Cultural competency applies to all therapists, especially to those of color and those from
marginalized groups. (Sue & Sue, 2002, p. 165) Kim et al. (2022) conducted an experimental
study to look at the effects of thoughtful implementation of multicultural and social justice
counseling competencies on counseling students. Seven two participants who were in their first
or second master-level counseling practicum program were selected from a U.S. university to
participate in the study. Participants were divided into two groups: control and experimental.
The method employed was reflective practice training using two interventions adapted from the
cultural auditing process (Kim et al., 2022) Results among both groups revealed that the control
group had a higher score than that of the experimental group in multicultural and social justice
counseling competencies (MSJCC). In conclusion, the study reveals that it is important that
educators train student counselors to be competent in multicultural and social justice counseling
so that they can better serve their clients. The Bible clearly states that teaching others is
important, and it can be seen in Matthews 5:19. (Top Bible Verses for Teachers: Scriptures on
Teaching Others, 2024)
References
Kim, N., Oh, S., & Han, E. (2022). Effects of a reflective cultural audit intervention on
multicultural and social justice counselling competencies of counselling students.
Counselling and Psychotherapy Research, 22(4), 861–867.
https://doi.org/10.1002/capr.12560
Sue, D. W., & Sue, D. (2002). Counseling the Culturally Diverse: Theory and practice.
http://ci.nii.ac.jp/ncid/BA59336990
Top Bible Verses for Teachers: Scriptures on Teaching Others. (2024). Christianity.com.
https://www.christianity.com/bible/bible-verses-for-teachers-
110#:~:text=Matthew%205%3A19%20NIV,in%20the%20kingdom%20of
%20heaven.
