How Can Multicultural Counseling Effect Both Counselors...

Patricia Saiz Dr. Erin Martin PSYC 3385 Multicultural Issues Final Exam University of the Incarnate Word 8/19/2014 †¢ Introduction †¢ II. How can multicultural counseling effect both counselors and patients o What can be learned from multicultural counseling o What benefits can one learned from multicultural counseling †¢ III Issues that can form from multicultural counseling †¢ Issues that counselors have from counseling other cultures †¢ Issues that patients have from counselors from other cultures †¢ IV. How can counseling change its ways to make a better experience Abstract Counseling seems like an easy process, just sit with the client and listen, right? That is what most people think, but it is far more complicated than that. There are many races and cultures in this world and not ever counselor may understand what their client is talking about. It is important for a counselor to fully understand a client’s background, culture and family life. 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