If the counselor was more aware of the clients culture it could have helped her understand how the client’s cultural values might affect her at work or how her attitude within the culture could affect the client at work as well. In this role the counselor should have demonstrated multicultural competency in order to be more helpful to the client. Imposing your own values and beliefs as a counselor can be harmful to the client and can even come off as judgmental which is not helpful and something you want to avoid as a counselor. Another helpful approach could have been if the counselor took a cognitive therapy approach. In an appropriate manner if the counselor challenged the clients misconceptions or negative thinking errors by pointing out positive alternative to dealing with her boss or the situation maybe the clients outlook would have changed or improved. Ultimately this technique could have been helpful in order to help the client distinguish and become aware of how her thoughts and feelings influenced her at work and can have a negative effect on her emotions on or about the
If the counselor was more aware of the clients culture it could have helped her understand how the client’s cultural values might affect her at work or how her attitude within the culture could affect the client at work as well. In this role the counselor should have demonstrated multicultural competency in order to be more helpful to the client. Imposing your own values and beliefs as a counselor can be harmful to the client and can even come off as judgmental which is not helpful and something you want to avoid as a counselor. Another helpful approach could have been if the counselor took a cognitive therapy approach. In an appropriate manner if the counselor challenged the clients misconceptions or negative thinking errors by pointing out positive alternative to dealing with her boss or the situation maybe the clients outlook would have changed or improved. Ultimately this technique could have been helpful in order to help the client distinguish and become aware of how her thoughts and feelings influenced her at work and can have a negative effect on her emotions on or about the