CODE OF ETHICS:

MULTICULTURAL & DIVERSITY

COMPETENCE
Presented By: Isalie Corneil
INTRODUCTION
There is a ongoing need for more awareness of the impact of culture and various
cultural differences to the helping process.

Professionals need to understand how to work with clients from different

cultural backgrounds by becoming culturally competent.

Being culturally competent will increase a practitioners sensitivity to the impact

of culture and helps to build a foundation of ethical standards in treating diverse
people (Diller, 2015).
SUMMARY OF CODE OF ETHICS
F.11.c. Multicultural and Diversity Competence. This code requires counselor
educators [to] actively infuse multicultural/diversity competency in their
training and supervision practices. They [should] actively train students to gain
awareness, knowledge, and skills in the competencies of multicultural practice
(ACA, 2014, p.6).

Multicultural commitment recognizes that cultural differences exist and that a

uniform way of treat people from very diverse backgrounds is unethical.

Multicultural awareness provides the knowledge and further understanding

about cultural differences (Diller, 2015).
BACKGROUND
Multicultural and diversity competence have redefined professional standards
and training programs.
Counseling education programs include courses that address multicultural
diversity and the counselors role in cultural advocacy and self-awareness.
Assess the multicultural competence of the school setting and how diverse
perspectives are integrated throughout the school climate
Culture can influence a persons viewpoints about confidentiality and
maintaining privacy during counseling.
Training in multicultural and diversity competence will help the school
counselor better understand how the student perceives confidentiality.
PERSONAL APPLICATION
To identify and understand my personal assumptions and biases about culture
and to understand the worldview of cultural differences among diverse students

To establish rapport with the clients and talk about race and ethnicity

To develop appropriate strategies and techniques of counseling will address

multicultural differences from diverse students.
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American Counseling Association (2004). ACA Code of Ethics. Alexandria, VA:
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