The Pros And Cons Of Multicultural School Counseling

In regards to counseling with Asian students, multicultural school counselors should use religious and spiritual traditions to effectively build rapport and trust with the students’ families. Fred. J. Hanna and Alan Green’s article “Asian Shades of Spirituality: Implications for Multicultural School Counseling”, discuss three ways school counselors can help Asian students, specifically with Asian students who beliefs were Hinduism, Buddhism, and Islam (2004).
Whether the counselor is living in the United States or living in another country outside of the United States, according to Hanna and Green, all counselors should be advocating and ultimately understand how to use different techniques to help the need of their student. In this case, …show more content…
Therefore, I look forward to getting to know students and providing students with guidance through appropriate interventions and techniques. Although most individuals and schools present and hosting a one time, or once a year multicultural event on campus, I am looking forward to implementing the needs, values, and embracing multicultural throughout the entire school year. I believe that schools should place great emphasis and celebrate the different heritages every month, instead of only celebrating and recognizing certain heritage groups into commemorative months. Because the commemorative months celebrate only certain heritage, I look forward to getting the data of student populations to ensure that I am recognizing all heritages and cultures by hosting events throughout the school year. I look forward to advocating for all students in regards to multicultural counseling to create a safe and welcoming environment for them. Which is why I want to continually educate myself about multicultural, whether it’s reading scholarly journal articles or attending multicultural workshops or seminars. As a school counseling graduate