Title: 10 Multicultural Factors to Consider in Counseling - Resources
Headings: 10 Multicultural Factors to Consider in Counseling
10 Multicultural Factors to Consider in Counseling
Multicultural Counseling and the RESPECTFUL Model
Multicultural and Social Justice Counseling Competencies
The Importance of Multicultural Counseling
The RESPECTFUL Model

Content: A counselor with cultural competence respects their client’s religious views, values, beliefs, indigenous practices, and languages. Counselors must understand the characteristics of therapy and its impact on cultural groups. Counselors should also maintain knowledge of family dynamics, hierarchy, bias in assessments, and discriminatory practices that may impact their client. Counseling professionals who are culturally skilled are able to engage in communication – both verbal and nonverbal – that transcends race or nationality and eliminates prejudice. The Importance of Multicultural Counseling
As the population becomes more diverse , the need for multicultural counseling grows more apparent. As reported in the Journal for Social Action in Counseling and Psychology
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: Changing demographics of the United States population demand that counselor education programs provide training experience that facilitate the development of multiculturally competent counselors. The growing population of diverse individuals in the United States will put more pressure on counselors to be culturally competent in their service of delivery. Younger generations illustrate this diversity. Pew Research
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indicates that 43 percent of adult millennials are non-white.