Dear Katherine,Thank you for your input. I am quite certain that the keynote
speaker for our November 3rd conference will address this definition. Meanwhile
I will put the discussion on the agenda for our Oct. 14th meeting. We will also
have a psychodrama at that meeting. Consider joining us!Warmly,Joyce E. Williams
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On Mon, Sep 11, 2017 at 4:41 PM, Roberto
Schiraldi<dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: Hi Katherine,
Thanks so much for your welcomed input......being inclusive and looking at any
language that is exclusionary .....is very important to us all....thanks
again.Roberto
From: Katherine Shirley <shirleyk@xxxxxxx>
To: "njamc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <njamc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, September 11, 2017 4:07 PM
Subject: [njamc] Re: NJAMC brochure
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afternoon,
My name is Kate Shirley and I am a faculty member in the counseling program at
Fairleigh Dickinson University. I have been receiving emails from this
listserv since I learned about the organization at NJCA in 2016. I regret that
I have not been active in this group previously - as some life circumstances
have kept me rather busy and less involved in such organizations. However, I'm
hoping that it's okay with everyone if I ask a question, or rather, make a
suggestion.
I had never seen the brochure for NJAMC before today, and was somewhat
surprised at the organization's definition of multiculturalism. I felt
particularly uncomfortable by the following opening quote: "The fixed, less
changeable characteristics we are born into or with, such as ethnicity, race,
gender, sexual orientation, disability, and social class."
The way I view many of these multicultural orientations is quite fluid,
developmental, and not assigned by others. Except for race and elements of
ethnicity, all of the above are reference groups that I feel are indeed
"changeable." I would venture to guess that I am not the only individual who
feels that the definition has the potential for being exclusionary, for
example, with those who identify as gender fluid, for someone whose sexuality
is developing, or for someone whose ability status has changed over time.
I am sending this email not to complain, but simply to ask if the membership is
open to revisiting the phrasing of this definition to be more inclusive of
diverse life paths. I would love to be involved in a related discussion. I
appreciate your thoughtful consideration and again apologize for having
previously been silent in this group. Please let me know your thoughts.
Sincerely, Kate
Katherine A. Shirley, Ph.D., LPC, NCC, ACSAssistant Professor of CounselingChi
Sigma Iota Chapter Faculty AdvisorFairleigh Dickinson UniversityDepartment of
Psychology & Counseling
285 Madison Avenue, M-ZN2-01Madison, NJ 07940Phone: (973) 443-8553Fax: (973)
443-8562Email: ShirleyK@fdu.eduFrom: njamc-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
<njamc-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> on behalf of Jennifer Chiaramonti
<jchiaramonti@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, September 11, 2017 3:06:36 PM
To: njamc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [njamc] NJAMC brochure Dear NJAMC Friends,
At Saturday's meeting, I was asked to send our brochure to the listserv so that
we all have a copy of our mission statement.
Cheers,Jennie
_______________________________
Jennifer Chiaramonti, MSEd, NCC, LPC
Assistant Professor of Counseling
Community College of Philadelphia
Northeast Regional Center - Room 102M
12901 Townsend Road
Philadelphia, PA 19154
Phone: 215-972-6241
Email: jchiaramonti@xxxxxxx
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