When a counselor is working with diverse populations such as a Euro-American counselor facilitation groups for Mexican-American clients the counselor needs to be aware of their client’s needs and have an understanding of their culture. One way of better understanding a culture other than your own is by assimilating yourself into the culture you are unfamiliar with, therefore, participate in that cultures rituals learning about their beliefs. After learning about the cultures history religious beliefs, rituals, and way of life it helps the counselor better understand their clients. Paniagua (2014) reports group therapy has been shown to be successful with Mexican American clients because the culture values cooperation of the group above the
