The Multicultural Issues in Christian Counseling

Be strong and very courageous.

Dr. Danny B. Medina

Describing the Territory

All counseling is cross-cultural.

Describing the Territory

Every counselor and counselee comes with a unique set of experiences,

worldviews, theological perspectives, and cultural expectations. Jesus

approached people in different ways, depending on the lace where they met, their backgrounds, and their

cultures.

Describing the Territory

Every counselor and counselee comes with a unique set of experiences,

worldviews, theological perspectives, and cultural expectations. Jesus

approached people in different ways, depending on the lace where they met, their backgrounds, and their

cultures.

Describing the Territory

You are counseling cross-culturally if you work with someone of an age,

background, gender, level of education, set of values,

socioeconomic status, belief system, or sexual orientation that differs from

yours.

Describing the Territory

Multicultural counseling refers to care-giving to

people of different minorities, nationalities, or membership in racial-ethnic

groups.

Describing the Territory

Counselors are sensitive to the dangers of treating people unfairly on the basis of their gender, age,

race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sexual orientation,

disability, language, or socioeconomic status.

Describing the Territory

Christian counseling cannot be defined or applied in the

same way to all groups, nationalities, and cultures.

Building Multicultural Competence

The counselor should develop awareness of his or her own cultural values and biases.

Building Multicultural Competence

The counselor should try to become aware of the cultural perspective of each counselee.

Building Multicultural Competence

The counselor should seek to understand the ways in which culturally diverse counselees see the world.

Building Multicultural Competence

The counselor could benefit from an understanding of cultural adaptation.

Building Multicultural Competence

The counselor should develop and use culturally appropriate counseling strategies and techniques.

Indigenous Methods

Leaders, teachers, and counselors who ignore culture often appear arrogant, insensitive,

disrespectful, and incompetent.

Indigenous Methods

Leaders, teachers, and counselors who ignore culture often appear arrogant, insensitive,

disrespectful, and incompetent.

Building Multicultural Competence

•The counselor should develop awareness of his or her own cultural values and biases.•The counselor should try to become aware of the cultural perspective of each counselee.•The counselor should seek to understand the ways in which culturally diverse counselees see the world.

Building Multicultural Competence

•The counselor could benefit from an understanding of cultural adaptation.•The counselor should develop and use culturally appropriate counseling strategies and techniques.