejarah atau latar belakang kaunseling di Malaysia. Even kit

a sendiri yang dah masuk tahun last ni pun ada yang tau, ragu-ragu dan ada yang tidak tahu tentang sejarah latar belakang kauseling di Malaysia. Sesungguhnya, bimbingan dan nasihat telah lama bertapak dalam diri masyarakat melayu. Ini adalah dipengaruhi oleh kebudayaan masyarakat melayu yang saling tolong menolong diantara satu sama lain. Bimbingan dan kaunseling memainkan peranannya sejak Tanah Melayu bergelar Malaya lagi. Dalam berita Bimbingan dan Kaunseling yang diterbitkan oleh Kementerian Pelajaran Malaysia pernah mencatat bahawa usaha dalam bimbingan dan vokasional di Malaya telah bermula sejak tahun 1939, dimana satu buku bertajuk ‘ A Guide to Career in Malaya for parent’s, teachers and pupils’ telah dikeluarkan oleh Jabatan Pelajaran Negeri-Negeri Selat dan Negeri Melayu Bersekutu. Profesion kaunseling berkembang dan tersebar selepas tercetusnya Perang Dunia ke-2 sehingga tahun 1959.


Pada tahun 1960,Kementerian Pelajaran telah mengeluarkan surat pekeliling berkenaan dengan bimbingan dan kaunseling. Pada tahun 1961, Kementerian Buruh telah mengeluarkan sebuah buku bertajuk ‘ Handbook Facilities in the Federation of Malaya’. Terdapat banyak panduan pekerjaan dan kerjaya diterangkan. Sebuah Jawatankuasa Penyelaras Bimbingan dan vokasional ditubuhkan dan jawatankuasa ini telah memanggil seorang pakar rundingan dari luar Negara yang bernama Russel K. MacKenzie yang merupakan seorang pakar Rancangan Colombo untuk membantu kerajaan mengembangkan bimbingan dan kaunseling di Malaysia. Beliau telah melatih beberapa orang pengelola dari jabatan-jabatan pendidikan negeri berkenaan dengan aspek bimbingan. Hasil dari latihan tersebut,Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka telah menghasilkan sebuah buku panduan yang bertajuk ‘ Perkhidmatan dan Panduan di Sekolah ’ pada tahun 1966.


Beberapa perintah am telah dikeluarkan oleh Kementerian Pelajaran Malaysia seperti Surat Pekeliling KP 5209/30/(30) yang mengarahkan Pengarah Pelajaran Negeri supaya semua guru besar memberikan kemudahan tempat bagi aktiviti bimbingan dan panduan di sekolah masing-masing. KP 5209/35/(40) pula, telah mewajibkan setiap sekolah rendah dan menengah melantik seorang guru bimbingan. Surat Pekeliling KP5209/30/(13) serta Surat Pekeliling Ikhtisas bil. 5/1976,menggesa kepada semua Pengarah Pelajaran di seluruh negeri bagi mewajibkan penubuhan kegiatan kerjaya dan panduan di setiap sekolah. Beberapa kemudahan seperti bilik darjah, guru khas yang mengelolakan tugas-tugas dalam membimbing kerjaya pelajar di setiap sekolah.


Pada tahun 1969,hasil usaha sama dengan UNICEF, seramai 275 orang guru telah dipilih bagi menghadiri satu kursus yang di anjurkan oleh UNICEF bagi memberi pendedahan mengenai bimbingan selama enam hari di Maktab Perguruan Ilmu Khas, Cheras. Kementerian turut menjalankan satu seminar selama tiga hari berhubung dengan panduan dan bimbingan kerjaya di Sekolah Menengah Bukit Bintang, Petaling Jaya. Kelemahan disini ialah, usaha dalam menerapkan bimbingan dan kaunseling hanya tertumpu pada sekolah-sekolah yang berada di pusat-pusat bandar sahaja tetapi,sekolah –sekolah di bahagian pendalaman terus ketinggalan kerana kurangnya pendedahan mengenai dasar kerajaan ini.


Beberapa garis panduan telah diperkenalkan kepada para guru bimbingan bagi memudah serta memberikan kesan yang baik kepada tugas Guru-guru bimbingan. Guru-guru bimbingan ini juga telah atau hendaklah dilonggarkan daripada bebanan tugas kepada tidak lebih daripada 25 waktu seminggu serta terkecuali daripada segala kegiatan kumpulan yang lain. Ini membolehkan guru-guru bimbingan ini menumpukan sepenuhnya kepada tugas membimbing pelajar dalam hal-hal kerjaya. Dalam Surat Pekeliling KP 5209/35/(4) juga telah menyenaraikan 11 garis panduan tugas guru bimbingan.


Walaupun guru-guru bimbingan telah diberikan kelonggaran dan kemudahan, terdapat juga masalah yang dihadapi iaitu kekurangan guru di kawasan-kawasan luar bandar yang memaksa guru bimbingan ini untuk mengajar dalam akademik. Selain itu, kurangnya panduan yang secukupnya serta penerangan yang jelas dalam melaksanakan tugas membimbing di kalangan guru bimbingan merupakan satu masalah dalam mencapai matlamat dalam usaha membimbing pelajar. Kesedaran akan pentingnya kaunseling telah bercambah apabila sekumpulan ahli akademik dan pensyarah psikologi telah menubuhkan satu persatuan iaitu Persatuan Bimbingan Vokasional Malaysia (MAVOGA) yang dipengerusikan oleh Datuk Yeap Kee Aik pada tahun 1973. Persatuan ini membantu para pelajar dalam hal-hal vokasional serta membimbing mereka mencari pekerjaan dan kerjaya yang sesuai.


Pada tahun 1979, Persatuan Kaunselor Malaysia (PERKAMA) telah ditubuhkan yang berpusat di Institut Teknologi MARA,Shah Alam. Beberapa pertubuhan lain juga yang turut menjalankan khidmat kaunseling seperti BeFrienders dan Woman Aids. Galakan mengenai kaunseling kini semakin menonjol dimana beberapa buah institusi pengajian tinggi turut membekalkan para kaunselor. Maktab Perguruan Ilmu Khas mengendalikan kursus yang bertaraf sijil selama setahun untuk para kaunselor di sekolah. Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) pula,menyediakan kursus peringkat diploma dan Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) pada peringkat ijazah. Ini merupakan satu perkembangan yang baik untuk khidmat kaunseling di Malaysia.










-shared By Najib-

Cross Cultural Counseling

I have read some journals relates with the cross-cultural is all about. But I’m just tried to explain it in brief. Cross-cultural counseling occurs whenever the cultural heritage of the counselor and the client differ. Because culture impacts how we view the world, including values, beliefs, behaviors, customs, etc., cultural differences must be attended to if counseling is to be effective. Counselors and other health care providers require unusual life experiences and extensive special training if they are to practice with cultural competence in one or more cultures that are different from their own. The development of cultural competence is a process not an endpoint because culture is such a broad, complex, and challenging topic. Counselors striving for culturally competent practice will work hard to understand their own worldview and cultural heritage so that they do not impose their personal and cultural biases on their clients. They will work hard to develop cultural knowledge of other societies, such as learning about common beliefs, food ways, parenting practices, and other social behaviors. They will also develop cultural sensitivity and awareness, recognizing that differences between cultures exist without applying judgments about those differences. They will watch for prejudice and cultural bias in psychological theories and concepts, in research, in institutions, in the community, and in their own lives and professional practice. They will seek collaboration and input from members of the cultural groups they serve when developing new services and programs. They will strive to see clients as individuals, not stereotyped representatives of a larger cultural group. Worldview varies not only with cultural, racial, and national origin, but also with age, gender, acculturation, education, and many other factors.

                                                                        -shared by Naim-

How Nice....

Just want to share it to all of you guys. The truth I’m just come back from Kuala Lumpur International Book Fair (KLIBF2012) @ PWTC, KL. Since now, I think this is the third time I got there since I got busy with full of excuses. But what is good here is there a lot of people with the difference races and cultural are there too even the tourists. Everybody quiet busy make some homework by looking at their favorite books while the rest just look around might be thinking what should they bought to bring home today. So the environment quiet good when we can see the attitudes of the variety people. Some of them keeping argue what books is good and some of them just come with the short pant plus white t-shirt keep busy to snap other people picture with their Nikon Digital Camera. Sometimes I just think what wrong with these guys. But what I’m tried to share here is the story about these three people. I never know and meet them before. First time I saw them is at the counter while they argued who’s supposed to pay the books. Any of them are try to be kind to make it in one bill. “Bajet nak belanja la tu” said another guy from behind. Never mind…it’s their business. Then after done everything, my frenz and I just look at a place to get some lunch. While we enjoying our lunch, we heard a group of women laughing while have their meal. My frenz said “ pedulikan je…hal orang pompuan”. But when I try to look back to see who they are, then just discovered that these three people are from the counter before. How lucky!!! For the first time im not realized about it. But my frenz told me that a bit funny when look at them. Then i ask him why, he said “ sorang pakai tudung plus baju kurung, sorang lagi pakai sari dan sorang lagi pakai cheongsam. Ada fashion show ke kat book fair ni?!” (chuckles). And then he added “ Memang satu Malaysia…yang melayu makan roti canai, yang cina makan nasi lemak dan yang india pulak makan mee cina, kebetulan ke apa ni”.Then I’m realized it quiet interest. So I’m decided to go and ask them. Just wanna know if they are frenz or what. Luckily they tell me everything that I’m asked even to catch their photos together. And for your information, all of them are working with different office and work places. They only meet when everyone got free. How nice! To make it short, I’m asked them at last, “Why all of you can be together and very closed even all of you come from the different cultural and believe? Then one of them answered “Emm…Why not….what makes us really different actually? She asked me back. I’m just smile. Since now I’m still thinking what are the proper and right answers for that question? And what do you think?

                                                              -shared by Naim-

shared by Najib

25.04.12

After 2 times of failures to visit “Kampong Orang Asli”, we at last were success to visit them at our third attempt. We doing this in order to complete our immersion project to study the culture of people and we choose Orang Asli as our target because we think that Orang Asli is unique people.

25.04.12

The day was epic! Hahaha.. That is our first time enters the village of Orang Asli where we need to go deep in the jungle. ‘deep’ la sgt~.. Actually, our early plan is just to visit museum Orang Asli but the museum is under maintenance. So we decide to go further to the village of “Temuan”, one of Orang Asli's tribe. The road to the village was a bit challenges where we need to ride about 12 km to reach to our destination. Then we need to pass jungle before we finally found the village.

Beware of the dog

Im a big fat dog.. woff woff

There are lots of dogs around the village and we have been chased by dogs when we try to enter the compound of Tok Batin’s house. However, dogs are just dogs and we manage to enter the compound safely. Berlagak~

Tok Batin of Temuan’s ethnic that we meet named Ulang. Ulang anak Simpang. He is the only person in the village that still live in Orang Asli’s traditional house. He shares with us lots of stories about his family and his ancestor. He also shares with us about the culture of their people such as their traditional dance which is Sewang dance, 'kata ganti nama' like 'oi' for his wife and 'mae' for his daughter. Moreover, he also gives us some useful tips but we can't share with others. Hahaha!

Ulang anak Simpang

Orang Asli's Traditional house

That just the brief from me and our group and more will come later.

p/s: pokjat kena gigit anjing~ ahaha

AFIQ ZULKARNAIN     0815251

immersion project succeed.... thanks my group... =) ( 2nd immersion project)

piuhhhh...today, i want to tell a beautiful story about the success of immersion project. hahahahah..we did it..my group decide want to meet the people who sell in the shop near the Museum Orang Asli. unfortunately, they already closed it and i try to make some conversation with the guard of the museum. they suggested that we should meet with the Orang Asli in Batu 16. the journey about 9 kilometer from museum. so, we decide to go there today. what ever happen, we must finish the project today. even though it course my life.. hahahaha..kidding.. so we start the journey.. my imagination that they should live in deep forest. it make me feel more scared..owhh God.. after a few minute, we arrive at the UM facility. the village are around the corner. we continue in to the dark road.. my group seem scared also.. it look like the journey to death..hahahaha..we realize that, the village is beside the UM facilities..so we stop and asking the people in that village which know as TEMUAN race. they really nice people and told us where the Tok Batin house. what the things make my group surprise is the dogs..the dogs trying to attack us when ridding the motorcycle. that really incredibly moment that i cannot forget. so we meet with the Tok Batin name ULANG. he is such a nice guy and have good family. this is his picture .

we are discussing about their culture 

second house of tok batin 

this one like small house but it is actually no house but this place is some sort of place that they want to release their tension.. 

this is their house.. not really but second house. they already have one that government gave to them... this one is like small house and built with rotten and bamboo..so, we finished the meeting with Tok batin at 6 p.m. the part was make us afraid during want to go back to uia. we have to face with that dog again. the things is, i got bitten by the dog!!!!!!!! not dog actually..puppy..but it is hurt..hurt my pride...arrgghh...but nevermind..at least i get the experienced that days...hehehehe...that all..see yaa next time... Ahmad Izzat Bin Mohamad Nazif 0910239

fail in second time doing immersion project... =(

the tools that sell in the shop...



creative isnt it.. =)


hyeeee u alllzzz... sorry coz i late post in this blog about progress unfinished immersion project. today, i will tell the a little bit about last monday progress. last week my group and i failed to meet with the person who are Orang Asli that incharge on Museum Orang Asli. so, on Monday, my group and Rushdiyah group have make some plan to go to the museum Orang Asli for the second time. that day i thought that we must finished the immersion project no matter what happen. we rush to the museum Orang Asli after finishing the Cross Culture class. we haste to the destination because we running out of time. we arrived at 4 p.m and i really shocked that the museum already closed and it seem that museum is same like we came before. nothing happen in the museum except the shop that selling the stuff from orang asli still open. we manage to meet someone in charge to that museum. we found out that, this museum is under renovation. what surprised is it.... we really do not know about the renovation. we thought the museum is close because of the time. so, the person incharge who is name Mr Azri make some conversation with us and told us what we are supposed to do. he gave us the contact number if we want come again after this in order to meet with the person who is 18years that incharge with the Orang Asli. we really frustrated at the end. nevermind, we still have time to come again next time.... =( Ahmad Izzat bin Mohamad Nazif 0910239

maria ooo mariaaaa....

first, this is about the case of Maria...what i remember is about Maria is foreigner who live in Malaysia and have husband who also have same race..this case about Maria want to make suicide attempt..and bla bla until the end of case.it is include when she have refer to the counselor who practice feminism psychology...and bla bla blaa..until the end..the point here is about the discussion how we want to manage the Maria case. from the case and what we understands is about Maria want to attempt suicide. so, it is clear that, the counselor CANNOT manage the case anymore. this is serious problem and it is about life and death of the human being. so, it is must be referred to the psychiatrist who have professional about the case... using DSM-IV is also one of the solution. that about the case we discussed in the class.. besides, our lecturer mr Siraje also mention about the BASIC ID.


This term is not about ID someone but short form from the meaning of:

B= behavior

A=affect

S=sensation

I=imagery

C=cognition

I=interpersonal

D=drug

understood???...


how we want to assess the client using this BASIC ID.. want to know through posture and gesture (body language)..the connection of eye contact...mood and emotion of the client..about interpersonal..it is mean the relationship with other people around the clients..uhhhh..the time that tough when the counselor want to implement the strategies how he/she want to do the skill or the theory to the client.. tough is it..emm next time we will tell about it more..see yaa... AHMAD IZZAT BIN MOHAMAD NAZIF 0910239

cross road to museum orang asli.... ^^,

this is sugar glider... cute isnt it..hihi

SO sorry because late to post this because of the program that i have to handle.. emmm i think, i did not want to share about the trip..my friends already told it before... so, what i want to share is about the pet that i got before go to the trip. this pet know as sugar glider, cute isnt it.hehehehe.. i found it at in front Afiq room. it name i gave G-boy....not gay boy..hahahah..it it mean good boy..it kind of squirel that can fly....anyway, it is not about my pet al all... i want to share about the pitcure when we arrive at Museum Orang Asli...see the pitcure below.. ^^, 

by Ahmad Izzat bin Mohamad Nazif 0910239

this one of pitcure in Museum Orang Asli

this is Museum Orang Asli..that Afiq Motorcycle..wakakakakak..

::Only In Malaysia::

Just want to share a video from YouTube

Reverse jacket & hands free for motorcycle..

Power of the hand..

Boss, uncle & auntie..

 Invisible man!

Rocks Food!

 Free gift..

1 MALAYSIA!!

15 April 2012 (Najib's Experiences)

Today is weekend. During the previous classes, our group has discussed to have a trip to make an interview about Orang Asli at the Museum's Orang Asli. At 10 am, we have promised to gather at the cafe of education. Then, we started our trip at 10.30 am and we arrived about 10.50. When we arrived at the Museum, we are so disappointed because the museum is closed. We try to make clear when the museum is open but the notice board show that the museum is only closed on Friday. We are so confused why the museum is closed because today is sunday. We try to ask the people around there to make clearer. However they also do not know about that. After several minute, we discussed about our trip whether to change to other topic or not. We decided not change our topic because we already planed it since we got this assignment from Dr. Siraj. Suddenly, we see a boy which is Orang Asli walked. Then we asked him about the museum. He told us that the museum only open on Monday to Friday and close on weekend. We are so lucky because we see that boy. Then, after ask him about the museum, he told us that he wants to go to the court nearby to play football with his friend. Then, we follow him. At the court, we see that there are about twelve of Orang Asli played football together. At the moment, we can see they are so happy playing with their friend although the weather is still hot because it is about 12 at the afternoon. They just were playing without wearing any shoes or slipper. Besides that, we also heard they communicated in other language which we can’t recognize it. We assumed that, it is their Orang Asli language. After half an hour, we decided to go back at IIUM since we cannot get the information at that moment. We decided to return back at the museum tomorrow after the cross cultural classes.

::Malaysian Culture::

 

1. More harmony than control of the environment

2. More relationship than task-oriented

3. More group than individual-oriented

4. More hierarchical than equal

5. More shame driven than guilt driven

6. More high-context than low context

7. More polychronic than monochronic time orientation

8. More religious than secular

           During class discussion, we agree of all of Malaysian culture above except for number 2 and number 7. For number 2, we believe that our culture in Malaysia is more on individual-oriented than group-oriented. We said like that because even we notice that our culture more on group-oriented that individual-oriented; however in counseling we still focus on individual. As a professional counselor, we cannot tend to focus or bias on group. Like we have been discussing before, we must be neutral when dealing with diverse clients. Try to not let yourself influenced by others.

            The other point that we disagree is the last point which is more religious than secular. From our first discussion, we believe that not all counselors practice religious counseling toward their clients. However, after we hear explanation from our beloved lecturer, Dr. Siraje, our perception toward this thing changes. Counselors always practices and apply religious counseling in their counseling session even from different culture and religions. It is only us whose not realize about it.

We further our discussion by try to relate moral with religion because we think that moral and religion has same value which is both of it want us to practice good conduct in our life. But, it only make us become more confuse. So, we need to take this things seriously and aware of the importance to learn multicultural in counseling.

AFIQ ZULKARNAIN     0815251

::afiq's views on cross-cultural counseling::

First of all, I am truly sorry for being late with the post. After taking cross cultural counseling subject with Dr. Sskamanya Siraje, one thing that I really understand is cross cultural is not only about culture only but also involve other aspects of life such as gender, age, language, religion, races and so on. During counseling session, even for Malay counselor-Malay client, counselor must be aware and sensitive on dealing with his/her client. This is because the context of culture here is not the “culture”. What I mean here, culture is not embrace only races or religions between counselor-client, but in this case, the gap differences between age and the position between both of them which is teacher and student. These differences can affect and disturb the counseling session if the counselor did not know to play his/her initial roles in conducting multicultural counseling.

From what I understand in cross-cultural perspective in counseling are all individuals in many respects are; 1) Like no other individuals, 2) Like some individuals and 3) Like all other individuals. What I understand from these is not every person is the same. Each of them has different culture, belief, race, religion and so on. Means, what is good in one culture must not be the same with other culture. Counselor must be aware of this thing and make different approach and intervention that is good and suitable with client’s culture. Remember, counseling is to help, not to harm!!

To be a good counselor in multicultural counseling, one must be able to free themselves from other principle, influence and other personal things, and be neutral. There is no right and wrong in multicultural counseling. Besides, try to understand and learn from each culture in Malaysia as possible as you can. Understand, adapt and accept. Moreover, like I have mention before, try to create a different and appropriate approach and intervention to deal with multicultural client. When a counselor aware of the culture of the client, it can help the counselor to avoid from do mistake such as when dealing with sensitive issues or beliefs and religions.

AFIQ ZULKARNAIN     0815251

attending cross culture event (1st immersion project)

Sr rafidah is talking about the culture in US

three panel are giving their opinion about the culture in yamen, US and UK

i have attend the event that under by counseling unit in IIUM. This event actually i did not know about the title that they going to present in Mini auditorium. it is also my lecturer that teaching me this semester in basic counseling ask me to come and joint the program. actually, i already have a lot of things after zhor, i have meeting with central to do the exhibition program and so on. so, at last i came to the program.


first, it is boring because i did not about the title, but after the MC told about they want to share the cross culture, i became excited to know. The person are going to present in the stage is one of the counselor from UM. Her name is Sr Rafidah Aga Mohd Jaladin. She talk a lot of things during she came abroad to further study in that time. i can believe that she can manage to socialize with others in western country. she told us that, we can judge the other culture is bad from our culture.


next presenter Sr Siti Wajihah bt Kholil, she is student in MASTER at UM. she told us how she been raised up in the oversea and how she manage with other people that labeled her us terrorist. maybe this is after the booming in PWTC at USA. last presenter is Sr Samar Abdullah Al-Montasser. She is international student and still studying at IIUM. She talk a lot how she adapt with IIUM culture. she also talked that how to break the judgemental to the other culture. if we are live outside the country, we must start to talking with other people who are different culture with us. we also must accept the other culture but not all the culture. which means, what the good things, we can follow and what the bad things we just leave it without we leave our own culture. that what i learn in the program by counseling unit at IIUM. ^^,


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