MASTERING MULTICULTURAL COUNSELING: SKILLS AND ETHICS IN ACTION

Abstract

This article discusses the role of multicultural counselors in the context of guidance and counseling. A good multicultural counselor is a counselor who has awareness and sensitivity to the cultural diversity, values, and experiences of each individual. Multicultural counselors are counselors who understand and appreciate cultural differences during the counseling process, and can modify counseling techniques to suit the needs of the counselee by considering the counselee's cultural background. This article also discusses the differences between multicultural counseling and conventional counseling, including the approach, focus, counseling techniques, cultural exploration, and problem solving. It describes the skills that multicultural counselors need such as flexibility, effective communication, as well as self-awareness of personal assumptions about culture. In addition, the article also elaborates on counselor ethics which includes cultural sensitivity, self-awareness, and cultural competence. The article also provides examples of multicultural counseling cases to illustrate the challenges and solutions of multicultural problems. The article demonstrates the importance of effective and responsive counseling services to culturally different counselees.