ABSTRACT
Although “b” is the term we hear most often, choices “a,” “b,” and “c” are roughly synonymous and hence mean approximately the same thing when you encounter them in the literature. Some research indicates that clients from minorities have been misdiagnosed, misunderstood, and found counseling less helpful than those from the majority culture. Clients from minority cultures tend to seek out counseling
less and drop out sooner. Nevertheless, a culturally competent counselor can be successful regardless of the client’s background. Thus, this is an important area of study. The ACA division that deals explicitly with this topic is the Association for Multicultural Counseling and Development (AMCD). The division is intended to raise cultural, racial, and ethnic understanding and empathy. Multicultural counselingthat emphasizes respect for differences-has been dubbed as the “fourth force of counseling theory.” Key exam hint: The term multicultural implies that we champion the idea of celebrating diversity. Some exams use the term cultural pluralism in an identical manner; however, some students are thrown a curve ball when they discover that cultural pluralism can also imply that a certain group (e.g., women, the disabled, senior citizens etc.) has special needs. (d)
102. Culture refers to
a. customs shared by a group which distinguish it from other groups.
