Communication Styles

Discuss the centrality of communication (verbal and non-verbal) in counseling with diverse clients. Briefly define proxemics, kinesics, paralanguage, and high-low context communication. Consider the intern's communication in The Impact of Diversity and analyze how her communications may have been perceived by the Gonzalez family (for example, quietly jotting notes on a clipboard, refusing a refreshment). How could increased awareness of cultural considerations related to ethnicity and economic resources improve the counseling intern's interactions with and understanding of the Gonzalez family?