Culturally Responsive Career Counselling
By Susan Qadeer
The increasing diversity in our major cities requires that career counsellors develop and continue to acquire competencies in working with a multicultural population. When working with clients who are very different from ourselves, we will want to rethink some counselling practices that may not be useful across cultures and to incorporate more effective ones. For instance, some erosion of traditional barriers between the counsellor and client including a more liberal use of self disclosure may facilitate a working relationship. Here are some things we might keep in mind as we try to help newcomer clients make career and academic decisions and work towards securing employment.