Universal goals. Accordingly, cross-cultural counseling remains a most important consideration when determining effective, reasonable, and attainable goals that will be significantly impacted by the counselor's theoretical approach. As the art of counseling continues to develop, it is ever more apparent that counselors must become increasingly knowledgeable with respect to issues of multiculturalism and diversity when developing goals with their clients. This is emphasized by ever-changing demographics that are bring about in an increasingly diverse society. It remains important to note that the diversity seen in contemporary society is reflected not only along racial/ethnic dimensions, but is evident in other aspects of culture such as socioeconomic
