Cultural Awareness Of A Counselor

Supervision, Consultation and Being a Culturally Competent Counselor Multicultural and diversity is an important topic in counseling. Counselors provide a service to everyone, regardless their nationality, gender, sexual preference or ethnical background. All counselors are held to a high ethical standard, rather they are school, family, and marriage, mental or spiritual counselors. Counselors must be competent to work effectively with members of society who are culturally different from themselves

trainee Counselors. Journal of Asia Pacific Counseling, 6(1), 41-50. Doi:10.18401.2016.6.1.3 Multicultural counseling competencies (MCC) module is designed to train counselors on Multicultural competences. “The main objective of the MCC training module is to (a) increase the MCC level; (b) build awareness among counselors about the assumptions, values and biases towards other cultures; (c) improve the understanding of the client’s worldview and different culture; and (d) train counselors to

1992). These competencies provide a foundation for all counselors to focus on both the cultural make-up of the counselor and client and how culture impacts daily living in a growing diverse society. Cannon (2008) reported that the changing demographics of the United States population encourages that graduate counselor education programs provide extensive training experiences that develop more well-rounded multicultural competent counselors In 2010, the Multicultural Social Justice Leadership Development

examines the teaching of multiculturalism as a discipline in the counseling field. No other field of study is more affected by multiculturalism then the field of counseling. “In the study research appears to confirm the importance of attending to cultural concerns in the therapeutic process as well as the efficacy of multicultural training approaches in the establishment of multicultural counseling competence”. (Fetzer, 2016) Further research also shows that racial group membership and racial identity

in continuously improving one’s perception of cultural identity and

impacted the well-being of cultural diverse populations by increasing growth in ethnical and minority groups. Cultural diverse has influence counselors to work together as one, empower skills to meet the challenges and demands of diverse client groups (Hays, 2016). Counselors utilize interventions focused on client’s needs to assess cultural concerns. These techniques establish the significant collaboration of the counsel/ client relationship, promote clients awareness to their limitations and provide

personal culture of the client (Sue, Arrendondo & McDavis, 1994; Sue & Sue, 2007). Professional ethics compel counselors to ensure that their cultural values and biases do not override those of the client (ACA, 2005). The presenters shared personal examples of their individual cultures and how these impacted their personal and professional lives, including their professional self-awareness, knowledge, and skills. They also embodied several variables of discrimination. For example, one of the presenters

scenario, the main issues presented are lack of cultural sensitivity, improper use of Biblical content, and the counselor’s imposition of personal values. However, there are certain specifics missing from the session, which are important to assessing the extent to ethical compliance, or defiance. The first noticeable ethical violations are the ones regarding the lack of cultural sensitivity. Code A.2.c. of the ACA Code of Ethics states, “ Counselors communicate information in ways that are both developmentally

As a counselor, ways that my cultural worldview might affect my assessment and diagnosis of a client’s situation is through lack of cultural understanding, awareness and my values, beliefs, biases, and perceptions of that culture. The adage “counselor or therapist, know thyself” is the basic building block to cultural competence in the helping professions (Sue and Sue, 2005). I would have to agree. If I am not careful I can easily fall into the trap of compartmentalizing my clients, due to their

group. The main goal for counselors is to recognize issues of multicultural diversity in today’s society. These potential clients can include people in business, medical, or manufacturing as well as, students, and immigrants. The culture centered approach to counseling in a positive way but these behaviors can have no meaning, until both the client and the therapist understand the cultural context. The basic concepts and approaches include (a) establish an accurate awareness of how