ABSTRACT
It comes as quite a challenge to attempt to say something both meaningful and specific about the very broad ranging topic of difference and diversity in supervision. The topic is important because, as Rapp (2000) has observed, culturally competent supervision can be seen as a template for all good supervision. In the field of counselling and supervision we are always working with aspects of diversity. One danger that arises in broaching the subject of anti-oppressive practice in supervision within a limited space is that of lumping together a large number of issues that deserve careful and separate consideration. As Bernard and Goodyear (1992) have shown through their extensive coverage of a whole spectrum of multicultural issues in supervision, responding to diversity requires a readiness on the part of the supervisor and counsellor to acquire a broad range of culture-specific knowledge, competence and sensitivity.
