Problem

Talk to someone who is from a non-dominant, diverse group other than your own. (If you are a member of a non-dominant, diverse group, you cannot interview yourself!) Use the questions below as a guide to find out more about their experiences.

a. When did you first realize that you were a person from a non-dominant group (or a minority, person of color, person from a diverse group)?

b. How did you feel you "fit in" to society when you realized you were not like the majority of people?

c. Describe at least one negative and one positive experience you attribute to being from a non-dominant group?

d. What guidance could the person you interviewed offer to a future HMSV professional on how to be prepared to work most effectively with diverse populations?