Food and Culture: A Pedagogical Approach to Contextualizing Food-Based Activities in Multicultural Counseling Courses
✍ Scribed by Carol A. Sommer; Lee Covington Rush; Daphne H. Ingene
- Publisher
- American Counseling Association
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 118 KB
- Volume
- 50
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0011-0035
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✦ Synopsis
Pedagogic approaches that draw on reflective practices and experiential activities are valued for their perceived ability to enhance multicultural understanding. The use of food-based assignments is not uncommon in multicultural counseling courses; however, the authors contend that although these activities may be experiential in nature, they are often devoid of any meaningful in-depth discussion about related contextual elements, such as power dynamics, economic systems, familial structures, cultural values, and religious meaning. This article describes a food-based assignment used in a multicultural counseling course incorporating firsthand experience with members of various cultures. Anecdotal evidence, as well as suggestions for practice, is included.