You've examined a few different ethical codes so far, including ACA, APA, and NAADAC, each of these includes specific guidelines for cultural competence and addresses the notion of multicultural counseling.

Choose one of the different ethical codes you have reviewed (ACA, APA, or NAADAC) and discuss that code's specific approach to multicultural counseling. What guidelines are encouraged for the counselor?

Based on the Barnett (2011) reading why or why not would you choose to self-disclose when working with a population in diagnosed with a substance use disorder?

Chapter: "Multicultural Counseling"

This chapter examines the various identity dimensions that make up a client, and how these identity dimensions inform what and how the client presents to counseling.

Read the Guidelines on Multicultural Education, Training, Research, Practice, and Organizational Change for Psychologists

Read Barnett, J. E. (2011). Psychotherapist self-disclosure: Ethical and clinical considerations. Psychotherapy, 48(4). 315-321. (Found in the KU library.)

Read Mohr, J. J., Fuertes, J., N. and Stracuzzi, T. I. (2015). (Found in the KU library.) Transference and insight in psychotherapy with gay and bisexual male clients: The role of sexual orientation identity integration. Psychotherapy, 52 (1) 119-126.