10 page paper

Running head: MULTICULTURAL COUNSELING

Abstract

There are trends in multicultural counseling. People of different cultures are not likely to seek counseling services. The distinctions and differentiations in cultures and values make other people shy away from counseling s they always think that they may not be understood. In a number of occasions, there is always lack of access to the services. There is also the aspect of lack of trust in the counselor as a result of the views of white males by those of the other cultures. These issues surrounding multicultural counseling are viewed in the ethical perspective. Shame is also a factor and it is accompanied by the stigma of seeking counseling since many feel that their cultures may not feel that they are going to the extreme. Therefore, as per the research, these are just some of the reasons why difficulty is experienced in serving multicultural populations. Counselors have the challenge of adapting a variety of different counseling styles and interviewing in order to serve clients from different cultural backgrounds. They should hence be cautious not to focus on the client values as well as maintain cultural sensitivity.