More active recruitment and retention of minority counselor educators, as well as students. D'Andrea advocates changing the face of counselor education programs to reflect the demographic changes occurring across the country. His logical is simple. The more diverse counseling programs become, the more exposure to multicultural settings future counselors will receive. Internships and practicums involving multicultural populations.
Herring suggests that students be required to spend time working in a multicultural setting.
In Arkansas, where Herring works, the accrediting body mandates that student interns enrolled in state schools serve in a multicultural environment. Lee points out the importance of actively seeking out educators and supervisors who have a background in multiculturalism. In closing It would be naive to think that education and training can solve all issues of cultural bias. According to Lee, there is an important aspect of personal responsibility in moving beyond cultural stereotypes and assumptions. We cannot rely entirely on our training to get beyond our own biases.