Identity

1. Theories of Developmet

1.1. Gender

1.2. Race/ethnicity

1.3. Ability

1.4. Class/Socio-Economic Backgorund

1.5. Sexual Orientation

1.6. Religion / spirituality

1.7. Nationality /citizenship status

2. Racial Identity Development

2.1. A sense of group or collective identity based on the perception that one shares a common racial heritage with a particular group

2.2. Unexamided identity

2.3. Conformity

2.4. Resistance & separation

2.5. Integration

3. Identity developmet

3.1. RA roles

3.1.1. Influence on creating a positive safe environment

3.1.2. Alertnes for problems in the community

4. White Identity Development

4.1. Helms (1995). The theory assumes all individuals who identify as White begin with views of racism. The theory outlines a process of abandoning racism and moving toward a non-racist White identity.

5. Black identity Development

5.1. Cross (1971) adopted the idea of nigrescence, the process of becoming black, as the foundation for the later sector model developed with Fhagen-Smith. The model looks at the progression of identification of individuals as they move towards a healthy black identity.

6. Gender & Sexuality Development

6.1. Internal and external process of identification

6.2. Five Statuses:

6.2.1. Unexplored Commitment

6.2.2. Active Exploration

6.2.3. Diffusion

6.2.4. Deepening and Commmitment

6.2.5. Synthesis